KCSD Talented and Gifted (TAG) Identification Process
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Student Referral
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Data Collection
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Data Review
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Identification Decision & Notification
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Student Referral
A student can be referred to TAG through any of the following ways:
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Self -Referral
Student requests to be referred. Student, parent/guardian, or teacher then contacts the TAG Coordinator to begin the process.
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NNAT-3 Screener
Student score is in at least the 94th percentile on the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test -3rd Edition (NNAT-3). TAG Coordinator will automatically begin referral process.
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Parent/Guardian Referral
Parent may contact classroom teacher or TAG Coordinator to initiate a referral. If teacher is contacted then the teacher must contact the TAG Coordinator on the parent's behalf.
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Teacher/Principal Referral
Teacher/Principal contacts the Parents/Guardians and, then the TAG Coordinator, to initiate the referral process.
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Once a student's name has been sent for a TAG Referral, permission to test will be obtained and then data collection will begin.
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Data Collection
Multiple Data Points Needed
(Must have more than 1 piece of evidence)
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Scales for Identifying Gifted Students (SIGS)
Must be completed by parent/guardian and teacher for all referred students.
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Academic Testing Data
iReady Comprehensive Diagnostic Test, Smarter Balanced (SBAC)
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Intellectual Testing Data
Naglieri Nonverbal Test of Ability (NNAT3) and Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT-2 Revised)
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| Evidence of accelerated learning, evidence of rapid language acquisition, performance tasks, and work samples |
Classroom observational data: TAG Coordinator observes student in subject areas of referral. |
Evidence of Creative Ability on the CAP: Test of Divergent Thinking |
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Data Review
Requirements for TAG Identification
Must have at least 2 of the following:
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Standardized test score that demonstrates exceptional performance when compared to applicable developmental or learning progression of same age peers. (NNAT-3, KBIT-2 Revised, SBAC, iReady Comprehensive Diagnostic Test)
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Evidence of TAG characteristics (as evidence by SIGS-Scales for Identifying Gifted Students and/or observations)
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Evidence of exceptional Creative Ability demonstrated on the CAP-Test of Divergent Thinking
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Multiple Supporting Data points demonstrating exceptional performance when compared to applicable developmental or learning progression of same age peers.
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| TAG Identification Committee consisting of the TAG Coordinator, TAG Teacher, Curriculum Director, teachers from across the district, and administrators, review blind student profile sheets to collaboratively make an identification decision. |
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Identification Decision and Notification
Parents/guardians and teachers are notified of the decision:
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Identified as TAG
(Administration also notified)
- Intellectually Gifted
- Academicically Talented
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Not Identified as TAG
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| Parents/Guardian, TAG Teacher, and Classroom Teacher will work together to design a Personalized Education Plan (PEP) for each student identified. PEP's and all referral paperwork will be kept in a TAG Cumulative File for each student. Enrichment opportunities will also be offered. |
Evidence does not support the student being identified at this time. Parents have a right to appeal this decision. Students may be referred for the TAG program again, one year after being found non-eligible. |
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