Parent Advisory Council (TAGAC)

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The TAG Advisory Council (TAGAC) reviews all aspects of the Portland Public Schools' Talented and Gifted programs and makes recommendations to the District with respect to TAG services in Portland Public Schools. Members include parents from all quadrants of the city with students in elementary, middle, and high school. The council seeks parent members that represent the demographics of the students served by the district. Visitors are always welcome. Meetings are held monthly during the school year, usually on the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8:00 p.m at district headquarters in the Windows Conference Room. See the current schedule in the sidebar to the right.  

2017-18 year end TAGAC year-end report 

2017 TAGAC recommendations

2016 TAGAC budget recommendations

2013-14 TAGAC year-end report

2012 TAG parent survey summary

2018-19 school year meeting minutes

 Invitation to Interested Parents of Talented and Gifted Students:

The TAG Advisory Council is seeking parent members that represent the demographics of the students served by the district- including gender, cultural, and ethnic diversity.

For more information, contact the Chair, Scholle McFarland, at emailtagac@gmail.com.

 Parents of the council continue an ongoing conversation with the PPS Talented and Gifted Department at monthly meetings. TAGAC organizes its work around the following areas:

• Consistent identification and services for English Language Learner (ELL) students

• Consistent identification and services for twice-exceptional (2E) students

• Appropriate and consistent rate and level opportunities in all elementary schools

• Accelerated learning opportunities in all middle and high schools

• Predictable automatic TAG services

Council-approved results from these committees will be included in a yearly written report of the Council’s activities provided to the Program Director of Talented and Gifted Education K-12, the Superintendent and the School Board.