Mission Statement
The Appleton Area School District is committed to providing a continuum of services to students identified as talented and gifted. Providing instruction that will challenge, support and inspire these students results in expanding their potential through intellectual, social, and emotional growth.
Schools with TAG Programming
Program Summary
The Appleton Area School District has a commitment to identify and provide services for students with gifted learning needs and abilities. Talented and gifted (TAG) students with gifted learning needs and abilities can be identified in the following areas
- General Intellectual Ability
- Creative/Divergent Thinking
Identification Guidelines and Process
Identification is an ongoing process, which includes gathering information about students from the following sources
- Parent, teacher, peer, community member, and self referrals
- Standardized tests of achievement, ability, and creativity
- Product/performance evaluations
Formal TAG identification consists of matching individual student needs with appropriate TAG services. Any teacher, parent, student or community member may complete a TAG referral form. Parent referral forms are available in every school office or from any TAG teacher.
Identification Process
Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners
Forms
Parent Referral Form
Resources
The Key to Success? Grit - TED Talk from Angela Duckworth
Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted (WATG)
Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Hoagies Gifted
Genius Denied
A Nation Deceived