Gifted Education
San Luis Valley Board of Cooperative Services (SLV BOCES) defines gifted students as persons between the ages of five and twenty-one whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment are so outstanding that they require special provisions to meet their educational needs. Outstanding talents are present in students from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in diverse areas of human endeavor. Children under five who qualify may also be served. Gifted students are capable of high performance, exceptional production, or exceptional learning behavior by virtue of any or a combination of these areas:
- general intellectual ability
- specific academic aptitude
- creative, productive thinking
- leadership abilities
- visual arts, performing arts, musical or psychomotor abilities
SLV BOCES strives for representation of gifted and talented students from all groups in the local population. The districts consider the impact of poverty, ethnic/cultural diversity, multiple exceptionalities, rural demographics, and gender in the identification process.
Each district in the San Luis Valley offers gifted programming for identified gifted students and talent pool students. Please contact the Gifted District Coordinator(s) to find out more information.
| District | District Gifted Coordinator(s) | E-mail address |
| Alamosa |
District Level: Luis Murillo Alamosa K-2: Roxi Vigil Pacheco-Ogle & Omar Gonzalez Alamosa 3-5: Shauna Rothermich Ortega MS: Amy Ortega & Tate Smith Hector Garcia Alamosa HS: Drew Cleveland |
srothermich@alamosaschools.org
hectorgarcia@alamosaschools.org
dcleveland@alamosaschools.org |
| Centennial | Kimba Rael | kimba.rael@centennialschool.k12.co.us |
| Center |
LJ Garcia Michelle Hammel |
ljgarcia@center.k12.co.us mhammel@center.k12.co.us |
| Creede | Teresa Wall | teresa@creedek12.net |
| Upper Rio Grande | Amy Trujillo | atrujillo@urtigers.co |
| Moffat |
Alex Moore – Moffat SD Aaron Gottfried- CSS |
amoore@moffatschools.org agottfried@crestonecharter.com |
| Monte Vista | Julia Lumsargis | juliarl@monte.k12.co.us |
| Mountain Valley | TBD | @valley.k12.co.us |
| North Conejos | Susan Hamilton | shamilton@northconejos.com |
| Sanford | Sarah Culler & Mandy Mortensen |
sculler@sanfordschools.org mmortensen@sanfordschools.org |
| Sangre de Cristo | Emily Windhorst | ewindhorst@sangreschools.org |
|
ES – Danielle Price Secondary: Deanna Floriani Shelly David |
jhemmerling@sargent.k12.co.us drprice@sargent.k12.co.us dloriani@sargent.k12.co.us sdavid@sargent.k12.co.us |
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| Sierra Grande | Eileen Gonzalez | egonzalez@sierragrandeschool.net |
| South Conejos | Madison Mansheim | madison@southconejos.com |
Competitions & Scholarships
Check out the scholarships provided by CAGT Foundation for students and teachers
Creative Explorations
Creative Exploration Information:
Article in Valley Courier: https://www.alamosanews.com/article/students-enjoy-creative-exploration-day
Our first GT Network Meeting
Our first Gifted Network Meeting is Thursday, September 28th. We are meeting at the BOCES building; starting at 9 am and finishing by 3:30. We are excited to welcome a guest speaker, Paula McGuire, who will be sharing important information about identifying students...