Overview
Academy District 20 follows the Colorado Department of Education standards for identifying TAG students who are capable of high performance and/or exceptional learning behaviors. This body of evidence may include a variety of assessments including, but not limited to:
Achievement assessments
Ability assessments
Classroom observation
Evidence from state and national performance ratings
Parent recommendations
TAG Advanced Learning Plans (ALP)
Teacher recommendations
All TAG students have an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) which includes academic and affective goals. To ensure rigor and engagement, plans and goals are developed using a team approach between the TAG teachers/coordinators, students, families and classroom teachers. ALPs are consistently monitored and modified.
Elementary School TAG Programming
Talented and Gifted (TAG) provides specific programming that meets the needs of elementary students.
Kindergarten through Second Grade
Programming is designed cooperatively by the classroom teacher and the TAG teacher for students who demonstrate the need for additional academic depth and complexity. Select students may participate in accelerated learning opportunities.
Third Grade
Third grade serves as a transition between informal participation and formal identification for TAG services. National ability and achievement assessments are administered in the fall of third grade to help determine formal TAG identification. Students who meet these criteria are then included in formal TAG programming, and an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) is developed.
Fourth and Fifth Grade
Students formally identified for TAG services work with their classroom teacher, parents, and the TAG teacher to develop academic and affective goals as part of the ALP. The ALP guides the types of programming services that meet each student’s individual needs.
Exploratory and enrichment class offerings provide opportunities for further talent development. These may include, but are not limited to:
- Continental Math League
- Full Grade Acceleration
- Independent Studies
- Junior Great Books
- Poetry Contest
- Single Subject Acceleration
- WordMasters