Talented and Gifted Program

What is the Talented And Gifted (TAG) Program?                                      

In Wisconsin, talented and gifted students are defined as, "Students enrolled in public schools who give evidence of high performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, or specific academic areas and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such capabilities."

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Wisconsin Statute 118.35

SDJ Vision Statements  - Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program

• provide a coordinated Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program that ensures continuity of objectives and curriculum
• provide TAG students access to a support system, which meets their social, emotional, and academic needs
• identify, support, and serve TAG students from diverse populations
• provide TAG students with differentiation that includes enrichment and rigor and extends portions of established curricula
• provide a nurturing environment for TAG students that encourages problem solving, critical and creative thinking, innovation and affective education
• provide TAG students with experiences that go beyond the structures of the institution