TAG Program at Goodview Elementary School
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*       What is the goal?  The goal at Goodview Elementary is to provide an academically challenging environment in which students may thrive.
 

*       What is the objective?  Identified students will achieve the above goal by participating in instructional activities shaped by highly qualified teachers and using a differentiated instructional model and enrichment opportunities that vary throughout the school year.
 

*       How are students identified as gifted?   Bedford County Public Schools uses multiple criteria:  a nationally normed ability test, a nationally normed achievement test, grades from the most recent semester, and teachers’ recommendations.  Students earn points for each of these components.  Students who earn at least 13 of 18 points are considered for the program.
 

*       How are the students served?  Students may be cluster grouped according to their identifications.  Services are provided in the regular classroom and during the regular school day.Students are occasionally pulled out for enrichment activities with the TAG teacher.
 

*       What are the strategies used?   Services are directly related to instruction conducted in the regular classroom, and are structured according to the Bedford County Public Schools’ curriculum maps, pacing guides, and the VA Standards of Learning.   Students will be able to exceed beyond the essential knowledge.
 

*       Who works with the gifted education program?   Each classroom teacher and the TAG teacher.