Gifted & Talented

Postponed! Evento se pospone! Una Charla

Con respecto a la celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe el 12 de diciembre cancelaremos nuestro evento. Envíenos un correo electrónico a Giftedandtalented@dpsk12.org para recibir información actualizada sobre nuestro evento Una Charla.

In respect of the México celebration of la Virgen de Guadalupe on December 12,2019 we will be canceling our event. Please email us at Giftedandtalented@dpsk12.org to be sent updated information on our Una Charla event.

We Need Your Voice! GT Family Advisory Group

Members of the GT Family Advisory Group will:

Work with the GT Department to identify areas of strength, challenge, and growth
Support the GT Department with awareness-building across the district for the needs of advanced learners
Work to suggest tools for communication

The advisory group will meet once every two months for 1.5-2 hours

Save the Date for upcoming evening meetings (5:30-7:00 pm)

January 22, 2020
March 11, 2020
May 6, 2020

If you are interested, please go to the online form: https://tinyurl.com/yywmj9sq

English flyer
Spanish flyer

Regarding Magnet Testing Results/Magnet Eligibility Notices

All CogAT scores and magnet eligibility notices (from application and universal screening) will be sent via US Mail around Winter Break.

School Programming Plans

The programming plans for the 2019-2020 school year are now available.

Contact Us

Phone: 720-423-2056
Email: giftedandtalented@dpsk12.org
Mailing Address: 1860 Lincoln St, 8th Floor NE, Denver, CO 80203
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dpsgifted/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dps_gt

A Note About Activities

As of May 2019, the Gifted and Talented department no longer houses activities.

For questions related to Destination Imagination, please email Minda McGurk at denverdico@gmail.com

For questions related to Semantics/Spelling Bee contact Bill Shaeffer at bcs640@msn.com

Fall Testing Appeals Process

It is the goal of DPS to provide all of our students with appropriate academic services. When there is a disagreement on matters pertaining to the identification, evaluation and eligibility for gifted services the appeals process may be initiated.

Written appeals based on one of the following criteria may be sent to the Gifted and Talented Department:

Additional information about my child which may include, but is not limited to, newly obtained district assessment data, parent examples of advanced abilities, etc. Please note: Private testing will not be considered as a reason for appeal.
A condition or circumstance believed to have caused a misinterpretation of the testing results.
An extraordinary circumstance occurred during the testing period that may negatively affect the validity of the test results such as a death in the family or extreme physical ailment.
The suspicion of an error in the administration of the assessment. For example: The designated proctor did not follow assessment prescribed protocols. Testing day or time of assessment within the school day are not considered to be errors in administration.

Written appeals must include:

your name, address, phone number, and email (if available)
the student’s name, student identification number (if known), date of birth, and school of attendance
reason for the appeal based on the above criteria
any supporting additional data that would be helpful to the Appeal Review Team (e.g. district testing data, observation scales, personal observations of the child’s advanced abilities/thinking)

Appeals must be completed and sent to the district office following the notification of identification decision. Please send appeals to:

Attention: Appeal Review Team Gifted and Talented Department
1860 Lincoln Street 8th Floor NE
Denver, CO 80203

Please do not email.

The Gifted and Talented Department’s Appeal Team will notify you of next steps within 10 business days of receiving the appeal.

All appeals will go before the Appeal Review Team, and you will be notified of the decision by email. The team may contact you for additional information if necessary. The decision of the Appeal Review Team is final.

Interested in Magnet Testing?

The spring testing window is now OPEN.

Nominate your child for magnet testing.

haga clic aquí para nominar a su hijo para la prueba de enfoque especial (Magnet) para Estudiantes Altamente Dotados.

Downloadable application- English

Downloadable application – Spanish

About Us

The Gifted and Talented team is focused on leading the nation in providing equitable, high impact gifted programming.

We strive to ensure that gifted and talented students are engaged, rigorously challenged and supported to reach their full emotional, intellectual, and creative potential. By equipping students to become successful, critical, compassionate, and collaborative individuals, we are preparing them to become leaders and citizens of the 21st century.

Our Services

We provide services to gifted/high potential students and their families. Gifted and Talented Services oversees gifted and highly-gifted identification in the district. Gifted identification begins at the school level with the GT teacher and ends with a district level identification team review process. In addition, we support and monitor each schools’ gifted programming in order to support best practice for gifted learners.