Programming options differ slightly school to school as in LPS we place a high value on each building making decisions that are best for their individual school community. At the elementary level, our most typical programming options include: cluster grouping, pull-out classes, acceleration by subject, grade acceleration, early-entrance, co-teaching, flexible grouping, and affinity groups for SEL needs.
Instructional Strategies that support the development of Gifted learners could include: differentiation of content, products or processes, tiered assignments, curriculum compacting, independent study/projects, utilization of the Depth & Complexity Framework, innovation, technology & STEM challenges.
CENTENNIAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS EDUCATION
Jen Turner - jlturner[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator
Dan Cuoco - dcuoco[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
FIELD ELEMENTARY
Amy Gautreau - agautreau[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator
Mr. Joseph Hayes, III - jhayes[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
FORD ELEMENTARY
Allie Slocum - aslocum[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator
Stacey Stagner - sstagner[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Rigor and Engagement Specialist
Teresa Burden - tburden[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
GASKILL ELEMENTARY
Emily Abell - eabell[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator
Leslie Dominick - ldominick[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
HOPKINS ELEMENTARY
Stacey Stagner - sstagner[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator
Heidi Wagner - hwagner[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
LENSKI ELEMENTARY
Katie Heissenbuttel - kheissenbuttel[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator
Dr. Jessica Bach Slattery - jslattery[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
LITTLE RAVEN ELEMENTARY
Sarah Bernauer - sbernauer[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator & STEM
Lyndsey Case - lcase[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
RUNYON ELEMENTARY
Betsy Martin - esmartin[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator & STEM
Nicolette Vander Velde - nvandervelde[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
SANDBURG ELEMENTARY
Cally Florio - cflorio[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator & Interventionist
Keri McCabe - kmccabe[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
WILDER ELEMENTARY
Kim Hogue - khogue[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator
Programming options differ slightly school to school as in LPS we place a high value on each building making decisions that are best for their individual school community. At the middle grades level, students are given access to advanced classes in their area of strength in math (6th, 7th, and 8th) and language arts (7th and 8th). Students also have access to a variety of extracurricular activities and events that also lean into their strengths.
Students begin to take ownership of their ALPs by helping GT facilitators write their goals and monitor their progress. The GT facilitators focus on the social and emotional aspects of being gifted and how to navigate and thrive in school, from the transition to middle school to getting ready for high school.
EUCLID MIDDLE SCHOOL
Derek Richardson - drichardson[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
6th Grade Facilitator and 6th Grade Math Teacher
Val Grenawalt - vgrenawalt[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
7th Grade Facilitator and 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Jon Call - jcall[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
8th Grade Facilitator and 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Amanda Hurley - ahurley[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
GODDARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Shayna Wood - swood[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
6th Grade Facilitator and 6th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Holly Mena Casa - hmena[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
7th Grade Facilitator and 7th/8th Grade Math Teacher
Shannon Zerucha - szerucha[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
8th Grade Facilitator and 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Bryan Breuer - bbreuer[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Austin Enterline - aenterline[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Grade Facilitator and Science Teacher
Hallie Winschuh - hwinschuh[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
8th Grade Facilitator and Math Teacher
Brian Wyckhuyse - bwyckhuyse[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jennifer Budden - Jbudden[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
6th Grade GT facilitator and 7th Grade Social Studies teacher
Lisa Calkins - lcalkins[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
7th Grade GT Facilitator and 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Josh Franklin - jmfranklin[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
8th grade GT Facilitator and 8th grade Social Studies
Chad Broer - cbroer[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
Programming options differ slightly school to school as in LPS we place a high value on each building making decisions that are best for their individual school community. At the high school level, students are given access to a variety of classes where they can lean in to their areas of strength.
GT facilitators provide opportunities for students to write and update their goals as well as any mental health resources or strategies that may help gifted students thrive.
ARAPAHOE HIGH
Katiria Rivera - krivera[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator and Counselor
Rosie McKee - rmckee[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator and Counselor
Natalie Pramenko - npramenko[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
HERITAGE HIGH
Jen Gustafson - jsgustafson[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator and Instructional Coach
Stacey Riendeau - sriendeau[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
LITTLETON HIGH
Millicent Ambroggio - mambroggio[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator and Language Arts Teacher
Dr. Thomas Velazquez - tvelazquez[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
Elementary GT Programming at Littleton Academy
Students with ALPs are provided the following opportunities as determined by their specific strength area(s) for identification:
Middle School GT Programming at Littleton Academy
Students with ALPs are provided with the following opportunities as determined by their specific strength area(s) for identification:
LITTLETON ACADEMY
Laini Hartzell - lhartzell[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Elementary GT Facilitator and Honors ELA Teacher
Christi Jeppesesn - jjeppesen[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Middle School GT Facilitator and Middle School English Teacher
Kathryn McEntire - kmcentire[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
Elementary K-4 GT Programming at Littleton Preparatory
Students with ALPs are provided the following opportunities as determined by their specific strength area(s) for identification:
Middle School 5- 8 GT Programming at Littleton Preparatory
Students with ALPs are provided with the following opportunities as determined by their specific strength area(s) for identification:
LITTLETON PREPARATORY
Jennelle Kreisher - jkreisher[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator and Teacher
Dr. Dana Banegas - dbanegas[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Assistant Principal
OPTIONAL SECONDARY
Carol Boorom - cboorom[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
GT Facilitator and Language Arts Teacher
Ashley Broer - abroer[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
Principal
NOVA CENTER
The best point of contact for information about GT services at NOVA is each student’s primary teacher. All NOVA teachers coordinate with district personnel as necessary.
Emily Nickerson - enickerson[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us
NOVA Program Coordinator