TAPAS - Bridging Multidimensional Identification and Local Norms
Recorded On: 05/29/2025
Grade Level: K-12
Content Level: Intermediate/Some Knowledge
How can we identify students across multiple domains of talent and ability using universal screening without testing every child in every domain? How can we translate those findings into actionable plans? The New Mexico TAPAS model provides users with open-source tools to conduct universal and targeted screening as well as individual profile analysis using a variety of assessment tools.
Geoffrey Moon
Services for Advanced Academics and Gifted Education
Santa Fe Public Schools
Geoffrey Moon supports TAPAS for NAGC's New Mexico affiliate and coordinates Services for Advanced Academics and Gifted Education for Santa Fe Public Schools. As a parent, advocate, teacher, and leader in gifted education, Moon believes fiercely in equality of human potential. Awarded a 2019 NAGC Gifted Coordinator Award, he is currently a doctoral student at the University of Northern Colorado.
Wendy Dove
Wendy Dove is a gifted education teacher and leader with 18 years of experience identifying and serving diverse learners. She has used TAPAS to identify and develop programs for English Learners, twice-exceptional students, and gifted students from varied backgrounds. She heads the identification workgroup for SFPS SA2GE, and implements TAPAS across diverse schools.
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