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Board hears gifted‑education update and district assessment gains under ELG grant
Summary
District staff reported measurable gains in early literacy and other assessments under an ELG grant, detailed the gifted‑education program (264 students identified districtwide), and discussed screener validity and teacher training plans.
Steamboat Springs — At the June 16 school board meeting, district staff detailed progress on gifted education and a multi-measure assessment update that officials said shows notable growth in early literacy and math across elementary and middle schools.
Kristen Atwood, the district’s Director of Exceptional Student Services, summarized the year for gifted education and staffing changes, saying the district currently identifies 264 students at the gifted level districtwide — including 160 at Steamboat Springs High School, 78 at the middle school and 23 at Sleeping Giant Middle School — and that staff positions are being reallocated to increase student-facing supports. "We are moving from 3.5 FTE student-facing to now next year all 4 staff members will be student facing," Atwood said.
Atwood described cluster grouping (placing…
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