Gifted & Talented
Gifted & Talented at Parmalee Elementary
Welcome to Parmalee Elementary’s Gifted and Talented (GT) program. We are the Gifted and Talented center school for the mountain area. A center school is a school within a school where your child will get the “right work” not just “more work”.
Advanced Learning Plan
Parmalee develops an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) to guide programming for every identified gifted student.
GT Center Application Process
Jeffco Public Schools offers one testing window for Gifted and Talented Center placement each year in October. Acceptance to the program is for the following school year.
Parmalee administers the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) to all kindergarten and second-grade students in the fall each year.
For the most up-to-date information on the district’s annual GT application process and for details about the body of evidence used to identify gifted students, visit Jeffco’s GT Identification page.
Middle School Gifted & Talented
Current Parmalee GT Center fifth-grade students, please see this GT Center application process document for information on middle school GT placement.
Resources
Parent Information Meeting
- 2024-25 Gifted and Talented Parent Information Meeting
- Date and time TBD
Gifted students require an academic program with a focus on social and emotional needs, as well as intellectual growth and rigor. There’s no better way to learn about our program and our community than by experiencing it for yourself. Join us this year for an event where you will meet our principal and our GT teachers, and learn about our curriculum and what it means to be part of this special community.
This event is intended for parents or guardians of those students considering admittance to Parmalee’s GT Center program.
If you are unable to attend, you may contact the front office to inquire further: 303-982-8014
Gifted & Talented in Jeffco
The Jeffco Public Schools Gifted and Talented (GT) Department’s vision is to Actualize Learners’ Potential for gifted and high-ability learners through a focus on access, equity, inclusion and diversity. All students deserve an education that provides meaningful growth academically, socially and emotionally.
Each year, every second grader in Jeffco takes The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) which measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative and nonverbal questions. The results of this test inform teachers which students may be identified as gifted and talented.
What Is A Gifted Student?
GT students are learners between the ages of four and 21 whose abilities, talents or potential for accomplishment are so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special educational programming. Children under five who are gifted may also receive early childhood special educational services.
Gifted students include students from all backgrounds who have exceptional abilities or potential. Gifted students are capable of exceptional performance, production or learning behavior and have one or more of these areas of giftedness:
Areas of giftedness
- Intellectual abilities
- Specific academic skills
- Creative or productive thinking
- Leadership abilities
- Visual arts, performing arts or musical abilities
- Physical skills
The 2024 Fall GT Center application is now closed. Please contact your GT Resource Teacher with questions regarding GT Center.
Contact Us
Jenny Gilbert, District Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher (GT-RT)
Email: jennifer.gilbert@jeffco.k12.co.us
Katie Offerman, Parmalee GT Liaison
Email: katie.offerman@jeffcoschools.us