​Get Involved.  Join the Board.

Get involved with OATAG.  Join our Board and support efforts to help gifted children and their families around Oregon.  All positions are volunteer and uncompensated.  

Open Positions

The following positions are needed on the board:
  • Community Representative
  • Media Coordinator
  • News Letter Editor
  • Social Media Coordinator
  • Special Populations Representatives
  • Conference Planner
  • Website Coordinator
  • Writer/Author

Board Member Terms and Conditions 

By applying to join the Board of OATAG, you agree to adhere to certain conditions.  Some characteristics are required, others are optional.

REQUIREMENTS include the following:
  1. Attend and participate in quarterly board meetings, either in person or via Skype.
  2. Contribute to OATAG social media or other publications on topics of interest to the parents and educators of TAG and high-potential students.
  3. Assist in fund raising and recruit members for OATAG from around the state, with a focus on areas not currently represented within OATAG. 
  4. Participate in OATAG event and/or on an OATAG committee.
  5. Act as a resource in their community for parents, educators and community members.
  6. Maintain an ability to work around children by keeping a clean criminal record.

OPTIONAL characteristics include any/all of the following:
  1. Become familiar with best practices and state requirements for the education of TAG and high-potential students.
  2. Work with other Board members and local groups on identifying topics, practices or strategies of relevance to TAG and high potential students.
  3. Work on behalf of OATAG as a liaison to other organizations.
  4. Establish and maintain contact with their community concerning the importance of instruction for high-potential and talented and gifted students and the need to provide appropriate programs and services for them.