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    • ABOUT
    • PARTICIPATE >
      • JAGC Board Meetings
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  • NEWSLETTER
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  • JAGC Events
    • CALENDAR
  • Advocacy
    • Teaching Concepts
    • Advocating for 2e Child
    • Understanding Assessments
    • Parent/Teacher Conference Checklist
  • Summer Programs
  • RESOURCES
    • Looking for Help? Contact JAGC
    • Is My Child Gifted?
    • Elementary school
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    • School Staff Help For Social/Emotional Needs
    • Mental Health Resources
    • School Options
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GT Champion Award

Congratulations to the 2020 GT Champions!

JAGC would like to recognize those gifted & talented champions who are making exemplary efforts for our GT learners. This year we are recognizing GT leaders in our district, including staff, teachers and students who have been working hard to present and provide the best learning practices for our gifted communities. 
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GT Teacher/Staff Champion
-Andrea Pless, Kyffin Elementary
5th Grade GT Teacher

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GT School Administrator Champion
John Shapiro, Foothills Elementary Principal

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GT Student Champion
LC Dougherty, 11th Grade Columbine HS/Colorado Early College

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Congratulations to all of the GT Champion nominees!
Administrator Nominees:
  • Dan Bock, Principal, Lakewood High
  • Ingrid Mielke, Principal, Parmalee Elementary 
  • Mackenzie Nickum, Assistant Principal, Lakewood High
Teacher/School Staff Member:
  • Josh Augustin, 3rd Grade GT Teacher, Devinny Elementary
  • Jenny Boehlke, GT Science Teacher, Creighton Middle
  • Anita Gimple, ALP/Enrichment Co-Coordinator, Lincoln Charter Academy
  • Ben Hershelman, GT Recourse Teacher, Jeffco GT Department
  • Paula Jacques-Bonneau, GT Recourse Teacher, Jeffco GT Department
  • Joellen Kramer, IB English 12/IB Coordinator, Lakewood High
  • Bonnie Kurtz, Instructional Coach, Foothills Elementary
  • Cheryl Manning, Science Teacher/STEM endorsement director, Evergreen High
  • Trista Morrell, 5th Grade Teacher, Rooney Ranch Elementary
  • Alexis Park, Kelly Lemos; Elizabeth Yantorni, Counseling Team, Lakewood High
  • Debbie Simpson, GT Tutor Grades 3-5, Prospect Valley Elementary 
  • Willow Seely, 2nd Grade GT Teacher Kyffin Elementary
  • Craig Walker, GT Resource Teacher, Jeffco GT Department
  • Jennifer Webb, AP English, Theory of Knowledge & Creative Writing, Lakewood High
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