Dale County, Alabama

Gifted Program (TAG)

Dale County promotes educational opportunities for gifted students, with school-level programming identified as TAG.

How services work: The district supports gifted activities designed to maximize student achievement and identifies a school-level TAG contact; a uniform grade schedule is not publicly stated.

How students are identified: Educators, families, peers, students, or others may refer; all second graders are observed, and aptitude, gifted characteristics, and at least three performance indicators determine matrix eligibility.

Gifted Education

Alabama recognizes intellectually gifted learners as exceptional children and provides a statewide framework for referral, evaluation, eligibility, and gifted instruction through public school systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: Local school systems implement gifted instruction using Alabama's gifted standards and student outcomes. Grade configuration, setting, and service frequency are determined locally and should be confirmed with the district.

How students are identified: Alabama publishes statewide referral-to-eligibility guidance and forms. A local school system evaluates referred students using the state framework and multiple forms of evidence before determining eligibility.

Talented and Gifted Program

Ozark City identifies students whose academic or creative potential requires services not ordinarily provided by the regular program.

How services work: The district handbook confirms a Talented and Gifted Program but does not publish a uniform grade span or weekly service schedule.

How students are identified: Anyone knowledgeable about a student may refer, all second graders are observed, and aptitude, characteristics, and performance determine matrix eligibility; referrals go to the student's principal.

Gifted Education

Alabama recognizes intellectually gifted learners as exceptional children and provides a statewide framework for referral, evaluation, eligibility, and gifted instruction through public school systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: Local school systems implement gifted instruction using Alabama's gifted standards and student outcomes. Grade configuration, setting, and service frequency are determined locally and should be confirmed with the district.

How students are identified: Alabama publishes statewide referral-to-eligibility guidance and forms. A local school system evaluates referred students using the state framework and multiple forms of evidence before determining eligibility.

Learning in Consultation (LinC)

LinC extends the general curriculum with creative and lateral thinking, research, problem solving, and explorations of technological, environmental, and humanitarian topics.

How services work: Qualified students meet in a resource room for three hours weekly in grades 3–6 and 1.5 hours weekly in grades 7–8; K–8 teachers also receive consultation for differentiated instruction.

How students are identified: All second graders participate in Child Find; families or teachers may also refer, and a matrix combines aptitude, characteristics, and multiple performance indicators.

Gifted Program

Enterprise City offers services beyond the regular program for students demonstrating high academic or creative potential.

How services work: School gifted-referral teams review candidates and the Special Projects Center coordinates the program; the public overview does not publish a grade-specific schedule.

How students are identified: Anyone knowledgeable about a student may refer; accepted referrals are evaluated through aptitude, gifted-characteristics ratings, and at least three performance indicators scored on a matrix.