Why do we need TAG?
Intellectually gifted students require specialized educational experiences that promote the development and expression of their potential. If gifted individuals—as children, youths and adults—are to experience fulfilling lives and if society is to derive optimal benefits from gifted individuals’ uncommon potentials, an educational program must be structured to develop more fully their exceptional and varied abilities, interests and talents.
The Fulton County gifted program is a response to the need to address the unique learning characteristics, interests, personal needs and capabilities of gifted children. The program emphasizes the gifted student’s need for interaction with intellectual peers. Emphasis on the individual highlights the fact that there are differences among gifted students and a need for specialized educational experiences to meet these differences.
How does a student get into TAG?
The Fulton County School System screens students for eligibility for gifted services twice a year.
I. Automatic Screening- At the beginning of the school year, TAG teachers review previous year’s test scores.
· Standardized Tests (New Students)
Students must have a minimum of an 85th percentile and a 90th percentile in two of the three areas: Total Reading, Total Math, and Complete Battery.
· Acceleration Assessments (Grades K-3)
Students must score 80% or greater on system’s Acceleration Assessment for English/Language Arts or Mathematics.
· Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (Grades 4-9)
Students must score in the top 20 percent on the reading or mathematics section when compared to all other students in the system.
· Grades (Grades 10-12)
Students must have an overall cumulative average of 95 or greater.
II. Classroom Screening- Local schools select a two-week period from January 7 -February 28, 2013, to review all students in the school (Grades K-11).
· Classroom teachers use the Characteristics Instrument for Screening Students (CISS) to identify students with superior abilities in five or more of the following areas: motivation, interests, communications skills, problem-solving abilities, memory, inquiry, insight, reasoning, creativity, and humor.
Students who meet either the automatic screening OR classroom screening criteria AND who have supporting data gathered from test history, products, and/or advanced content levels are referred for gifted placement testing. Once referred to testing:
Parents may request to view their child’s screening results.
Intellectually gifted students require specialized educational experiences that promote the development and expression of their potential. If gifted individuals—as children, youths and adults—are to experience fulfilling lives and if society is to derive optimal benefits from gifted individuals’ uncommon potentials, an educational program must be structured to develop more fully their exceptional and varied abilities, interests and talents.
The Fulton County gifted program is a response to the need to address the unique learning characteristics, interests, personal needs and capabilities of gifted children. The program emphasizes the gifted student’s need for interaction with intellectual peers. Emphasis on the individual highlights the fact that there are differences among gifted students and a need for specialized educational experiences to meet these differences.
How does a student get into TAG?
The Fulton County School System screens students for eligibility for gifted services twice a year.
I. Automatic Screening- At the beginning of the school year, TAG teachers review previous year’s test scores.
· Standardized Tests (New Students)
Students must have a minimum of an 85th percentile and a 90th percentile in two of the three areas: Total Reading, Total Math, and Complete Battery.
· Acceleration Assessments (Grades K-3)
Students must score 80% or greater on system’s Acceleration Assessment for English/Language Arts or Mathematics.
· Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (Grades 4-9)
Students must score in the top 20 percent on the reading or mathematics section when compared to all other students in the system.
· Grades (Grades 10-12)
Students must have an overall cumulative average of 95 or greater.
II. Classroom Screening- Local schools select a two-week period from January 7 -February 28, 2013, to review all students in the school (Grades K-11).
· Classroom teachers use the Characteristics Instrument for Screening Students (CISS) to identify students with superior abilities in five or more of the following areas: motivation, interests, communications skills, problem-solving abilities, memory, inquiry, insight, reasoning, creativity, and humor.
Students who meet either the automatic screening OR classroom screening criteria AND who have supporting data gathered from test history, products, and/or advanced content levels are referred for gifted placement testing. Once referred to testing:
- Parents receive the Parent Notification for Testing Consent Form.
- Student is tested for the gifted program.
- Parents receive test results.
Parents may request to view their child’s screening results.