We will work directly with contacts in the TAG program in the following divisions to verify eligibility: Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward.
If your school division is NOT one of those listed above, and your child has NOT participated in Longwood's TAG Camp in the past, you will need to provide one of the following for eligibility:
1) a teacher letter of recommendation; or
2) test score documentation.
Test Scores: Students who have scored in the 95th percentile or above on a nationally normed aptitude or achievement test are eligible. Application test scores at the 95th percentile or better must be in at least one of the following areas: reading comprehension, vocabulary, language total, math total, math concepts, math problem-solving, science, social studies, or the composite
Examples of Accepted Nationally Normed Tests (this list is not exclusive): American Testronics, Differential Ability Scales (DAS), Metropolitan Achievement Tests (MAT), Terra Nova (CTBS), SRA Brigance Basic Skills (Pre-K), Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT), Metropolitan Readiness Test, Cognitive Abilities Test, Stanford Achievement Test, California Achievement Tests, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Ravens Progressive Matrices Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Kaufman Assessment Battery, National Tests of Basic Skills, Cognitive Assessment System (CAS), Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT), Otis-Lennon, Test of Language Development, Columbia Mental Maturity Test Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (K-TEA), Peabody Individual Assessment Test, Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT), Comprehensive Inventory Basic Skills (CIBS), KeyMath, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (over age 6), Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), Kuhlmann-Anderson Measure of Academic Potential, Screening Assessment for Gifted Elementary and Middle School Students (SAGES2), Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Test (WPPSI-III) (under age 6), Comprehensive Testing Power (CTP)Leiter International Performance Scale, SAT, Wide Range Achievement Test, Degrees of Reading Power (DRP), Matrix Analogies Test (MAT), Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT).
Please send the appropriate documentation to Dr. Stephanie Playton (playtonsd@longwood.edu). If you have questions about your child's eligibility for registration or would like additional information please contact Dr. Playton.