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Don’t let your child’s exceptional gifted education stop in middle school

Dimensions Academy High School of Bloomington
Don’t let your child’s exceptional gifted education stop in middle school
Bloomington Public Schools has developed an innovative approach to gifted education at the high school level through Dimensions Academy High School.  Students can apply to be in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and/or the Humanities (English and Social Studies) strands.

DA HS STEM:  
DA High School STEM is a partnership with Normandale Community College to provide an early college experience for 9th and 10th grade students who have exceptional academic skills and are ready for highly rigorous college-level curriculum prior to their eligibility for PSEO (Post-Secondary Enrollment Options) in grades 11-12.  This original program allows students to college from 7:50-9:35 am at Normandale Community College. Students work in a cohort class of 9th or 10th graders with college professors. After the college classes, students are transported back to Bloomington’s Jefferson or Kennedy High Schools to complete the remaining periods of their school day where they can participate in honors and/or Advanced Placement course.  
DA HS Humanities:
DA High School Humanities offers an accelerated path for students using Advanced Placement (AP) and dual enrollment courses.  This pathway allows students to take highly rigorous college-level curriculum which is taught at college level pacing. Students work in a cohort class and take compacted AP social studies and  English classes, and are dual enrolled in college writing classes. The courses are taught by Bloomington teachers who have specialized training in AP curriculum and differentiation for gifted learners and have been credentialed by the College Board or a local college.  Members of the cohort are transported between Bloomington’s Jefferson or Kennedy High Schools.
Dimensions Academy High School is looking for high ability students entering 9th grade in the fall of 2019 who are interested in challenging themselves.
Please review the program’s eligibility requirements and apply online at bloomingtonschools.org/DAHS
Online applications are due Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.
Informational Meetings
Parents and students are welcome to attend any of the DA HS  informational meetings. They are all from 6:30-7:30 pm:
Tuesday, Jan 8th at Normandale Community College, Partnership Center, Room P0808
Monday, Jan 14th at Kennedy High School, Media Center
Tuesday, Jan 22nd at Jefferson High School, Auditorium
ACT testing will be offered at Bloomington middle schools on April 2nd for students who have completed applications for DAHS.  If you cannot test on that day, please consider registering to take the ACT on your own on Feb 9th or April 13th through ACT.org.
Scholarships for outside testing are available to DA applicants.
Contact
Erin D. Boltik, Ed.S.
Director of Gifted Programs and Services
952-681-6494


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