Administrative Unit Program Plans

Overview

The Exceptional Children’s Educational Act (ECEA) requires all administrative units (AUs) in Colorado to identify and serve students between the ages of five and twenty-one, and age four in administrative units with Early Access. AUs include: school districts, Charter School Institute (CSI), multi-district administrative units and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). This page includes information on the ways each AU implements the requirements of gifted education in ECEA.

Comprehensive Program Plan

The AU Comprehensive Program Plan describes how the AU has implemented the key requirements for gifted education as defined in ECEA Rule and outlines areas for continuous improvement. Plans may be updated and revised at any time and are reviewed by CDE as part of the collaborative monitoring process.

12.01(25) "Program Plan" means a comprehensive and complete narrative of program elements, including, but need not be limited to: Procedures and criteria the AU will use for identification; Programming options for each category of giftedness that the AU will implement in the gifted program; and Actions and tools for the academic achievement of gifted children, and for evaluating the gifted program, which actions and tools are aligned with state accountability and program evaluations.

Gifted Annual Plan

The AU Gifted Annual Plan, mandated by the Exceptional Children's Educational Act (ECEA), builds upon the long-term vision and base of the Comprehensive Program Plan (CPP) as well as insights from Gifted Education Monitoring (GEM). It serves as a one-year roadmap that is adaptable to data and current needs (CDE, 2023). This flexibility allows Administrative Units (AUs) and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to identify specific actions and targets for supporting gifted student growth and achievement.

12.01(4) “Annual Plan” means an AU’s comprehensive educational plan and annual proposed budget form that the AU submits to the Department pursuant to State Board rules.

Early Access Plan

House Bill 08-1021 created the opportunity for Colorado AUs to accelerate highly advanced gifted children under age 4 for kindergarten and/or under age 5 for first grade pursuant to CRS 22-20-204(2). Proving Early Access as a programming option is a local decision of the AU. If an AU chooses to provide Early Access, the AU must file a written Early Access Plan in order to receive per-pupil funding for an early access student.

12.01(12) "Early Access" means early entrance to kindergarten at age 4 or early entrance to first grade at age 5 for highly advanced gifted children who are placed in a grade level above other same aged peers based upon the following conditions: The student is formally identified as gifted as specified in 12.01(16); and the student meets requirements for accelerated placement as determined in an auditable body of evidence (e.g., achievement, ability, social-emotional factors, school learning skills, developmental characteristics, and family and school support).

Find your AU's Comprehensive Program Plan, Gifted Annual Plan and/or Early Access Plan:

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NOTE: As part of our ongoing accessibility efforts, we are working towards all Comprehensive Program Plans and Early Access Plans being in line with State of Colorado Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

These plans will be linked below as soon as possible.

If you need a copy of any of these plans now, contact the Office of Gifted Education Program Administrator and include any accessibility needs.

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Academy El Paso District 20
- Annual Program Plan (PDF)
- Comprehensive Program Plan (PDF)
- Early Access Addendum (PDF)
Adams 1 - Mapleton
- Annual Program Plan (PDF)
- Comprehensive Plan (PDF)
- Early Access Addendum (PDF)
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Annual Program Plan (PDF)
- Comprehensive Program Plan (PDF)
- Early Access Addendum (PDF)

Adams 14 - Commerce City
- Annual Program Plan (PDF)
- Comprehensive Program Plan (PDF)
- Early Access Addendum (PDF)
Adams-Arapahoe 28J - Aurora
- Annual Program Plan (PDF)
- Comprehensive Program Plan (PDF)
- Early Access Addendum (PDF)
Arapahoe 1 - Englewood
- Annual Program Plan (PDF)
- Comprehensive Program Plan (PDF)
- Early Access Addendum (PDF)

Arapahoe 5 - Cherry Creek
- Annual Program Plan (PDF)
- Comprehensive Program Plan (PDF)
- Early Access Addendum (PDF)

Administrative Unit Program Plans

Overview

Comprehensive Program Plan

Gifted Annual Plan

Early Access Plan

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Academy El Paso District 20

Adams 1 - Mapleton

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Adams 14 - Commerce City

Adams-Arapahoe 28J - Aurora

Arapahoe 1 - Englewood

Arapahoe 5 - Cherry Creek

B

Blue Sky BOCES

Boulder RE-2 - Boulder Valley

C

Centennial BOCES

Charter School Institute

Cheyenne Mountain El Paso District 12

Colorado River BOCES

Colorado Springs El Paso District 11

D

Delta 50J

Denver 1 - Denver

District 49 El Paso

Douglas RE-1- Castle Rock

Durango 9R

E

Eagle County - Edwards

East Central BOCES

Education reEnvisioned BOCES

Elbert C-1 - Elizabeth

Estes Park Larimer R3

F

Fort Lupton-Keenesburg Weld RE3J-RE8

Fountain-Fort Carson El Paso District 8

Fremont RE-1 - Canon City

G

Greeley Weld 6

Gunnison Watershed RE-1J - Gunnison

H

Harrison El Paso District 2

I

J

Jefferson County R1 - Golden

Johnstown/Milliken Weld RE-5J

K

L

Lewis-Palmer El Paso District 38

Littleton - Arapahoe 6

M

Mesa 51 - Grand Junction

Moffat RE-1 - Craig

Montrose RE-1J - Montrose

Morgan RE-3 - Fort Morgan

Mountain BOCES

N

Northeast BOCES

Northwest BOCES

O

P

Pikes Peak BOCES

Pitkin Re-1 - Aspen

Poudre Larimer R-1

Pueblo 60 - Pueblo City

Pueblo 70 - Pueblo County

Q

R

Rio Blanco BOCES

Roaring Fork

S

San Juan BOCES

San Luis Valley BOCES

Santa Fe Trail BOCES

Sheridan - Arapahoe 2

South Central BOCES

Southeastern BOCES

St Vrain Valley Boulder RE-1J