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Talented and Gifted (TAG)

Plan for Continuous Improvement

A. District Goals

Goal Statement	What special programs or services will be provided to accomplish the goals?	Implementation Timeline	How will progress be measured?	How will success be measured?
Goal #1
100% of K-12 students will be on track to graduate	AVID, Freshman Success Data Team, PLC and RTI teams, Harrisburg Flex Academy and Individual Eligibility Student Plan	August 2023-June 2026	Graduation rate and percent of students in grades 7-12 meeting core academic standards. TAG Modifications and Student Summary Survey results. Completion of AVID CC	Graduation rate and percent of students in grades 7-12 meeting core academic standards. TAG Modifications and Student Summary Survey results. Completion of AVID CCI.
Goal #2
Improve equitable identification practiced by providing training on characteristics of gifted learners, the identification process, developing PEPs, and implementation of PEPs with fidelity by the end of the 2026 school year.	CogAT training for TAG district team and second-grade teachers. Training of teachers in the district on identifying the 6 styles of learners, characteristics of EL learners, and the identification process.	All training will begin in the Fall of 2023.	Completion of training with staff sign-in and exit ticket feedback to be reviewed by the district team. In addition to an increase in TAG referrals and students and families participating in the process.	Students identified as TAG.

B. Professional Development Plan: Identification

Who	What	Provided by	When
Staff person who is responsible for TAG identification in your district Darcey Edwards, Principal, Elementary	Required statewide training	Oregon Department of Education	April 2023
District TAG team	ODE Training video on Identification	HSD TAG coordinator	August-September of each school year
Staff who have already been trained in previous years	Refresher Identification training	HSD TAG coordinator	August-September of each school year

C. Family Engagement

Comprehensive TAG Programs and Services	Date and/or method of Communication
Identification procedures (including referral process)	● Fall School Newsletters ● HSD School District TAG Identification Process
Universal Screening/Testing grade levels	School and district-level communications
Individual and/or group testing dates	School newsletters (weekly @ elementary and high schools, bi-monthly @ middle school)
Explanation of TAG programs and services available to identified students	Fall conferences, school website, and/or possible individual family meetings and mailings
Opportunities for families to provide input and discuss programs and services their student receives	Parent input questionnaire
Explanation of the TAG learning plan (Personal Education Plans or Instructional Plans), if available	Annual PEP meeting
TAG informational events (elementary) - where parents learn about TAG profiles, explanations of district and school programs and services, etc.	Annual PEP meeting, Fall Curriculum Night
TAG informational events (middle school) - where parents learn about TAG profiles, explanations of services and programs offered to TAG-identified students, transition expectations from elementary to middle school, etc.	Annual PEP meeting, Fall Parent Night
TAG informational events (high school) - where parents learn about TAG profiles, explanations of services and programs offered to TAG-identified students, transition expectations from middle to high school, etc.	Annual PEP meeting
Notification to parents of their option to request withdrawal of a student from TAG services	Annual PEP meeting
Notification of the right to file a complaint concerning TAG programs or services, beginning with the district-level complaint process	Annual PEP meeting
Designated district or building contact to provide district-level TAG plans to families upon request	Darcey Edwards, Principal, Harrisburg Elementary School