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Ms.
Starlett Sides,
TAG Coordinator |
TAG is the Talented and Gifted Program at Walker Mill.
The TAG coordinator is Ms. Starlett Sides in Room
102. She can be reached at
ssides@pgcps.org.
Parents requesting screening for their child should send a
letter to Mrs. Sides asking that their child be tested. Scroll
down to view important information.
Talented and
Gifted Program Overview
DEFINITION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
"Children and youth with outstanding talent
perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high
levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age,
experience, or environment.
These children and youth exhibit high performance
capability in intellectual, creative, and/or artistic areas,
possess an unusual leadership capacity, or excel in specific
academic fields. They require services or activities not
ordinarily provided by schools.
Outstanding talents are present in children and
youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and
in all areas of human endeavor."
Federal definition of "gifted and talented
students" Used in Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students
Education Act of 1988 Found in National Excellence . . . (1993)
The major focus of the Talented and Gifted
Program (TAG) in all Prince George's County Public Schools is
meeting the needs of students showing high performance
capability in the intellectual area.
TALENTED AND
GIFTED PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Prince George's County Program for Talented and
Gifted Students (TAG) is designed to meet the needs of the
identified TAG student population in all schools by meeting the
following objectives:
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To provide regularly scheduled opportunities
for students to meet with intellectual peers
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To provide a learning environment in which
instructional strategies appropriate to the unique learning
characteristics of the intellectually gifted are utilized
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To provide opportunities for individuals
and/or small groups to utilize advanced research/study
skills in designing and conducting independent
investigations on topics of student interest
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To acquire advanced competencies in:
IDENTIFICATION
PROCEDURES
Students are identified for inclusion in the
Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program following specific procedures.
Several basic concepts are incorporated in the identification
procedures including:
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Global screening - all students are
considered
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Multiple criteria - selection for the TAG
Program is based on assessment of a variety of objective and
subjective factors
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Multiple opportunities - students are
automatically screened in grades one and three
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Committee decision - placement decisions are
made by a group of professionals who evaluate all available
data.
It is the goal of Prince George's County Public
Schools to identify students for the TAG Program in such a
manner that the composition of the TAG population reflects the
multicultural composition of the general population.
Just the Beginning
The Just the Beginning Foundation encourages
students to pursue a career in law.
Learn more about our students and their
incredible field trip to the U.S. Supreme Court by clicking
here.
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