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  • To provide access and support to gifted students and stakeholders by using data to drive identification and programming through a lens of equity, diversity, and inclusion which cultivates students' academic and social-emotional growth while being mindful of the unique challenges of rural education.

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    East Central BOCES Gifted Program

    ECBOCES is committed to providing our districts with the support, resources, and professional development educators need to better serve their gifted student population. We have a Gifted Education Regional Consultant (GERC)/ECBOCES Gifted Coordinator who works closely with district gifted education coordinators to monitor and develop a program plan that specifies guidelines for gifted identification and programming options. Our GERC/Coordinator provides support to educators by offering a variety of professional development options that focus on using effective instructional strategies and programs to enhance differentiation and challenge in the regular classroom. In addition, we organize annual regional events for gifted students throughout our region to provide opportunities for them to engage with their peers in activities that have been specifically designed for students with their characteristics.

    Click HERE for a detailed look at the EC BOCES Gifted Program.

  • Student Events

    East Central BOCES and Northeast BOCES have collaborated to organize regional student events for the past several years. Each year, there are two or more elementary events and secondary events. In most cases, students in the talent pool are also invited. (The talent pool is made up of high achieving students who have not yet met the state criteria for gifted identification.)

    District GT coordinators are responsible for inviting students and providing them with the registration information.


    Student Events
    ULTIMATE SUMMIT- 7th to 12th grade ULTIMATE CELEBRATION - 3rd to 6th grade
    2020 Spring - Careers in the Court System 2021 Celebrate Character 
    2021 Fall - Careers in Animatronics
    2022 Celebrate The Surge
    2022 Fall - Careers in the Healthcare System
    2023 Celebrate Creativity 
    2023 Fall - Technology in Agriculture
    2024 Celebrate Discovery 
    2024 Fall - Careers in Communication
    2025 
    2025 Spring - The Power of Following Your Values









     Find us on Face Book: East Central BOCES

  • Local District Coordinators

    Each district in the ECBOCES Administrative Unit has at least one Gifted and Talented Coordinator who monitors the gifted education program for the district or the school level. Please contact the GT Coordinator to learn more about the gifted program at each school.

    If you are a GT Coordinator, please click HERE for Resources.  You will need to be logged in to access them.

    District Coordinators

    District

    GT Coordinator(s)

    Email

    Agate

    Melinda Walls 

    melindaw@agateschools.net

    Arickaree

    Ronda Peeples

    rondap@arickaree.org

    Arriba-Flagler

    Sarah Smithburg

    ssmithburg@af20.net

    Bennett

     Kim Azulay– Primary and Intermediate Schools 

    Lori Bell-Kirby - Middle School

    Jennifer Goodnight – High School and District 

    Julianne DeChiara - Sky Ranch Charter Academy

    kazulay@bsd29j.com


    LBell-Kirby@bsd29j.com


    jenniferg@bsd29j.com

    128.jdechiara@nhaschools.com

    Bethune

    Dawnta Weber

    dweber@bethuneschool.com

    Burlington

    Kaileigh Bonner - Elementary School

    Michael Steach – Middle School 

    Delsi Steach – High  School and District 

    kbonner@burlingtonk12.org


    msteach@burlingtonk12.org

    dsteach@burlingtonk12.org

    Byers

     

    Connie Butterfield - Elementary School

    Amy Burns – Secondary School  

    CES/Astravo Online 

    Michelle Akpaeti - Special Programs Coordinator

    Amanda Tope - GT Teacher

    Marissa Reynolds - GT Teacher 


    burns.amy@byers.k12.co.us


    michelle.akpaeti@myschool.org


    amanda.tope@myschool.org 


    marissa.reynolds@myschool.org

    Cheyenne Wells

    Bethanie Osborn

       bethanie.ruch@cheyennesd.net

    Deer Trail

    Sierra Doorgeest

    sdoorgeest@dt26j.com

    Genoa-Hugo

    Jill Hollowell

    jhollowell@genoahugo.org

    Hi Plains


    Giget Brubacher 


    Idalia

    Cindy Soehner

    soehnerc@idaliaco.us

    Karval

    Tammy Parker-Thornton

    tammy.parker-thornton@ksdre23.org

    Kiowa

    Jacob Hoover 

          jhoover@kiowaschool.org

    Kit Carson

    Natalie Framel

    natalie.framel@kcsdr1.org

    Liberty

    Jane Bellows

    bellowsj@libertyschoolj4.com

    Limon

    Carey Carson 

           carsonc@limonbadgers.com

    Strasburg

    Kristin Aramowicz - Elementary School    

    Ashley Price - Middle School

    Marissa Hauser - High School

    karamowicz@strasburg31j.com

    aprice@strasburg31j.com


          MHauser@strasburg31j.com

    Stratton

    Teesa Yacco - Elementary School 

    Megan Jostes - Secondary Schools 

    tyacco@strattonschools.org


    mjostes@strattonschools.org

    Woodlin

    Deb Atwater


  • It takes a village…parenting a gifted child is not always easy.  The link below offers tools and resources to help gifted children and their families thrive and succeed.  Resources  include links to state and national organizations,  book lists for parents and children, information about general GT topics, state and national competitions, and social emotional issues. 

    Please click HERE for parent resources.

    For an overview of the ECBOCES Gifted Program, click HERE.