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Welcome to CVE's Gifted and Talented site.

Here, you will find GT announcements and resources.

Feel free to contact CVE's GT Facilitator, Mary Smith, at [email protected] or 303-387-8816

If you would like your child to be considered for Gifted and Talented programming, please fill out the CVE Referral Form.

NOTE: Completing this referral form WILL NOT initiate the CogAT assessment.

Upon receipt of this form the Gifted Education Facilitator will connect with you to discuss next steps in the gifted identification process. 

"Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counseling in order for them to develop optimally." (The Columbus Group, 1991).

GIFTED CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS:

You have a right to

  • know about your giftedness.

  • learn something new everyday.

  • be passionate about your talent area without apologies.

  • have an identity beyond your talent area.

  • feel good about your accomplishments.

  • make mistakes.

  • seek guidance in the development of your talent.

  • have multiple peer groups and a variety of friends.

  • choose which of your talent areas you wish to pursue.

  • not to be gifted at everything.

Written by Del Siegle (NAGC President, 2007 - 2009)

Guidelines for Identifying Students as Gifted Learners

All Douglas County Schools adhere to the guidelines put forth by the Colorado Department of Education regarding identifying students as gifted learners. Once a student is identified as a gifted learner in a particular area of learning, we work collaboratively with the parents and student to write an Advanced Learning Plan for the student.

It is important to note that we use a body of evidence to identify students as gifted learners. The CogAT test is just one of these pieces of evidence. We need to have evidence from 3 of 4 categories:

  • Student Achievement (consistent achievement at 95th percentile or above) e.g iReady scores, CMAS scores

  • Student Aptitude (scores at 95th percentile or above) e.g. CogAT

  • Student Performance Evaluation (Advanced/Distinguished or above) e.g. advanced classwork, achievement in state/national competitions, etc.

  • Gifted Education Scale: SIGS- a Nationally Normed Teacher Observation Scale (scores at 95th percentile or above)

Helpful GT Links

Colorado Department of Education Office of Gifted Education (link)

DCSD Gifted Website (link)

Gifted Associations (links)

Gifted Organization (links)

Social Emotional GT Links

Self Advocacy - NAGC Tip Sheet

Self Advocacy for Gifted Teens and Tweens

Helping Gifted Students Cope with Perfectionism

Gifted Students and Perfectionism

Underachievement - NAGC

Meeting the Needs of Gifted Underachievers

Who is the Gifted Underachiever?

Identifying and Motivating Underachievers

Many Ages at Once - Psychology Today

Where Can I Find a Friend?

Why Can't They Loosen Up? Intensities of Gifted Youth

The Intensities of Giftedness

The Gifts of Being Emotionally Intense

The Burden of Multipotentiality

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