Custer County, Colorado

Gifted and Talented Education

Custer County School District C-1 publishes an official local page for its Gifted and Talented Education.

How services work: The official district page confirms the local program; the accessible page text does not specify the current delivery model.

How students are identified: The following person(s) have been identified as the compliance officer for the district: Principal, Sydney Benesch , 709 Main Street, Westcliffe, CO 81252, (719) 783-4894.

Gifted Education / Advanced Learning Plan (ALP)

Colorado's Exceptional Children's Educational Act requires administrative units—including districts and multi-district BOCES—to identify and serve gifted learners.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: Every identified learner receives an Advanced Learning Plan with standards-based academic and affective goals and programming aligned to individual strengths and needs. Local administrative-unit plans describe the available services.

How students are identified: Identification begins with referral or universal screening and uses a body of evidence gathered from multiple sources over time; no single data point determines gifted identification.