Talented And Gifted

General Information

• Oregon TAG Law​
  • Identification of Academically Talented and Gifted Students
  • Rights of Parents of TAG Students
  • Programs and Services for Talented and Gifted Students
• FAQs

You Know Your Child is Gifted When......Book by Judy Galbraith, M.A.

Parent Nomination Forms for TAG Testing

A school newsletter will be sent to families in mid to late October with nomination information and submission deadlines. 

Each year students are considered for Talented and Gifted students in the Beaverton School District.  These services are provided by your child's classroom teacher(s).  If you think your child might qualify, you may wish to complete the Parent Information Form below.  Completing this form gives your child's school TAG committee more information about your child.  Classroom teachers also collect observational data from students each fall and make recommendations for testing. 

• K-3 Parent Information Form​
• 4-8 Parent Information Form​
• K-8 Formato de Información de los Padres

 

TAG TestingDue to the COVID-19 pandemic and our current reality of Comprehensive Distance Learning, CDL, the BSD TAG testing process will look different this year. Teachers will spend this Fall/Winter collecting evidence on how students respond to differentiation within their distance learning classroom. School TAG facilitators will collect nominations from teachers and parents this Fall/Winter and along with collected evidence, decisions will be made on which students will be selected to test in person after March, 2021.   CogAT  The CogAT Screener will not be administered to all 3rd & 5th grade students this year.  Grade 5 students will be invited to take the CogAT Full Version at designated test sites on December 2 or December 9. Scores can be used for both TAG/Summa. Invitations for testing will be emailed from the District mid November. A school TAG committee will determine which K-3 students take the CogAT, based on nominations and collected evidence. Testing for K-3 students will occur after March, 2021. Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Reading and Math) - TBD A committee will convene to look at achievement testing during CDL and recommendations will be made for the testing process.

*CogAT and ITBS scores are used for TAG identification in all grades.

*TAG Services will work with other BSD departments to provide testing access for all indicated students.

Summa Brochure

The Summa program provides a differentiated, challenging curriculum that meets the cognitive, emotional, and social needs of highly gifted students, while being sensitive to their developmental level.

Summa Eligibility Criteria - for current 5th, 6th, and 7th graders 

99th percentile (age-based) on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CoGAT)

OR

99th percentile on the total Reading or total Math Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)

AND

at the 97th percentile or higher in a different area: Total ITBS Reading, total ITBS Math or CogAT full version 

All scores must be from a recently administered (since July 1, 2019 CogAT or Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) given within a school system. The Beaverton School District does not accept private testing.  Students must be TAG identified and live within the Beaverton School District Boundaries.

_{Summa Sites}

• Meadow Park - Cedar Park, Five Oaks, Meadow Park boundaries
• Stoller - Stoller boundaries
• Whitford - Conestoga, Highland Park, Mountain View, Whitford

Summa Testing and Eligibility

• For current 5th graders, scores from the 3rd grade CogAT Full Version will be used for Summa eligibility. This is a change from last year.

• For current 5th graders, scores from 4th grade ITBS Reading and Math tests will be used for Summa eligibility.

• Students will be notified in early November of their eligibility. Students who are eligible do not require further testing.

• All Grade 5 students will be invited to take the CogAT Full Version at a designated test site on December 2 or December 9.  Invitations to all 5th graders will be emailed from the District in mid November. 

• The process for reading and math achievement is currently under review. Updates will be posted once decisions have been made.  

Summa and Learning Options

• There will be no Summa applications this year.  Eligible students will be notified and asked to electronically confirm or decline a Summa position during January 27-February 3, 2021.

• Students may apply for one Learning Option in addition to being eligible for Summa.

• Students who are selected through the Options Lottery or from Second Consideration AND are eligible for Summa will need to make a choice by February 3, 2021. 

_{Summa Nomination Form}

• ​For fifth-seventh grade students who live in the Beaverton boundary, but are not enrolled in the Beaverton School District or who attend a BSD Charter School.
• Parents/Guardians who submit a form will be contacted in early November regarding testing dates and locations.