The 509J district adheres to the polices and procedures outlined
by Oregon TAG Law. These rules apply to all children, grades
K-12, in all public schools. The three major sections of the TAG
law discuss identification of TAG students, programs and
services for TAG students, and the specific rights of parents.
The 509J school district has written policies and procedures
describing how we collect and use information to identify TAG
students, as well as describing the specific programs and
services available to identified students within the district.
The District TAG Coordinator or school principal will be able to
describe these procedures to you. Briefly summarized, the
procedures are outlined below. Students are identified in the
following areas: * Intellectually gifted * Academically talented
in reading * Academically talented in math Multiple measures are
always used prior to any formal TAG identification. Behavioral,
learning and/or performance information can be used in the
identification process, includi