Gifted & Talented Program

Colorado Department of Education gifted page

Douglas County School District GT page

Douglas County Association for Gifted & Talented

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

Hoagies Gifted Web Page

 

The Social and Emotional Transition to Middle School (article)

Transitioning from Elementary to Middle School: Tips for Parents of Gifted Students (article)

Surviving the Middle School Years with Your Gifted Child (article)

Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition to High School (article)

Gifted Middle School Students Transitioning to High School (article)

How do we identify students? We follow State guidelines, National Association of Gifted Children recommendations, and consider a body of evidence that includes the elements in the graphic below. If you are interested in discussing whether your child qualifies for GT programming, please call Nancy Irvin (303 387 2306) or fill out this GT referral form which is also available in Spanish.
 

Additional Resources/Links

• DCSD Gifted Programming Website
• Douglas County Association of Gifted and Talented (DCAGT)
• Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented (CAGT)
• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

Colorado Department of Education - Gifted Information

 

Advanced Learning Plan goals will be written in August/September.  

Here's the presentation about ALPs and examples of goals.  Decide what your goals are and how you will measure them.  Discuss them with your parents or guardians.  Parents, we would like your input and any feedback you want to give about your child's ALP.

Step 1: Join our Google Classroom for students with ALPs.  There are videos to help walk you through the steps, and Ms. Irvin is always available to meet in person or virtually with students to help.  Class codes will be given to students in school, but you can also email nancy.irvin@dcsdk12.org for the class code.

Step 2: The ALP document is a Google Doc that will be available in Google Classroom. Students will create learning goal for each area of identification (reading, math, general intellectual ability, etc.) and one social-emotional goal.

Step 3: Students will update their ALPs a few times a year by noting progress toward their goals. 

 

Read this document if you would like to learn more about Advanced Learning Plans in Colorado.

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to the school year.  Please consider me a resource and advocate. I genuinely believe it's an honor to work with students every day, and I appreciate the trust you give to me. My job is to help provide any special interventions that students may need in order to learn. I want students to feel secure, challenged, and happy so they will have a voice in their own education.

One part of my job is that I'm the facilitator of the gifted program.  I help students create goals for the year on their advanced learning plans, I reach out to them with special opportunities in which they may be interested, and I help support them and their teachers in classes to make sure they have opportunities for growth.

I also teach Dimensions in Literacy which is an elective class that provides additional skill building in reading and writing.  I enjoy teaching this class very much.  We study very interesting topics, and I make sure each student contributes to class daily.  They set goals and do the hard work of making growth in those areas.  I can also advocate for them in their classes and help facilitate solutions if needed.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions, concerns, or insight about your children.

Sincerely,
Nancy Irvin
nkirvin@dcsdk12.org
303 387 2306