TAG identified students are eligible to apply for possible placement in the TAG CENTER Program.
The lottery application link: http://www1.pgcps.org/lottery/.
Lottery deadline is March 16, 2012.
Students must be TAG identified in order to participate in the TAG program. If your child is not identified as TAG, but is in the process of being screened, you may select TAG on the lottery application. However, students must be identified and coded before the lottery placement occurs.
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IMPORTANT TAG DATES
2011 - 2012
Sept. 12 – Nov. 22
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PGCPS Parent and Teacher Nomination Window
(Grades 2, 4-7)
Contact the school-based TAG Coordinator in writing.
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Oct. 3-20
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1st Grade OLSAT Testing Window – Global Testing
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Nov. 7-22
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3rd Grade Stanford Testing Window – Global Testing
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Dec. 5-16
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3rd Grade OLSAT Testing Window – Global Testing
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Dec.-Feb
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TAG Screening Window
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Jan. 3
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Lottery application available at www.pgcps.org/
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Jan. 12
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TAG Testing and Screening for Private School Students
Application is due by 5:00
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Jan. 17
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Specialty Program Showcase, Charles Flower High School, 6:00-8:00 PM
Learn about the TAG CENTER Program and Lottery Process
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Feb. 9
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Deadline for all TAG Screening and Identification paperwork
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Feb. 18
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TAG Testing for Private School Students - Applicants only (no-walk-ins)
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Feb 28
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Glenarden Woods TAG Center Showcase, Glenarden Woods ES, 6:00-8:00 |
Feb 29
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Annual Gifted and Talented Reception, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
The State Advisory Council on Gifted and Talented Education will recognize this year’s awards for Excellence in Gifted and Talented Education.
For additional information, please feel free to contact Jeanne Paynter or Stephanie Zenker, or visit the Gifted and Talented Education/Maryland Summer Centers webpage at www.marylandpublicschools.org/programs/giftedtalented.
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March 5
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TAG Center Middle School Showcase, Greenbelt Middle, 6:30-8:00 |
March 16
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Lottery Application Deadline |
March 17
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Destination Imagination Regional Tournament, Charles Flowers High School |
April 15
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Maryland Gifted and Talented Summer Center Application Deadline |
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MSDE Gifted and Talented Summer Centers brochure
The goal of the Maryland Summer Centers is to provide opportunities for Maryland’s gifted and talented students to work with like-minded peers in an area of ability and interest. Many participants have reported these programs to be a life-changing experience, meeting for the first time others with interests and abilities like their own and forming lasting friendships.
Maryland Summer Center deadline - April 15, 2012