Talented & Gifted (TAG)
Forest Grove School District's TAG program identifies students who are intellectually gifted and/or academically talented in reading and math, as demonstrated by standardized tests, teacher and parent rating scales, anecdotal information, and work samples, as well as through additional screening.
Child Find
Forest Grove School District is committed to meeting the needs of every student, every day.
The state of Oregon has a legal definition of TAG students that Forest Grove complies with through local policies and procedures specific to identification and services provided to TAG-identified students. According to the statute, “Talented and gifted children” are those children who require personalized educational programs or services, or both, beyond those normally provided by the regular school program in order to realize their social, emotional, and educational needs met in the classroom.
Linked below you will find information on how FGSD is actively seeking to identify talented and gifted students.
TAG Building Leads
Each school has a staff member delegated as the TAG Lead for their building. Linked below is the 2024-2025 TAG Lead for each building.
TAG Screener
Forest Grove School District utilizes a variety of assessments to understand each student’s rate and level of learning. Each year, fourth and sixth grade students will have the opportunity to take the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) as a part of the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Screening and Identification process. The NNAT is a nonverbal test of reasoning and is used to measure general intellectual abilities. It is also one of the central components utilized for possible TAG screening. FGSD uses the NNAT as an initial assessment in the process of finding and nurturing gifted potential in students. Linked below is a letter sent to all fourth grade and sixth grade families regarding this yearly screening.