Talented and Gifted (TAG)
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Plan for Continuous Improvement
A. District Goals
Goal Statement | What special programs or services will be provided to accomplish the goals? | Implementation Timeline | How will progress be measured? | How will success be measured? |
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Goal #1 | ||||
100% of K-12 students will be on track to graduate | AVID, Freshman Success Data Team, PLC and RTI teams, Harrisburg Flex Academy and Individual Eligibility Student Plan | August 2023-June 2026 | Graduation rate and percent of students in grades 7-12 meeting core academic standards. TAG Modifications and Student Summary Survey results. Completion of AVID CC | Graduation rate and percent of students in grades 7-12 meeting core academic standards. TAG Modifications and Student Summary Survey results. Completion of AVID CCI. |
Goal #2 | ||||
Improve equitable identification practiced by providing training on characteristics of gifted learners, the identification process, developing PEPs, and implementation of PEPs with fidelity by the end of the 2026 school year. | CogAT training for TAG district team and second-grade teachers. Training of teachers in the district on identifying the 6 styles of learners, characteristics of EL learners, and the identification process. | All training will begin in the Fall of 2023. | Completion of training with staff sign-in and exit ticket feedback to be reviewed by the district team. In addition to an increase in TAG referrals and students and families participating in the process. | Students identified as TAG. |
B. Professional Development Plan: Identification
Who | What | Provided by | When |
|---|---|---|---|
Staff person who is responsible for TAG identification in your district Darcey Edwards, Principal, Elementary | Required statewide training | Oregon Department of Education | April 2023 |
District TAG team | ODE Training video on Identification | HSD TAG coordinator | August-September of each school year |
Staff who have already been trained in previous years | Refresher Identification training | HSD TAG coordinator | August-September of each school year |
C. Family Engagement
Comprehensive TAG Programs and Services | Date and/or method of Communication |
|---|---|
Identification procedures (including referral process) | ● Fall School Newsletters |
Universal Screening/Testing grade levels | School and district-level communications |
Individual and/or group testing dates | School newsletters (weekly @ elementary and high schools, bi-monthly @ middle school) |
Explanation of TAG programs and services available to identified students | Fall conferences, school website, and/or possible individual family meetings and mailings |
Opportunities for families to provide input and discuss programs and services their student receives | Parent input questionnaire |
Explanation of the TAG learning plan (Personal Education Plans or Instructional Plans), if available | Annual PEP meeting |
TAG informational events (elementary) - where parents learn about TAG profiles, explanations of district and school programs and services, etc. | Annual PEP meeting, Fall Curriculum Night |
TAG informational events (middle school) - where parents learn about TAG profiles, explanations of services and programs offered to TAG-identified students, transition expectations from elementary to middle school, etc. | Annual PEP meeting, Fall Parent Night |
TAG informational events (high school) - where parents learn about TAG profiles, explanations of services and programs offered to TAG-identified students, transition expectations from middle to high school, etc. | Annual PEP meeting |
Notification to parents of their option to request withdrawal of a student from TAG services | Annual PEP meeting |
Notification of the right to file a complaint concerning TAG programs or services, beginning with the district-level complaint process | Annual PEP meeting |
Designated district or building contact to provide district-level TAG plans to families upon request | Darcey Edwards, Principal, Harrisburg Elementary School |