Gifted & Talented @CMJH

Colorado defines gifted children as:

Those persons between the ages of four and twenty-one whose aptitude or competence in abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment in one or more domains are so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special provisions to meet their educational programming needs. ... Gifted students include gifted students with disabilities (i.e. twice exceptional) and students with exceptional abilities or potential from all socio-economic, ethnic, and 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 of giftedness:

• General or specific intellectual ability

• Specific academic aptitude

• Creative or productive thinking

• Leadership abilities

• Visual arts, performing arts, musical or psychomotor abilities 12.01(16)

The Cheyenne Mountain School District is committed to recognizing the unique talents, gifts, and abilities of its student population. We are committed to providing a learning environment which maximizes the intellectual development of each student. We believe gifted and talented students:

• Have potential for outstanding performance

• Have specific and significant needs; academically, socially, and emotionally

• Require appropriate programming options and support

• Benefit from a partnership shared by the school, the community and the parents

Our goals are designed to:

• Meet the needs of individual students

• Provide students with a curriculum that is a blending of advanced content and higher order thinking skills

• Assist students in becoming self-directed learners and capable problem solvers

• Provide opportunities for students to work in interest areas

• Encourage students to become creative producers

• Assist students in developing a solid awareness of their own talents, build a positive self-concept, and an appreciation of their values to self and to others