Springfield School District provides a district-wide Talented and Gifted (TAG) program designed to meet the unique needs of individual TAG students. The services provided to students in the TAG program are intended to meet both academic and social/emotional needs. The classroom teacher is the primary teacher responsible for meeting the student's educational needs throughout the instructional program. TAG students will also have the opportunity to spend some time with other students who have similar abilities or interests. These opportunities may be organized differently at each school according to building needs.

Springfield School District meets the needs of TAG students by acceleration of instructional level and pace according to ability and by enrichment of the course content according to need and interest. With input from parents, individual student plans are developed to outline how each TAG student's unique needs will be met. The written plan will describe student needs for adjusted level or pace of learning.

The State regulations for TAG education require that parents have the opportunity to participate in the development of their child's instructional program. Input will be collected from parents during the fall and spring conferences. Individual conferences can also be requested at any time during the year by parents. Parents have the right to withdraw their student from the TAG program at any time.

Students are selected for the TAG program based upon teacher recommendation, parent request and student performance on district standardized tests.

Each school in the district has a staff member assigned to coordinate the TAG program. Parents with questions are encouraged to contact building principals.