Gifted and Talented Education
The Gifted and Talented Program in Thompson School District is structured to meet the unique, high ability learning needs of students so that they may realize their "lives of great promise." It is based on referral for consideration and subsequent assessment. The Thompson School District working definition of gifted and talented aligns with the State of Colorado definition which identifies gifted and talented children as "those persons whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment as so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special provisions to meet their educational needs." Gifted and talented students are capable of high performance, exceptional production, or exceptional learning behavior by virtue of any or a combination of the following areas:
- General or specific intellectual ability
- Specific academic aptitude
- Creative or productive thinking
- Leadership and human relations abilities
- Visual arts, performing arts, spatial or musical abilities
- Cognitive ability
