T.C Martin Elementary School was recently named a recipient of the Maryland Excellence in Gifted and Talented Education (EGATE) award by the Maryland State Advisory Council on Gifted and Talented Education. The recognition program honors elementary, middle and high schools that offer gifted and talented programs that model excellence and focus on improving levels of student achievement. T.C. Martin is one of eight Maryland schools that received the EGATE award this year. Martin is Charles County’s third elementary school to receive the award recognition. Last year, Dr. James Craik and William B. Wade elementary schools received the EGATE designation. The school will be honored at a state reception Feb. 28 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. As an EGATE recipient, Martin will receive a Governor’s citation, EGATE school banner and plaque. The program was launched in 2010 by the Maryland State Department of Education and the State Advisory Council on Gifted and Talented Education. To be considered for the program, schools submit a comprehensive application that includes documentation that demonstrates their program is aligned with criteria outlined in the Maryland Criteria for Excellence: Gifted and Talented Education program guidelines. Criteria are focused on six program components, and include: a student [...]
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