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The Jefferson County Association for Gifted Children (JAGC) is a non-profit group providing leadership and support to families and educators of gifted young people in Jefferson County, Colorado.

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GT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

JAGC (pronounced Jag-C) works in positive partnership with the Jeffco School District's Gifted & Talented (GT) Department to provide leadership by promoting information about the educational and social-emotional needs of gifted and talented students.

The JAGC Ambassador Program extends this leadership from the district level into individual school buildings.

JAGC Ambassadors are volunteers who receive training in how serve GT students, parents, and staff at the articulation area and school building levels.
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Dates

CAGT Legislative Day

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Get GT students involved in the Colorado Legislative Process!

The Colorado Association for Gifted Education is sponsoring the annual Legislative Day for secondary level students, parents and teachers on Thursday, February 23.

Deadlines: January 31 for Student Shadow Applications, including essays and Registrations.

News

Understanding the CoGAT and EXPLORE Assessments

a Jeffco GT Parent Seminar for Parents and Students

February 8, 2012
6:00pm to 7:30pm

Join us February 8th to better understand the CogAT and EXPLORE assessment results!

1829 Denver West Drive, Bldg #27
Golden, CO 80401
5th Floor Board Room

6:00-6:30pm — CogAT Presentation
6:30-6:45pm — Questions
6:45-7:15pm — EXPLORE Presentation
7:15-7:30pm — Questions

The Cognitive Abilities Test or CogAT is used to assess students’ abilities in reasoning and prob-lem solving using verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal (spatial) symbols. We will be discussing what these scores mean and how they can be better used to understand the learner.
The EXPLORE Student Score Report gives information about student knowledge, skills, interests, and plans. Teachers, students, and parents can use this information while planning high school coursework and beginning to think about college and work. We will cover the following topics: How to understand scores on the EXPLORE tests and how scores compare to those of other students across the nation. How the information contained in the report can help with educational and career plans, interests, high school coursework plans, and the amount of help needed in seven areas.

Note:
Parents and Staff do not need to RSVP.
Babysitting is not provided; although we encourage age— appropriate attendance.
Information will be posted after the seminar on Jeffco GT website.
Any cancelations will be announced on 303-982-6650
Map and directions: www.bit.ly/cVx72I

Advocacy

The Lobato Case

On December 9th Judge Sheila Rappaport ruled in favor of the Lobato Trial plaintiffs, finding that Colorado is not complying with the constitutional right of every child to a "thorough and uniform system of free public schools."