ADVANCING EDUCATION
​IN OREGON

OATAG 2026 Conference

October 3, 2026
Clackamas Community College, Oregon City
Conference Theme: Centering Gifted Education
with Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tamra Stambaugh​

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​OATAG ANNOUNCES 2026 EDUCATOR GRANT

OATAG is very pleased to announce it is accepting applications for the EDUCATOR GRANT PROGRAM for the 2026-27 school year.  Applicants must be OATAG members at the time they apply.
Applications are due by December 11, 2026.  Click on the button to the right for more information 

Teacher Grant Information

Student Grants

Supporting Growth and Development for Students
OATAG is please to announce that it will soon be accepting application for the Student Grant program for the 2026-27 School Year.  ​This scholarship is designed to support students who are eager to grow and develop through enrichment experiences such as classes, camps, workshops, competitions, or independent projects.
For more information click on the button to the right.

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OATAG

• ​Advocates for the needs of talented and gifted children
• Serves as a resource for families, educators, and communities
• Provides direction for excellence in education

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​​Do you know a child who demonstrates these characteristics?

• Has advanced oral and/or written language skills; expressive language?
• Makes unique connections; understands systems; see the "big picture"?
• Ask many questions; seek in-depth information?
• Is resourceful at finding unique solutions?
• Exhibits keen powers of observation; is highly sensitive and insightful?
• Has broad, intense, varied and sustained interests, sometimes simultaneously; transfers learning to new situations?
• Exhibits an early moral concern; is empathetic?
• Is nonconforming; risk-taking; independent?
• Makes non-traditional responses and/or products​?

Then you may know a child who is Talented & Gifted!

​​What does it mean to be identified as TAG?

Purpose:   TAG serves students who, when compared with others of their age/grade level, require learning experiences beyond the standard curriculum. TAG programs seek to provide an educational experience at the student's rate and level of learning.

Referral:   Students may be referred for TAG identification and testing by a teacher, parent, or they may refer themselves. In addition, they may be automatically identified through standardized state test scores.

Identification:   Oregon students qualify for TAG when they are in the top 3% on any nationally normed test of achievement or aptitude and there is additional evidence suggesting high ability. A committee in each building identifies students for TAG. Parents have a right to appeal this decision.

Programs and Services:   The curriculum and instruction provided to identified TAG students must address their accelerated rate of learning and their advanced level of learning as determined by assessments.​

Need More Info? Go To TAG Basics

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