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

 

*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 

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 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} 

_{Information Evenings will be held in Spring, 2021} 

• Meadow Park - Cedar Park, Five Oaks, Meadow Park boundaries
  • Elementary Feeders: Barnes, Beaver Acres, Bethany, Elmonica, McKinley, Oak Hills (west of Bethany Blvd), Ridgewood, Rock Creek, West TV, William Walker
• Stoller - Stoller boundaries
  • Elementary Feeders: Jacob Wismer, Sato, Springville
• Whitford - Conestoga, Highland Park, Mountain View, Whitford
  • Elementary Feeders: Aloha Huber Park, Chehalem, Cooper Mountain, Errol Hassell, Fir Grove, Greenway, Hazeldale, Hiteon, Kinnaman, McKay, Montclair, Nancy Ryles, Raleigh Hills, Raleigh Park, Scholls Heights, Sexton Mountain, Vose
• Tumwater - Tumwater boundaries
  • Elementary Feeders: Bonny Slope, Cedar Mill, Findley, Oak Hills (east of Bethany Blvd), Terra Linda

Summa Testing and Eligibility - Current 5th Graders

• ​Current 5th graders will have the opportunity to test in late spring/summer
• Outdoor testing opportunities for Summa will also be available in early summer 
  • CogAT - all 5th graders who are not already eligible for Summa will be invited to take the full version of the CoGAT. 
  • ITBS Reading and Math - All 5th grade TAG students who are not already eligible for Summa will receive invitations to test in reading and math.
  • Testing opportunities will also be posted on the BSD TAG page as they become available
  • Invitations to test will be sent via School Messenger prior to testing dates.
• There have been no changes to the Summa eligibility criteria, only the tests used 
  • Full version CogAT scores (composite) from grades K-5 can be used to qualify for Summa
  • Results from achievement tests (total scores) can be used to qualify for Summa 
    • Oregon Statewide Assessment System (OSAS) ELA and Math scores
    • ITBS/Logramos Reading and Math scores
  • In addition to national norms, local norms will be explored for TAG/Summa identification

Summa and Learning Options

• There will be no Summa applications this year.
• Students who are currently eligible for Summa based on previous test scores will be notified by January 15, 2021 and will be asked to electronically confirm or decline a Summa placement by February 3, 2021.
• Students who test in late Spring/early Summer and become eligible for Summa will be notified of their eligibility within three weeks of their Spring/Summer test date.
• Summa eligible students may apply for one Learning Option in addition to Summa.  

_{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 once dates have been determined.

--last updated January 13, 2021--