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Gifted Education

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What does it mean to be gifted?

Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities

A Colorado Gifted Education Review (C-GER) occurs once every four years for each administrative unit around the State of Colorado. If you are interested in knowing more about the results of our recently completed review you can visit the link below. The results of the review will drive decisions for Gifted Education in Northeast Colorado for the next 4 years.

C-GER Review 2018

The state definition in the Colorado Exceptional Children’s Education Act CRS 22-20-202 (6) is "Gifted Child" means a person from four to twenty-one years of age whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishments are so outstanding that he or she requires special provisions to meet his or her educational needs.

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:

1) General or Specific Intellectual Ability,

2) Specific Academic Aptitude,

3) Creative or Productive Thinking,

4) Leadership Abilities, and

5) Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Musical or Psychomotor Abilities.

Twice-Exceptional Student Resources