Welcome to the
Department of
Gifted and Talented
Welcome to the DPS Gifted and Talented Department
Department provides services to students, parents, and schools in the form of overseeing the identification of gifted students in the district, providing staff development for faculties in teaching strategies for gifted students, training gifted representatives from the schools, coordinating the Highly Gifted Program and the testing process for it, and advocating for the needs of gifted students in the schools. For specific program information at individual schools, you should contact the school.
Denver History Day Results
Click here for the list of Junior Division entries that qualified for Colorado History Day
Click here for the list of Senior Division entries that qualified for Colorado History Day
Highly Gifted Program
Deadline for HGT nomination was November 3, 2008.
Results from the first round of testing will be mailed to parents the first week of March.
All Day Advanced Kindergarten
No further testing will be conducted for the 2009-2010 school year.
The Advanced Kindergarten program is not a part of the Highly Gifted and Talented program. Parents looking for a program for students with advanced reading or math skills are encouraged to apply for Advanced Kindergarten. Students must by 5 by Oct. 1st, 2009.
The deadline for applications for the Advanced Kindergarten program was DECEMBER 12, 2008. Applications received after that date will be considered on a space available basis only.
Please call Terri Freund at 720 423-8277 for more information.
Please note: The Advanced Kindergarten, like all district programs, will be reviewed annually as part of the district's budget development. Therefore, approval of the program in general does not ensure that resources will be available to continue operation of all programs or to continue operation of programs in their present format or location.
» Map to the Gifted and Talented Department
Gifted & Talented Education Department
1330 Fox Street
Second Floor South
Denver, Colorado 80204
Phone: 720-423-8272
Who we are
Director: Rebecca Blocher
720-423-8280
Program Manager: Barbara Neyrinck
720-423-8273
Office Support: Pam Winsor
Highly Gifted Magnet
720-423-8272
Activities Coordinator: Becky Muggli
720-423-8274
Shakespeare Festival: Joe Craft
720-423-8278
Gifted Specialist: Robbi Makely
720-423-8063
Gifted Specialist: Terri Freund
Advanced Kindergarten Program
720-423-8277
Gifted Specialist: Laurie Eaton
Middle Schools
720-423-8275
Department Psychologist: Judy Bender
Parents and Teachers of Gifted Students Needed!
The Denver Public Schools Gifted & Talented Education Advisory Council needs members! GTEAC serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of Education and to the Gifted & Talented Education Department on matters concerning gifted children's issues. The council is made of parents, teachers, and administrators.