Douglas County Gifted and Talented Information

DCSD Gifted Education News


We are excited to let you know that we will be sending out a monthly newsletter called the DCSD Gifted Education News. The newsletter will contain information about upcoming events, updates, resources and student opportunities through the Douglas County School District.
DCSD Gifted Education News

CogAt

DCSD uses CogAT as a universal screening tool for all 3rd and 6th Grade students. Parents receive the summary sheet through the US Postal Service in early November. As a universal screening tool, all students scoring at the 95th percentile or above on one or more of the batteries will be referred for the gifted identification process if they have not already been identified for gifted programming. Scores from this universal testing may be used as one piece of data to inform instructional decisions for all students, not just advanced learners.

Discovery Program Application Process

The Discovery Program application for the 2020-21 is now available online and can be found HERE. Our application process has been revamped and many of the previous documents are now in google forms.

Discovery Program Flyer

Discovery Program Application and Process

Neighborhood School GT Support


Thank you for choosing Sand Creek to be your child's learning community. We're joining the other schools in the Mountain Vista feeder area in the philosophy of aiding the classroom teachers with resources and strategies to help differentiate instruction to better meet the needs of all learners. Research supports the idea that by keeping our learners together, they all benefit socially as well as academically. We want all students to feel connected to everything that goes on in their classroom community. This includes mastery of the grade level curriculum, building positive relationships with peers, and gaining knowledge that comes from shared experiences and discussions with a diverse group. Each school site provides programming for gifted/high potential learners through the implementation of some or all of the following strategies:
Differentiated instruction
Curriculum compacting
Content acceleration
Grade-level acceleration
Mentorships
Tiered assignments
Flexible grouping
Independent study
Project-based learning
Leadership opportunities