Students eligible for TAG services may be provided with flexible grouping, differentiated instruction involving tiers of depth and complexity, scaffolding, accelerated instruction, advanced placement, or independent study.
Students are identified as talented and gifted in the following areas:
- Intellectually gifted
- Academically talented in reading
- Academically talented in math
Multiple measures are always reviewed prior to any formal TAG eligibility determination.
District TAG Coordinators
If Your Child is Identified as Talented and Gifted
The parent/guardian will be notified of their child’s identification as talented and gifted, and of the programs and services available.
- Good communication between home and school allows for questions to be raised and addressed.
- Parents/Guardians may provide input and discuss the programs and services to be received by their child.
- Parents/Guardians may request access to the records used in the identification process along with an explanation by a knowledgeable district employee.
- The Oregon Department of Education has established a series of Oregon Administrative Rules which interpret the TAG education act and how it is to be implemented.
Organizations Supporting TAG Learners
- Oregon Department of Education The information provided here is designed to support educators and parents to support TAG identified students in their learning needs.
- National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted (OATAG) Serves Oregon parents and the educational community.
- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) To support bright, talented, gifted individuals and their families, and the professionals who work with them, to better understand the nature of giftedness, and to help these individuals reach their personal potential.
- World Council for Gifted and Talented Children A diverse organization networking the globe with an active membership of educators, scholars, researchers, parents, educational institutions, and others interested in giftedness to focus world attention on gifted and talented children and ensure the realization of their valuable potential to the benefit of humankind.
- Hoagies Gifted Resources The “all things gifted” page.