Colton Joint Unified School District serves a diverse student population of 24,473 students; grades are pre-K-12 representing three communities: Bloomington, Colton and Grand Terrace.  There are 18 elementary schools, serving grades K-6: four middle schools for grades 7-8, and four high schools, including one continuation school and one alternative high school. Ethnic distribution in the district is 77% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% African American, 1% Asian, and 4% other (CBEDs 2007). Twenty-four percent of the District's students are identified as English Learners, and 64% qualify for the federal lunch program. Nearly six percent (5.8) of the students are eligible for the Gifted and Talented Education program and approximately 9.6% of the students qualify for Special Education services.

GATE Newsletter:
Summer 2010-English/Spanish

GATE Documentation:
GATE Site Lead Teacher School List (name, phone, school)
CAG Presentations: Characteristics of the Gifted Child English/Spanish 
Gate Parent Handbook:  English/Spanish

GATE Advisory Committee:
GATE Advisory Committee Schedule English / Spanish
GATE Advisory Form English / Spanish

California Association for the Gifted
This site has a wealth of information on gifted children and opportunities for parents and teachers to become actively involved in gifted education. This site also links to many other related sites.  http//www.cagifted.org

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
NAGC is a non-profit organization for parents, teachers, educators, and community leaders to address the unique needs of all children and young people with demonstrated gifts and talents. http//www.nagc.org

Hoagie's Gifted Education
Resources for parents of gifted children including, articles, research and books.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org