Gifted Education

As the Administrative Unit under the Exceptional Children's Educational Act, NW BOCES coordinates the Gifted Education Plan for member school districts. The NWBOCES Gifted Educator Director is Jane Toothaker and her contact is jane.toothaker@nwboces.org, 970.846.3986.
School district websites have Gifted Education information and links that are helpful for all students, parents, and teachers. Below are the names and email addresses for district contacts.
- East Grand School District: Sara Rector, sara.rector@egsd.org
- Hayden School District: Vicky Blomquist (MS), vblomquist@haydenschools.org, Kaylee Voegtle (Elementary), kvoegtle@haydenschools.org, Lanc Sellden (HS), lsellden@haydenschools.org
- North Park School District: Angie Wintermote, awintermote@npk12.org
- South Routt School School District: Bailey Craig, bcraig@southrouttk12.org
- West Grand School District: Andrew Mericle, mericlea@wgsd.us
The documents linked here provide substantial information about NW BOCES and its member districts' gifted education programs.
NW BOCES Gifted Education Handbook
Manual de educación para estudiantes superdotados de NW BOCES
NW BOCES Gifted Education Comprehensive Program Plan 2022-2027