Private and Homeschooled Student TAG Screening

TAG Screening and Testing

TAG screening is for students in grades 1 - 7 who reside in Prince George’s County and attend a private school or are registered as homeschooled.

• Students who were tested in the past 2 years are NOT eligible for testing again this year.
• Students who have been previously TAG identified in PGCPS need not be tested again.  Prior identification remains valid. Provide student identification information on the application page.
• Testing for Private/Homeschool students will take place on Saturday, February 8, 2025.  Location and details will be emailed to you in January.
• All information requested in this Private/Homeschool Student Application MUST be uploaded by January 15, 2025.  
  • This application must include:
    • Application closes on January 15, 2025 - NO WALK INS
    • Teacher Checklist – (Grade 1-3; Grade 4-8) Should be completed at the current school by the current teacher/s. Checklist must include the teacher’s name. Schools may choose to email the checklist directly to the TAG Office at erica.rojas@pgcps.org. 
    • Copy of current SY 2024-2025 report card. 
    • Include any nationally-normed standardized test data (reading and math) from the current school, or any test data gathered from an evaluation by an educational psychologist (i.e. WISC-V, Woodcock Johnson, etc.)
    • Homeschooled students in grade 1 must submit a birth certificate to ensure he/she is age eligible.  Please submit the application.
    • Late applications WILL NOT be accepted.
  • The testing session will be at least 2 hours depending on grade levels, but could take longer.
    • NOTE: Students in grade 4 - 7 should have nationally normed reading and math achievement from their private school, IF NOT, an additional appointment may have to be made to administer reading and math achievement tests.  This appointment will be Monday-Friday and TAG Office staff will be in touch with the date and time.
  • Testing will take place on Saturday, February 8, 2025.  Details will be emailed in January. In the event of a county-wide activities cancellation due to inclement weather, the testing date will be rescheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025 (snow date).
  • ALL APPLICANTS will receive an email receipt from the google application form.
  • Important Testing Procedures
    • Please do not send snacks into the testing room with your children, water bottles will be allowed.
    • Parents must remain on site during testing.

Notification of Screening Outcome

  Notification of the screening outcome should occur within three (3) weeks after testing. However, you may apply to the TAG Center Speciality Program lottery any time during the application window.  

Outside Testing

Parents of Prince George's County private or homeschool students who wish to have their children screened for TAG services with outside testing in lieu of PGCPS testing on February 8, 2025 should submit the standard private/homeschool school application by the January 15, 2025 deadline.  Include with your application a cover letter indicating that you will be submitting outside testing data.

Outside testing includes the following and must be submitted by February 8, 2025.

• Testing reports from a licensed educational psychologist;
• Standardized cognitive ability assessment (i.e.WISC-IV, CogAT, etc) for all students in grades 1 - 7;  Scores should be reported as full scale IQ percentiles.  
• Nationally-normed standardized math and reading achievement scores (i.e. Stanford, CTBS, Terra Nova, or Woodcock-Johnson) for students in grades 3 - 7.

Assessments Administered during PGCPS TAG Private/Homeschool Testing

IMPORTANT

A PGCPS student identification number is required to apply for a Specialty Program.