my child is gt – now what?
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My Child is GT – Now What?. Jennifer Solt Carol Swalley Thompson Gifted and Talented Department. Initial Communication. You should receive a Parent Packet with general information and resources about Gifted Education in TSD Contact information Local and on-line resources - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
My Child is GT – Now What?
Jennifer SoltCarol SwalleyThompson Gifted and Talented Department
Initial Communication
0You should receive a Parent Packet with general information and resources about Gifted Education in TSD0 Contact information0 Local and on-line resources0 Advanced Learning Plans0 Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented
More Resources
0TSD Resource Library located in the Administration Building
0Brown Bag lunches monthly0Local CAGT parent group0Enrichment opportunities0Wikispace0TSD Website
Services
0Local control in Colorado:0 Buildings decide when and what services they provide0 District provides guidelines and resources
0GT Staffing based on the number of identified students in a building0 Elementary range from 33% to 100%0 Middle School range from 50% to 100%0 High Schools receive 50%
093% of students in TSD are identified in Reading and/or Math
Services by Level
0Elementary:0 Generally pull-out in reading and/or math
0Middle School: 0 Staff work with classroom teachers on differentiation0 Provide resources and training to school staff0 Meet with groups of students to work on affective needs
0High School:0 Counselors help students with college and career
planning, and affective needs0 Advanced and honors classes
Advanced Learning Plans
0Elementary students have one-year plans0 Parents and students collaborate with teachers to create
goals0Middle school students have three-year plans
0 Plans are revised and updated annually0 Students help write goals with parent input
0High school students have four-year plans0 Plans are revised and updated annually0 Students are expected to write their own goals based on
their college and career plans
Special Programs
0Loveland Integrated School for the Arts:0 Garfield, Bill Reed, Mountain View
0Core Knowledge:0 Truscott, Bill Reed
0 International Baccalaureate:0 Coyote Ridge, Lucile Erwin, Loveland HS
0STEMS:0 Ivy Stockwell, Berthoud HS
0Advanced Placement:0 BHS, TVHS, MVHS, LHS
Program Evaluation
0CDE requires all GT programs in the state to perform an evaluation of their services at least every four years
0TSD has a Gifted and Talented Advisory Council whose role is to help us perform this task0 Meet once a month0 Parents, Teachers, Administrators, and Community
Members0 This year will be focused on middle school programming
Gifted Education
Contact Us
0 Jennifer Solt, Parent Liaison and Enrichment Coordinator0 [email protected] 970-613-5057
0Carol Swalley, Program Coordinator0 [email protected] 970-613-5058