Gifted & Talented

Universal Screening: In Adams 12 Five Star Schools, 2nd and 6th graders who are not already identified GT participate in the Universal Screening process for potential gifted and talented identification. Find more detailed information regarding Universal Screening in the Five Star District.  

All second graders will take the GT screener at Stukey on Tuesday, September 17 through Thursday, September 19th. Parents will receive results of the second grade screener via Infinite Campus email by November 14th.

Parent/Staff/Student GT Recommendation: All students can participate in the GT identification process by submitting a complete body of evidence. Find more detailed information regarding the GT recommendation process in the Five Star District.

If you would like your kindergarten, first, third, fourth or fifth grade student tested for gifted and talented identification, you must fill out this Parent Permission Form by October 7th, 2024! The form will close at 11:59pm on October 7th, 2024. If your student is in second grade, or already identified as Gifted and Talented, you do not need to fill out this form.

All grades, except second, GT testing will occur at Stukey on Tuesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 7th, 2024. Parents will receive the results for all grades testing by December 18th via Infinite Campus email. 

* Please note: If your child does not complete the GT screener/test during the window, they will have to wait until the next school year to test. 

 

Advanced Curriculum & Extended Learning: "The Vehicle"Provides the depth and complexity needed to ensure meaningful academic growth

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Stukey offers a variety of ways to engage scholars in our GT program through the state and National Association of Gifted Children standards throughout the day for continuous, rigorous, and joyful learning. We utilize high quality resources and concept based learning that includes inquiry. The curriculum is applied in authentic ways to authentic audiences.Teachers receive professional development opportunities to develop research based best practices for advanced and gifted learners. 

 

Differentiated Learning Pathways:  “The Roadmap”

Provides an education at the appropriate level of readiness and challenge

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At Stukey, we adapting, modify, or replace the core standard curriculum to  allow for differentiation that meets the interests, strengths, and needs of students including twice exceptional, highly gifted, and multilingual learners.We carefully design flexible and cluster grouping in order to accelerate and/or compact the curriculum  in ST Math and reading groups. We provide  enrichment activities in our math program, problem based learning, and/ or long term projects. We consider a multi-faceted environment including physical, social, creative, emotional and intellectual components.  

We also offer an after school club called Ambassadors.  This club gives students an opportunity to meet once a month to brainstorm and implement  ideas on how to help the Stukey community as well as our neighborhood community.  In previous years the Ambassadors have started a fundraiser to raise money for our buddy bench, washed windows, helped around the school, and participated in several school wide events.  In our neighborhood and community, Ambassadors have participated in the Northglenn Bike Giveaway, volunteered at the Colorado History Museum, and participated in the Highline Canal Clean Up.  They even had an opportunity to visit MSU for a field trip.  Keep an eye out for this program and all of the amazing things they are doing!

 

Individualized Opportunities & Enrichment:  “The Customized Options”

Actively engages and motivates through interests and meaningful learning opportunities

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As an elementary school that values all learners, our staff takes a deep dive into our assessments and observations to determine scholars’ strengths and needs.  Each grade level meets for data meetings once a week to analyze data and look at next steps in our instruction.  Additionally, we include student and parent input and educators collaborate in order to set  the best goals and measure outcomes for each student. In this work specifically, we have identified what skills need to be focused on for scholars in our Gifted and Talented program as well as scholars in the Talent Pool. This work at our school supports the district path to knowing each child by their name, strength, and need, so that each student has continuous rigorous academic and social emotional opportunities. When needed, we provide dual differentiation strategies based on student strengths and interests for twice-exceptional students that are in the talent pool or gifted with 504 plans and/or IEPs  to help students meet their full potential.

 

Social-Emotional Learning:  “The Destination” 

Focuses on developing the whole child by balancing empowerment and accountability

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Our staff at Stukey are incredibly dedicated to student success. Our staff strives to create a community in which all students feel safe, valued, heard, and cared for.  Once a week, educators teach a 2nd step lesson that focuses on social and emotional learning.  These lessons are connected to the classroom and things learned are practiced throughout the school day.  Each classroom teaches and utilizes the Wheel of Choice, a calm down area, restorative practices, and zones of regulation.  Our amazing SELS allow students an opportunity to participate in lunch bunches which focus on specific social and emotional skills.  Staff members at Stukey see the value in supporting students in all levels of learning.