Benefitsand
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,
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What are the benefits of the TAG program?
Intellectually gifted and exceptionally
creative students have unique learning
characteristics, interests, personal needs,
and capabilities. The Fulton County Schools
TAG program addresses these unique
characteristics and needs by providing an
opportunity for gifted students to interact
with intellectual peers as they participate in
classes that extend and enrich the basic
curriculum. Through participation in TAG
classes, students will develop advanced
research, advanced communication, critical
thinking, and creative thinking skills.
If your student is determined eligible, how
and when would his or her schedule
change?
In middle school, gifted students attend one
to four advanced content courses each day.
The exact courses for a student are
determined by past classroom performance,
nationally normed achievement test scores,
and teacher recommendations. Once
determined eligible, students will begin
gifted services at the beginning of the next
report card period.
Referral
Referral for the gifted program occurs
during two periods: Automatic Referral and
Characteristics Instrument for Screening
Students (CISS).
Automatic Referral (Fall)
TAG teacher run queries on
norm-referenced assessments such as
achievement tests, the STAR assessment,
and acceleration exams to determine if
students have qualifying scores.
CISS (Spring)
School staff, parents, and students
knowledgeable of a childs performance
may identify that child for review by the
TAG Eligibility Team. Teachers must then
identify the child as being superior in at
least five categories that are not limited to
problem solving, inquiry, reasoning,
creativity, and humor.
Students who meet the criteria in either
Automatic Referral or CISS and have
appropriate supporting data are then
referred for TAG testing.
Contacts
pleasecontactthefollowing.
TAGTEAM
KianaGannaway(6th):
gannawayk@fultonschools.org
Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
ReneSylvester(7th):
- William Butler Yeats
sylvesterr@fultonschools.org
AngelaHarris(8th):
harrisa@fultonschools.org
ESOL
The Talented and Gifted program in
Fulton County School System provides
NadyaCrane: enriching experiences for the
cranen@fultonschools.org intellectually advanced and
exceptionally creative student. Gifted
services are available in all Fulton
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County Schools for students in
kindergarten through grade 12.
YoungrimLee:
leey@fultonschools.org
All procedures for identification and
service of gifted students meet
guidelines of Georgia Board of
Education Rule 160-4-2-.38.
Testing Eligibility
An eligible student must meet criteria through
How long is the testing process? Testing will
one of two procedures.
require one to five days of one hour sessions,
depending on the age and needs of the student.
Procedure 1: Student meets the criteria in any
Once tests are administered, eligibility will be
three of the four categories.
determined and parents will be notified by the
Mental Ability Assessment
school within six weeks.
NPR 96
Achievement Assessment NPR 90 OR
What tests are administered? Fulton County
cumulative average 90 on a scale of
schools are required to gather data in the following
1-100 in an above-level core
areas:
academic course
Mental Ability: Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT),
Creativity Assessment 90 OR
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT2)
district-level academic competition
Creativity: Torrance Test of Creative Thinking
winner
(TTCT)
Motivation Assessment 90 OR core
Achievement: Stanford Achievement Test
cumulative average 90 on a scale of
(STAT-10)
1-100 in an above-level core academic
Motivation: Gifted Rating Scales Motivation
course OR district-level academic
The grade level and former testing experiences of a
competition winner (OR, 8th grade only:
child determine exactly which instruments will be
cumulative average 85 on a scale of
administered. (Previous test scores, older than two
1-100 over last 2 yrs. in core academic
years, are invalid.) Parental consent will be
areas)
requested.
Procedure 2: Student meets the following
criteria.
Can my child be tested before the start of the
Mental Ability Assessment
school year? The automatic screening process will
Composite NPR 96
take place at the beginning of the school year.
Achievement Assessment
Total Reading, Math, or
Complete Composite 90