BVSD offers a TAG e-mail list.  It is a low-medium volume list.  Subscribers receive information about enrichment opportunities , contests, resources, and websites of particular interest to some students.  It is available to any interested parents, teachers, or others.  The postings are not solely for TAG identified students.  Click HERE to subscribe to e-mail list and scroll down to Talented and Gifted or send an email with your request to becky.whittenburg@bvsd.org

School View - the Colorado Department of Education Growth and Achievement website

Colorado School Grades - a ranking system for Colorado districts and individual schools

TAG Parent Handbook 2010-2011

Spanish TAG Parent Handbook 2009-2010   Educación para Niños Dotados y Talentosos Manual para los Padres

TAG Brochure 2010-2011

TAG Brochure 2010-2011  Programa para Estudiantes Talentosos y Superdotados  (TAG)

BVSD Policies, Regulations and Identification  The Boulder Valley School District's requirements

ALP Guide - this reflects the content of the online ALPs and the options available under each category

ALP in Spanish

Each October, high school juniors across the nation participate in the search for National Merit Scholars by taking the PSAT/NMSQT. National Merit seeks out the upper 0.5% of these students to honor as National Merit semi-finalists.  Click here for 2012 Semi-finalists.  Congratulations, students!

SAT Go here for SAT testing dates and locations 
ACT  Go here for ACT testing dates and locations
Free Practice Tests 
 

Each school in the Boulder Valley School District provides opportunities for advanced students to excel. This list, although not comprehensive, suggests some of the many ways in which schools serve gifted students. Contact your local school to discuss their interventions on behalf of their gifted and academically advanced students.

Recognition of individual differences and strengths. 
Advanced Learning Plans (ALPs) or Learning Contracts.
Schools of choice.
Differentiated curriculum and instruction.
Cluster grouping od similar students in the same classes.
Acceleration by subject or grade.
Curriculum compacting such as a 6-week unit in 4 weeks to "buy" 2 weeks to work on alternative learning.
Summer and Saturday programs.
Mentorships and Internships.
Multi-age grouping.
Independent studies and contracts.
Enrichment and competitions such as destination Imagination, Science and Engineering fair, and National History Day.
Pull out for specific classes.
Counseling.
Advanced middle school and high school courses.
International Baccalaureate Program and classes.
Advanced Placement classes.
Affective needs (social-emotional) workshops, groups and classes to address general or specific concerns of gifted children.
Attendance at the next level of schooling for certain classes.
Post Secondary Option (PSO) and Concurrent Enrollment such as high school students also taking classes at CU or FRCC,  middle school students also taking classes at high school or elementary students also taking classes at middle school.
Clubs and extra-curricular activities.