Parents of PPS TAG students have their
own e-mail listserv. To subscribe send the
message "subscribe" in the body (not the subject line) of the message to the
following address
XL-PDX-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
You will receive a message confirming your subscription. YOU MUST REPLY to this message to complete the subscription process.
OR go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/XL-PDX
Having trouble? Send a message to margaretdelacy@comcast.net and ask for an invitation to this list and/or OATAG.
To unsubscribe, send a message to XL-PDX-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
To share your thoughts with the group, send your mail to XL-PDX@yahoogroups.com
A copy of the welcome message is available on this site
Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted, http://www.oatag.org
OATAG also offers an e-mail "listserv" for parents and TAG teachers, staff, administrators and coordinators, through Yahoo groups. You will have to go through a somewhat cumbersome process of obtaining a "username" and "password" from Yahoo, but after that it is plain sailing. If you already have a Yahoo username and password, you can just add this group to your list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OATAG.
You can also subscribe directly by e-mail by sending an e-mail message to oatag-subscribe@yahoogroups.com The message should read "subscribe" and the subject of the message should read "subscribe".
Having trouble? Send a message to margaretdelacy@comcast.net and ask for an invitation to this list and/or XL-PDX
The TAGFAM project: a webpage that provides information about the TAGFAM family of TAG e-mail listservs. Includes TAGFAM, TAGFORUM, TAGKIDS, TAGMAX, TAGPDQ and TAGTEENS. Current editor is Kathryn Finn. Also offers a way to find MonTAGe, the TAG magazine, which is recommended. http://www.tagfam.org/start.html
TAG WEBSITE INFORMATION
Margaret’s website for Portland-area TAG parents (not associated with PPS)
Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted (OATAG)
PPS TAG department homepage
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/tag/
Portland Public Schools homepage
Talented and Gifted page from the Oregon Department of Education
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=76
Chalkboard Project (A collaborative effort by five Oregon foundations to raise public awareness on education issues.)
http://www.chalkboardproject.org/index.php
Hoagies Gifted Education Page by far the largest and most comprehensive web resource. One-stop shopping for gifted information http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Davidson Institute http://www.davidsongifted.org/
Davidson Institute articles http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/browse_by_topic_articles.aspx
Margaret's Summary of Oregon TAG rules and complaint procedures
http://tagpdx.org/summary_of_oregon_tag_rules.htm
Compiled by Margaret DeLacy, 9/14/11
Other Resources
Margaret's Summary of Oregon TAG rules and complaint procedures
http://tagpdx.org/summary_of_oregon_tag_rules.htm
Twelve Easy Things Parents can do to help OATAG help our children
http://tagpdx.org/twelve_easy_things_parents_can_d.htm
"What Educators need to know about Ability Grouping" is one of a set of brochures produced by the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/reports/Trifolds/A9201P.pdf
"To the Parents or Guardians of Students Identified as Talented and Gifted" is a brochure available in several languages from the Oregon Department of Education at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2308
"Twelve Cost-Effective Educational Options for Serving Gifted Students" from the Davidson Institute for Talent Development" (2005) http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10363.aspx
Find your legislator
The easiest way to do this is to go to the Oregon State Legislature's website at
http://www.leg.state.or.us/citizenguide/
The "quick cards" include legislator's names, addresses and phone numbers in alphabetical order. They can be found at
http://www.leg.state.or.us/citizenguide/member_interim_4web.pdf
compiled by Margaret DeLacy 9/14/11