TAG becomes ELP to foster extended learning, research
Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. That number has been determined to mean that a circle is more than three times its width around or 3.14. Schools have used March 14 as a day to celebrate pi and pie! Since the 14th was a Sunday, Humboldt High School students celebrated with pie and enjoying mathematics on March 12. Humboldt Independent photo.
By Phil Monson
A long-time educational enhancement program in the Humboldt Community School District will get a new name and much-needed upgrades in programming.
The district’s Talented and Gifted (TAG) will now become known as Extended Learning Program (ELP) for students at all grade levels.
Changes in the program were unveiled at the Humboldt School Board meeting Monday night, March 15. Elementary/middle school TAG instructor Lisa Long and high school instructor Chandra McMahon provided an in-depth presentation to the board in Monday’s meeting.
“We are proposing to not identify students until after fifth grade. We are still going to meet with students to challenge and enrich their learning without labeling and formally identifying them,” Long said. “We have a process where we will continue to meet the needs at all grade levels without qualifying them into the program before fifth grade.”
Board member Kristi Clark asked how many students are being served in the program at the high school level? McMahon said she has 53 students in the program. Long said she has 19 students in grades 5-8. Only a handful of elementary are singled out. Superintendent Jim Murray said the number of TAG or ELP students, about 10 to 12 percent of the student body, would equal the number of students served by special education programs.
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