Need Help Navigating the Madness
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Anonymous
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Hello,
I am posting this for a friend. Her daughter is in a fourth grade gifted program in La Plata Maryland. She is currently in the process of a civilized divorce, but due to finances is required to move closer to her job in the city. Her husband will live in St Mary's County, but she wants to move into Prince George County. Her question, can her daughter test-in and enter a PG magnet School in the 5th grade. If so, which ones. If not, what parochial schools would you recommend. TIA |
Anonymous
| I suggest she call the County School System for that one. |
Anonymous
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The child is unlikely to be able to test directly in to a TAG magnet school because slots in them are assigned via a lottery system. Your friend could contact the TAG Office -- http://www1.pgcps.org/tag/ -- and see if there are any TAG magnet schools that are underenrolled for 5th grade and without a waiting list and then try to find housing in that school's boundaries.
The TAG office would also be able to help spell out what documentation of TAG identification is needed and whether or not a PGCPS screening is necessary. I'd also say your friend shouldn't automatically write off PGCPS if there isn't a path into a magnet school. Look at the middle and high schools where her daughter would be zoned, as well as the elementary, and meet the principals and some staff and see if the neighborhood schools can meet her daughter's needs. Remember a lot of PGPCPS middle schools start at 6th grade, so she's looking at one year in elementary become middle school starts. |
Anonymous
| A friend of mine said that is you test into TAG and live in boundary for that location you get automatic TAG placement I.e. Tulip Grove and Glenarden don't, but any of the other K-5 TAG programs with a comprehensive would. |
Anonymous
I think you mean Heather Hills if you are talking about a TAG magnetm |
Anonymous
| Yes, sorry |