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The following components are required of the program:  \n- Valid, systematic, and multiple criteria for identification  \n- Appropriately endorsed educators  \n- Program budget  \n- Clearly defined program goals and performance measures  \n- Differentiated curriculum for students identified for services  \n- Procedures for annual review and evaluation  \n[http://search.legis.state.ia.us/NXT/gateway.dll/ar/iac/2810___education%20department%20__5b281__5d/0590___chapte](http://search.legis.state.ia.us/NXT/gateway.dll/ar/iac/2810___education%20department%20__5b281__5d/0590___chapte)  \n[r%2059%20gifted%20and%20talented%20programs/_c_2810_0590.xml?f=templates$fn=default.htm](r%2059%20gifted%20and%20talented%20programs/_c_2810_0590.xml?f=templates$fn=default.htm)  \nTAG Program Evaluation  \nAccording to Iowa Chapter 59 .5(6) the school district must give consideration to multiple evaluative components. The West Branch Talented and Gifted program will be evaluated:  \n- a. for the purpose of measuring program effects and providing information for program improvement.  \n- b. for each program level where objectives have been established.  \n- c. for both cognitive and affective student development.  \nAt the semester’s beginning, identified TAG students will complete goal setting exercises to indicate the growth they would like to establish in the TAG program for that semester.  \nAt the semester’s closing, identified TAG students will complete self-reflection exercises, evaluating how well the TAG program has helped them meet their goals for that semester. Also, the TAG educator will meet with principals from all three levels once a semester to analyze identified students’ test data and/or yearly growth.  \nTalented and Gifted Program Goals  \nBelow are the TAG programming goals designed to meet the needs of identified students in our district:  \n- Providing services to students who possess outstanding abilities in one or more of the following areas: general intellectual ability, creative thinking, leadership ability, visual/performing arts, and/or ability in a specific aptitude (math, science, reading, etc. ) Iowa Code 257.44.  \n- Using multiple criteria to identify students for program services that extend learning opportunities beyond their uniquely advanced skills and abilities.  \n- Meeting the needs of gifted and talented students in the public school system by working with classroom teachers to observe, assess, and provide differentiated curriculum while evaluating outcomes.  \n- Providing ongoing professional development based on best practices to communicate the social, emotional, and intellectual needs of talented and gifted students.  \nWest Branch Community Schools TAG Mission  \nThe mission of the West Branch Community School District’s Talented and Gifted program is to provide educational opportunities that acknowledge the academic, creative, and social-emotional needs of gifted learners. We are dedicated to accommodating these students through differentiated and/or accelerated learning, that provides higher-level thinking and the opportunity for personal growth. Through these actions, we will meet the district’s mission of “preparing students to live and learn with passion and purpose.”  \nTalented and Gifted  \nRecommendation/Identification Criteria  \nThe purpose of identification for the TAG program is to provide students with exceptional talents and abilities the extended services and opportunities that meet their e","cbCaicI9yTLEc0ON","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicI9yTLEc0ON","pdf",71420,"English","# TAG Program Evaluation\n## Talented and Gifted Program Goals\n## West Branch Community Schools TAG Mission\n## Recommendation/Identification Criteria\n## Services Provided for Future Identification (Grades K-3)\n## Criteria and Services for Formal Identification (Grades 4-12)","[{\"question\":\"What legal basis requires TAG services in this district?\",\"answer\":\"The document states that Iowa Code Chapter 59 mandates that talented and gifted students be provided services in public schools in grades K-12.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the district evaluate the TAG program?\",\"answer\":\"It will be evaluated using multiple evaluative components, including measuring program effects for improvement, aligning evaluation to established objectives at each program level, and considering both cognitive and affective student development.\"},{\"question\":\"What identification process is used for TAG services in grades K-3?\",\"answer\":\"The K-3 process uses observational services including informal observations, classroom achievements, structured whole-class observations by the TAG educator, standardized assessment data, student-background review meetings, and parent input through correspondence or conferences.\"}]","Talented and Gifted Programming West Branch Community School District - TAG Program Identification Criteria | PDF",1791199996,15]