Program Description

Our TAG program is designed around the belief that talents emerge when students are given opportunities to develop and display abilities in their area of talent and interest. It is our belief that all students benefit from valuable enrichment experiences and should be given opportunities for exposure to a wide variety of such experiences. The TAG program provides these experiences through small group pull-out enrichment sessions that include curriculum extensions, special presentations, interest-based projects, outreach convocations, and competitions. In-class enrichment opportunities are provided when appropriate. An ongoing identification procedure has been established to identify students who demonstrate exceptional general or specific abilities, in one or more content areas, beyond those of their chronological peers. Students who demonstrate advanced abilities will have opportunities to participate in specialized programming to further develop these abilities. Identified students will be considered for curriculum modifications, advanced out of class instruction, and facilitation of independent projects as deemed appropriate through collaboration of the gifted and talented teacher with the general education teacher(s). Curriculum modifications may take the form of compacting, acceleration, or curricular enhancement as required for maximum academic growth.