1. Welcome! Terri Goldman goldman@fultonschools.org
Christa Vogt

2. Christa Vogt
Terri Goldman st, 2nd, 4th, 5th
3rd, 4th, 5th
We are excited to start classes with your children!

3. Eligibility Reports
Please sign both copies of your child’s eligibility report
Place both copies back in the folder
Results are valid for all of Georgia
No renewal or continuation of testing for eligibility

4. Mental Ability Test
CogAt-96th percentile or higher in any one of the three tested areas; Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal
Naglieri-Nonverbal test for students who have previously taken the CogAt-96th percentile or higher qualifying score

5. Achievement Grades K-2-Stanford 10 Test-90th percentile in one area
Grades 3-5-IOWA Test-90th percentile in Total Reading, Math or Composite

6. Creativity
Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Standardized test of creativity.
90th percentile or higher qualifying score
Product Assessment-Given in regular classroom-scored by product scoring team

7. Motivation All teachers rate students Highest score is taken
90th percentile or higher qualifying score

8. What is TAG?

9. Gifted Services Extend the regular curriculum
Offer more content to nourish love of learning
Challenge able students to think critically and apply knowledge to new situations or solve problems
Develop creative problem solving abilities
Provide opportunities to collaborate with others and share ideas and products
Develop leadership and independence but also respect for others’ ideas

10. TAG Day
Elementary program-students pulled out of class one day per week
After SMART time until dismissal
Join regular class for lunch, recess, and specials
Complete regular classroom homework and make up modified (if any) classwork
Students’ responsibility to find out about homework

11. TAG Curriculum
Three 7-9 week units on Research, Creative Thinking, and Higher Order & Critical Thinking Skills
Units contain:
problem solving
creative thinking activities
critical thinking (compare/contrast, decision making, solving mysteries, analogous thinking)
Research Units include:
Choosing topics
Note taking
Organizing information
Creating products and presentations
Citing sources

12. Classroom Activities Include a lot of group work
Allow students to take on leadership roles
Allow students to build tolerance for others’ ideas

13. Grading Report cards are sent at the end of each unit
Advanced communication skills are evaluated in every unit, as well as work and study habits and social skills
Probation for students doing poorly in TAG- have opportunities to improve before dismissal from program

14. Middle School
Fifth grade IOWA scores, 5th grade data, and teacher recommendations are used to determine if students will qualify for TAG Social Studies and/or Science
Guaranteed at least one TAG course in middle school
LA and Math are no longer “TAG” courses-Students are placed according to continuous achievement levels
Current 5th grade parents-We will have a meeting in the spring to discuss middle school placements.

15. Classes Will Begin…
First and Second Grade-Next Monday and Friday respectively
Third-Friday, Dec 8th or Monday, Dec 11th
Fourth-Tuesday, Dec 12th
Fifth-Wed, Dec 13th or Thurs, Dec 14th

16. Wrap Up Our main goal is to foster the love of learning
Provide experiences and challenges
Encourage students to seek and pursue learning opportunities independently
Contact us with questions: