Gifted and Talented Education

Director's Corner

This page is designed to help the Gifted Education Directors and Coordinators in school districts across the state of Colorado.  It contains the necessary documents for the admission of the annual Program Plan and End-of-Year Report, as well as other informative items.

General Information

• Examples of Possible Gifted Education Fund Expenditures (PDF)
• Gifted Education Administrative Unit Payments FY13 (PDF)
• Director's Role  (PDF)
• Terms to Know (DOC)
• Gifted Students’ Learning and Growth: Leadership Overview (PDF)
• 2012-2013 Calendar
• List of Colorado Gifted Education Directors (PDF)
• Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented Conference (PowerPoints)

Administrative Unit Resources

• State Gifted Funds
  • 2012-2013 Administrative Unit Distributions (PDF)
  • Gifted Education - Funding Formula Description (PDF)
• Administrative Unit Contacts (PDF)
• Regionalized Service Map
• Programming Rubric (PDF)
• Student Count - GT Categories (PDF)

Administrative Unit Reports/Information Packets and Forms

• 2011-2012
  • Administrative Unit End of Year - Guidance Document (PDF)
  • Administrative Unit End of Year Report - Worksheet (DOC)

Program Plan/Informational Packets and Forms

• 2012-2016
  • Program Plan Instructions (PDF)
  • Program Plan Template (DOC)
  • Budget Page (XLS)
  • BOCES Signature Page (DOC)
  • Example (PDF)
  • Program Plan Review and Feedback (PDF)
• 2013-2014
  • Single District
    • Administrative Unit Plan and Budget Application
  • Multiple District
    • Administrative Unit Plan and Budget Application (DOC) 
    • Gifted Education State Performance Plan 2008-2012 (PDF)
2012-2016
• Early Access Addendum (DOC)
• Early Access Addendum Signature Page (DOC)

Twice Exceptional Training

      Level 2 - Two Day Workshop

• Twice Exceptional Level II - Information and Registration Form (DOC)
      Graduate Credit for Twice Exceptional Training

Gifted Education Directors' Meeting - September 2012

• Agenda - Day 1
•     Welcome Gifted Education Directors Presentation
•     Breakout Sessions - Lighthouse Projects
  •  Eagle: Eagle County Secondary GT
  •  Metro: Math Mentoring
  •  Pikes Peak: Independent Study for High School Students
  •  Colorado Springs District 11:Making Mentorships: Bridges to Hope
  •  St. Vrain Valley School District: Academic Games League of America
  •  South Central BOCES: A Professional Development BOCES Approach Using the Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education
  • Planning for Rigor
• Agenda - Day 2
•     Making Sense of Underachievement By: Dr. Jean Peterson
  • Asset-Burden Paradox
  •  What Educators Should Know about the Social/Emotional Development of Gifted Kids
  •  Affective Curriculum
  • High Achievement and Underachievement
  • Making Sense of Underachievers
  • Listening
•     Personal Competence By: George Betts
•     Social Competence By: Beverly Trail
•     Leadership By: Barbara Mitchell Hutton
•    Affective Guidance: Addressing Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Students By: Julia Watson, B Betsey Krill, Deborah Rothenberg

2012 Fall Gifted Education Directors' Meeting Fast Facts & Flyers

Educator Effectiveness
    Supporting Improved Educator Evaluations Fast Fact
    Supporting Great Teachers and Leaders Fast Fact

Flyers
    Regis University Gifted Education Masters Program
    Center for Bright Kids

What's New?

• Application Guidelines for educators working on a degree or endorsement in gifted education (PDF)

Advanced Learning Plans - Examples

• ALP Form (DOC)
• ALP Form (PDF)
• ALP Guide
• Metro
• Suburban
• Rural