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BUT FIRST, What IS GIFTEDNESS?
BUT FIRST, What IS GIFTEDNESS?
Gifted and Talented students are those students between the ages of four and twenty-one whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment are so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special provisions to meet their educational programming needs. Gifted students include students with disabilities (i.e. twice exceptional) and students with exceptional abilities or potential from all socio-economic and ethnic, cultural populations.
Gifted students are capable of high performance, exceptional production, or exceptional learning behavior by virtue of any or a combination of these areas:
General Intellectual Ability, Specific Academic Aptitudes (Mathematics, Reading, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, Writing), Specific Talent Aptitudes (Dance, Leadership, Music, Performing Arts (theater, speech and debate), Visual Arts, Psychomotor), Creative or Productive Thinking.
What do gifted services look like at Cimarron?
What do gifted services look like at Cimarron?
A continuum of programming services designed to meet the academic, social/emotional, and behavioral needs of Gifted Learners
Differentiated instruction designed to meet the needs of gifted learners in core academic classes and elective classes
Gifted and advanced learners grouped with other gifted and academically advanced peers for language arts and math at each grade level and on each team
Creation and ongoing management of state-mandated Advanced Learning Plans (ALPs), including student goal setting, progress monitoring, reflection, and collaboration among students, families, and teachers
Student needs may be addressed through a variety of instructional practices including extensive opportunities for enrichment, extended learning, and other opportunities which include but are not limited to:
Differentiated curriculum, instruction, & assessment
Flexible pacing & grouping
Goal setting for college planning
Pre-assessment & compacting
Depth & complexity of content
Access to enrichment opportunities
Advanced learning plans (alps)
Advanced learning plans (alps)
An Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) is a personalized educational roadmap for your gifted child's academic development in Colorado, identifying their strengths, interests, and learning needs.
KEY POINTS ABOUT ALPs
State vs. Federal Plans
ALPs are state-mandated plans for gifted students. Other plans like Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 Plans are federal requirements for students with disabilities.
Twice-Exceptional Students
If your child is both gifted and has a disability (twice-exceptional), their IEP or 504 Plan and their ALP will remain separate but work together.
Goals
Your child's ALP will include goals based on their strengths, interests, and learning needs within their identified gifted area(s).
ROLES
Students
Your voice is an important part of your gifted education experience. As you move through middle school, you will have opportunities to better understand yourself as a learner and take greater ownership of your goals and growth.
We encourage students to:
Share your strengths, interests, challenges, and learning needs.
Participate in setting meaningful academic and affective ALP goals.
Reflect on your progress and identify next steps throughout the year.
Advocate for the challenge, support, or resources you need to be successful.
Parents/Guardians
Your role is essential, and your participation is crucial since you know your student best.
We encourage parents/guardians to:
Share insights into your child's strengths, interests, and learning needs.
Communicate with teachers about your child's progress.
Contribute to the annual goal setting for the ALP.
Support your child's goals at home.
Gifted & Talented Facilitator
Gifted & Talented Facilitator
The GT Facilitator helps connect students, families, and teachers so that gifted students receive appropriate challenge and support throughout middle school.
The GT Facilitator works to:
Guide students through ALP goal setting, reflection, and progress monitoring.
Collaborate with teachers to support students' academic and social-emotional needs.
Help students better understand their strengths, needs, and gifted characteristics.
Serve as a resource for students, families, and teachers when questions or concerns arise.
Additional Programming Options
Additional Programming Options
Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment
Students needing academic programming at the high school level may receive instruction in-house or through online programming as a dually enrolled student through eDCSD.
Example of in-house high school programming: Geometry
Example of past dual enrollment programming: Algebra II
Affective & Social/Emotional Programming
Affective & Social/Emotional Programming
Individual and group counseling opportunities to meet students’ affective needs
School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS)
STEP - Student/Teacher Emergenetics Program
Clubs & extracurricular after-school programs
Career exploration activities embedded within classroom curriculum and team activities for all grades
Early college and career planning for 8th-grade students
Ongoing Staff Development
Ongoing Staff Development
Collaboration and consultation with classroom teachers to appropriately extend content for identified gifted students using a variety of programming options
District-wide professional development opportunities, such as Understanding the Gifted Learner, Depth & Complexity Framework, and Understanding the Twice-Exceptional Learner
Annual conferences and training opportunities focused on supporting gifted learners
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