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 Jennifer.Solt@thompsonschools.org0 970-613-5057

0Carol Swalley, Program Coordinator0 Carol.Swalley@thompsonschools.org0 970-613-5058