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Our DAHS Program is in the News!

A great district-college collaboration found in Bloomington Joe Nathan  Feb 1, 2019 “This is it!” That’s how Tuan Dinh, a 15-year-old 10th-grader in Bloomington, describes his reaction when he heard about the opportunity to take courses as a ninth-grader on the Normandale Community College campus. Conversations with students, parents and educators over two weeks in January convinced me that Tuan is right.  The Bloomington Public Schools and Normandale College collaboration, called Dimensions Academy, isn’t the only way to serve gifted students well. But it is a great model.  Now in its fifth year, the program serves about 25 ninth- and 25 10th-graders, offering an advanced math and science class in the morning. Students return to their high school in the afternoon. According to Andrew Kubas, Bloomington Public Schools executive director of Learning and Teaching, the average Dimensions Academy student has earned 67 college credits before high school graduation, w...
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ACT prep info

Hi Everyone! Reminder: to find college prep materials (including ACT and AP Test Practice) for your students (or kids at home) use the LearningExpress Library, a FREE resource from ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota). ELM is located on my website, or use this direct link:  LearningExpress Library . To login, and to locate the College Admissions Test Prep section, follow the directions below: Hit:  in blue bar. If you've logged in before, enter Username and Password. If you are a new user, hit "Register" --  under "New User?" on right.    Then fill out fields. Use email address as Username. Create Password: 6-10 characters, no spaces. Hit "Register" -- blue button after fields. Then hit:  in blue bar. Then select (for AP/ACT/SAT/PSAT/TOEFL) Test Practice and College Essay Writing Tips): Let me know your questions! :) -- Jane Dorn Media Director Thomas Jefferson High School Bloom...
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January 2019 Information Nights

January is high school registration time.   The gifted and talented department has some upcoming information nights we want you to know about.  If you can't come or have specific questions you can also email Meredith Aby-Keirstead our high school gifted and talented coordinator at maby@isd271.org. Dimensions Academy High School - 2 Pathways:  STEM & Humanities Parents and students are welcome to attend any of the DA HS  informational meetings. They are all from 6:30-7:30 pm: Tuesday, January 8th at Normandale Community College, Partnership Center , Room P0808 Monday, January 14th at Kennedy High School, Media Center Tuesday, January 22nd at Jefferson High School, Auditorium FFI:   https://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/DA-High-School Nobel Creativity Program Parents, guardians and students who are interested in the Nobel Program at Kennedy High School are invited to attend the information session at KHS on Thursday, January 10th at 6pm i...
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JHS Honors Diploma

Interested in the Honors Diploma?  Come to the informational meeting on Wednesday 12/19.  It'll start the 2nd half of homeroom in the back pod of the auditorium.  Can't come but want more information email Meredith Aby at  maby@isd271.org  or stop by the Career Center for applications.  
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