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Does every school offer TAG services?
Every elementary school offers one of three models for TAG services: Pull-Out, Tag in the Regular Classroom (TRC) or a TAG Center Program. Click here to learn more about these models.
Middle schools offer Honors Courses in most content areas and high schools offer open access to Advanced Placement (AP).
My child has been identified as “gifted” in another state/district. Will PGCPS honor his/her identification?
With appropriate documentation from your child’s previous school or district, his/her file will be reviewed for TAG identification by the Office of Advanced and Enriched Instruction (AEI).
What number is my child on the lottery wait list for the TAG Center Program?
If you have applied via lottery and have been notified that your child is on a wait list for a TAG Center Program, contact Pupil Accounting and School Boundaries (PASB) at 301-952-6300 to find out your child’s number on the wait list.
How can I get more involved with TAG in PGCPS?
The Prince George's County Association for Talented and Gifted Education (PGTAG) is a parent group that supports and advocates for Talented and Gifted services. If you are parent or guardian who is interested in being involved in this organization, please contact ...
Are there any national organizations that provide additional information about gifted and advanced learners?
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) has information for parents about advanced and gifted learners. Go to www.nagc.org and click on the parent tab. Another source of information is the Council for Exceptional Children- The Association for the Gifted (CEC-TAG) at www.cectag.org.
When is the TAG Center lottery application window for the 2019-20 school year?
Lottery applications will be available on-line January 2020. The deadline for submitting applications is March 2020.
Students must be TAG-identified in order to participate in the program. If your child is not yet identified as TAG, but is in the process of being screened, you may select TAG on your application. Students must be identified and coded TAG before lottery placement occurs. Please click here for more information.
My child is in a TAG Middle School Center, I understand that he has TAG continuity to an IB World School in Prince Georges County. What exactly does this mean?
Any student who is in a Middle School TAG Center Program, who has at least a 2.5 GPA and at least one year of a world language is eligible to receive continuity placement in an IB Diploma High School Program. Middle School TAG Coordinators facilitate this process. For more information about IB please click here.
My child is in Middle School TAG center, does that mean that he will automatically be enrolled in all TAG/Honors course?
Many TAG students have specific areas where they show strength and other areas where they may need support. Students are recommended for courses based on academic need. The accelerated Math courses have specific criteria that all students must meet in order to participate in the courses.
I think my child is 2E (Twice Exceptional), what is the process for identification?
If your elementary age child has a documented disability and you suspect that he/she might also be gifted, contact the TAG Coordinator at your school. The coordinator will fill out and submit the Review Request for Twice Exceptional Identification and submit it along with any psychological reports that include cognitive assessments. The AEI Supervisor and the Special Education Specialist who is assigned to 2E hold monthly meetings to review all data related to each request. If the child meets PGCPS criteria for gifted, your child will be coded as TAG in the central database and we will let the school know the decision. If your child is identified as 2E, he/she will be able to participate in the TAG service model at your school. If your child is in middle school, contact your child's counselor- the process is the same -the outcome in middle school may include your child's participation in an honors course.
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