County program record

Weld County, Colorado

17 public school districts are geographically associated with this county in the 2024–25 NCES relationship file.

State research baseline

Colorado gifted education requirements

Colorado requires administrative units to identify and serve gifted learners and to maintain comprehensive and annual program plans under the Exceptional Children's Educational Act.

What this means for families: Identification uses a body of evidence rather than one score. Every identified learner receives an Advanced Learning Plan, while available programming and optional early access vary locally.

Coverage
Ages 5–21 through districts and administrative units
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026

Official program research

Prairie School District RE-11

Gifted and Talented Education

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

How services work: Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

How students are identified: The official district page does not state a complete current identification process; families should confirm referral, screening, and eligibility directly with the district.

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Pawnee School District RE-12

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Ault-Highland School District RE-9

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Weld County School District RE-3J

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Briggsdale School District RE-10

Gifted and Talented Education

Briggsdale School District RE-10 publishes an official local page for its Gifted and Talented Education.

How services work: We welcome comments on how to improve this website’s accessibility for users with disabilities and for requests for accommodations to any State of Colorado services.

How students are identified: The official district page does not state a complete current identification process; families should confirm referral, screening, and eligibility directly with the district.

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Platte Valley School District RE-7

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Weld County School District No. RE-2

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Weld County School District RE-1

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Wiggins School District RE-50J

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Gifted Education

Within the Gifted and Talented (GT) pathway, students with advanced learning plans meet weekly for enrichment activities tailored to their capabilities such as logic puzzles, diverging thinking exercises, or collaborative engineering-style projects.

How services work: Within the Gifted and Talented (GT) pathway, students with advanced learning plans meet weekly for enrichment activities tailored to their capabilities such as logic puzzles, diverging thinking exercises, or collaborative engineering-style projects.

How students are identified: Assessment, Curriculum, & Instruction .

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Weld County School District RE-8

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Windsor School District RE-4

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Greeley School District 6

Gifted and Talented Education

The mission of gifted and talented programming is to provide identified students with rigorous, challenging educational opportunities that are responsive to their individual strengths and needs so they will achieve academic growth to commensurate with their abilities.

How services work: The mission of gifted and talented programming is to provide identified students with rigorous, challenging educational opportunities that are responsive to their individual strengths and needs so they will achieve academic growth to commensurate with their abilities.

How students are identified: If you believe that your child/student demonstrates exceptional ability and may qualify for Gifted Education services, please fill out the nomination form found here: NOMINATION FORM .

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Thompson School District R-2J

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
School District 27J

Gifted and Talented Education

Cluster grouping is a programming option that places the gifted students of a grade level together to allow for the differentiation to occur for a small group.

How services work: Cluster grouping is a programming option that places the gifted students of a grade level together to allow for the differentiation to occur for a small group.

How students are identified: This means that all students in the classroom are identified as gifted and talented or have met the academic requirements for a subject being taught at an accelerated pace.

Grades
Grades K-5
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Weldon Valley School District RE-20J

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.

Grades
Ages 5–21; optional early access for younger learners
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026

District geography

Serving districts

Some districts cross county boundaries. Area shown is the district land area associated with this county, not its total footprint.

  1. 663.59 sq miLocal program reviewed
  2. 622.4 sq miState framework reviewed
  3. 535.52 sq miState framework reviewed
  4. 447.04 sq miState framework reviewed
  5. 391.44 sq miLocal program reviewed
  6. 284.14 sq miState framework reviewed
  7. 228.27 sq miState framework reviewed
  8. 175.65 sq miState framework reviewed
  9. 133.8 sq miState framework reviewed
  10. 118.74 sq miLocal program reviewed
  11. 101.25 sq miState framework reviewed
  12. 98.1 sq miState framework reviewed
  13. 80.02 sq miState framework reviewed
  14. 74.07 sq miLocal program reviewed
  15. 15.05 sq miState framework reviewed
  16. School District 27JNCES LEA 0802580
    8.92 sq miLocal program reviewed
  17. 0.89 sq miState framework reviewed
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