The ideal candidate is an engaged association member who wants to be involved with developing relevant and innovative programs to benefit all stakeholders in gifted education.

TAGT committees help the Board do its job. Committees ordinarily will assist the Board by preparing policy alternatives and implications for Board deliberation. Committees monitor and evaluate processes, management and the progress toward ends assigned to the respective committee. The three Governance Committees (Finance, Policy and Planning and Leadership Development) deal directly with the leadership of the association whereas the Organizational Committees (Membership Involvement, Education, Communications and Advocacy) serve a planning or visionary role.

Each Resource Committee is tasked with both identifying and providing resources to members and the G/T Community around their special interest or stakeholder group and recruiting volunteers who are interested in participating in the creation of these resources. 

All committee members will serve staggered one-year terms and may not serve on the same committee for more than three consecutive terms. Leadership Development Committee members will serve staggered one-year terms and may choose to serve a second one-year term.

All committee members must be a TAGT Member for the length of their service.

Association governance documents prescribe that governance and organizational committees will meet twice a year (virtually and/or in-person). These meetings will either be scheduled in conjunction with another TAGT event or they will be held virtually. Most meetings will last 1-2 hours, depending on the meeting’s agenda. 

Members interested in serving on a committee should complete and return the nomination form by the deadline listed on the application page. Additionally, members may nominate others who they believe would be an asset to the association. TAGT will contact them to see if they are interested in serving. All nominations will be reviewed by the Leadership Development Committee (LDC) and judged using an association needs assessment tool that considers experience and background, as well as rural, urban, suburban and ethnic diversity. 

In addition to an impressive line item for your resume, committee service allows you to refine your interest with TAGT and move into a more challenging leadership position like serving on the Board.

In 2012, TAGT began a Board restructure that allows for stakeholder representation, in addition to traditional geographic input. This creates a more robust committee structure and provides opportunities for member participation and leadership development. There are three Governance Committees (Finance, Policy and Planning and Leadership Development) and four Organizational Committees (Membership Involvement, Education, Communications, and Advocacy). Each committee is comprised of a chairperson, at least five appointed members, a board liaison and a staff liaison.