Gifted & Talented

Universal Screening: In Adams 12 Five Star Schools, 2nd and 6th graders who are not already identified GT participate in the Universal Screening process for potential gifted and talented identification. Find more detailed information regarding Universal Screening in the Five Star District.

Important dates for the Universal Screening process at our school:

• October 4: 6th grade screener for all 6th graders
• January 17: All grades GT testing

Parent/Staff/Student GT Recommendation: All students can participate in the GT identification process by submitting a complete body of evidence. 

If you are interested in having your child be considered for the GT identification process you need to contact your GT Coordinator for school-specific information. Please also fill out this Parent Request for Nomination for Gifted and Talented Identification.

Important dates for the GT Recommendation process at our school: TBD

ALP's

What are the benefits of having an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP)?

• Academically: Awareness for educators to provide appropriate instruction and foster engagement. The ALP is the "roadmap" for instructional planning. 
• Affectively: Awareness for educators to support social-emotional needs, which can be very different.
• Environmentally: Opportunities for special events/programming or special provisions. GT students need to interact with like-minded peers in academic and social settings. 

All identified Gifted and Talented students in Adams 12 Five Star Schools will have an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) created for them.  Ideally, this is a collaborative process, involving the student, parent, and teacher. Parents of K-8 students will be able to view their child’s ALP through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Parent-teacher conferences are a great place to discuss your child's ALP. Parents will have an opportunity to give feedback to the GT Coordinator or teachers and may suggest further modifications to the ALP. Please scroll down to view high school specific ALP information. See the ALP Timeline for specific dates.

The 3 primary elements of an ALP:

• At least one learning goal set in your child’s area of strength

• At least one affective goal to develop your child’s social/emotional needs

• At least one programming strategy to help your child grow and meet the above goals

Please feel free to contact your building GT Coordinator if you have questions about either the goals set for your child or the programming strategies chosen to best meet those goals.  It would also be a good idea to discuss the ALP goals and strategies with your child.  We would like the ALP to become a collaborative, dynamic document, reflecting the changing needs and goals of all GT students.  

K-8 student ALPs will generally be teacher generated and monitored along with student participation and input. The ALP is a direct link between the student profile created during the identification process and the implementation of programming services matched to the child’s strengths and interests. ALPs are a planning guide for making instructional decisions about materials, programming options and assessments for gifted students based upon strengths, interests, and social-emotional needs. ALPs are critical in the transition of gifted students from one level of schooling to the next and from school to school.

Once a student is identified gifted, the teacher will collect input from both the family and the student to influence goal setting as part of the Advanced Learning Plan (ALP). 

Parent-School Partnership (Spanish)

Student Interview (Spanish)

Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) Fast Facts from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE)