for Highly and Profoundly Gifted Children

for Highly and Profoundly Gifted Children Middle Schools: Hubert Olson Middle School 4551 W 102nd St Oak Grove Middle School 1300 W 106th St Elementary Schools: Ridgeview Elementary 9400 Nesbitt Ave. S Oak Grove Elementary 1301 W 104th St

The goal of Elements and Dimensions Academy • To serve those students whose outstanding academic talent, advanced motivation, performance (or potential for performance) at high levels ofaccomplishment indicate their need for in-depth, complex and rigorous curriculum and instruction.

Program Description • The program consists of five major components: • Advanced academic challenge • Critical thinking and creative expression • Social and emotional development and enhancement • Focus on diversity • Family involvement and parent education

Our programs… • The programs are framed around an intense curriculum, which is designed to respond to gifted learners’ characteristics of precocity, intensity and complexity.

ICM ModelCollege of William and Mary • Advanced content knowledge focuses students on developing new learning & knowledge, as opposed to factual regeneration; • Concept learning develops student understanding of any discipline and the relationship among disciplines; and • Process-product facet promotes student opportunities for manipulating information at complex levels by employing generic and specific thinking models.

Advanced Academic Challenge • Incorporation of the William and Mary Curriculum Integrated Curriculum Model (ICM) for Gifted Learners Advanced modification/differentiation of the district core curriculum. • Use of advanced grammar study (3-8) • Classes use Junior Great Books, WordMasters (3-5), Continental Math (2-3), Noetic Math (4-5), National History Day (6-8), and beyond what is used in the regular school curriculum. • Independent and in-depth studies may be available for individual interest areas.

Math Curriculum • Elementary: The curriculum used is the Everyday Math series. Students work above grade-level with appropriate acceleration and deeper enrichment and extensions for greater understanding of mathematical concepts. • Middle School: The curriculum used is Math Thematics & College Preparatory Math series.

Math Placement • Current Bloomington Public Schools students will be placed into the appropriate math class based on the prior year’s math program completion. • Students new to the Bloomington Public Schools will be assessed by program personnel for appropriate placement within the DA program’s math sequence. • quantitative measures (such as norm referenced standardized tests, end-of-year grade level tests, problem solving assessments and prior course grade/completion • qualitative measures (such as class discussion participation, daily work, individual conversations with the student, prior teacher recommendation and parent input) • Options are available, outside of the DA program, for math programming, enrichment and/or extensions.

Middle School Math • DA students are not necessarily in the same math class together. Every student (DA or not) will be placed in the math course she/he needs based on past math history and a 6th grade math pre-assessment. • The highest scoring students will study: • Pre-algebra in grade 6 • Algebra 1 in grade 7 (HS credit) • Geometry in grade 8 (HS credit)

Key Elements of theSocial/Emotional Facet: • Development of a healthy sense of self through self-knowledge and self-acceptance; • Development of healthy relationships through understanding of self and others; • Development of appropriate expectations of self and others; and • Development of risk-taking behaviors in intellectual contexts.

Focus on Diversity • We will recruit known qualified students with assistance from the Office of Educational Equity. • We will identify in K-2 students of color/low SES (socio-economic), EL (English Language Learners) who have potential. • Everyone has to qualify!! • Currently 25% diverse membership (district average 44% as of 10/12)

Family Involvement and Parent Education • Workshops for parents of highly and profoundly gifted children (SENG) • BCGT (Bloomington Council for Gifted and Talented) offers speakers • Individual meetings/communications/supportive services developed for parents and guardians

Elements Placement – Tier 1 • Tier 1 - Highly Qualified Candidates who currently attend a Bloomington Public School must have: • MAP = >95% (nationally) on Reading and Math • CogAt = > 95% (age scores) Or • IQ Measure=>135 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation

Elements Placement – Tier 2 • Tier 2 - Highly Qualified Candidates who do not currently attend a Bloomington Public School* must have: • MAP = >95% (nationally) on Reading and Math And • IQ or other approved ability measure=>135 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation * Attendance in BPS prior to the first information meeting.

Elements Placement – Tier 3 • Tier 3 - Qualified Candidates who currently attend a Bloomington Public School must have: • MAP = >90% (nationally) on Reading and Math • CogAt = > 90% (age scores) Or • IQ Measure=>130 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation

Elements Placement – Tier 4 • Tier 4 - Qualified Candidates who do not currently attend a Bloomington Public School* must have: • MAP = >90% (nationally) on Reading and Math And • IQ or other approved ability measure=>130 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation * Attendance in BPS prior to the first information meeting.

DA Placement Criteria – T1 • Tier 1 - Highly Qualified Candidates who currently attend a Bloomington Public School must have: • MAP = >98% (nationally) in Reading and Math • CogAt = >98% age score) OR • IQ Measure=>140 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation

DA Placement Criteria – T2 • Tier 2 – Highly qualified candidates who do not currently attend BPS* must have: • MAP = >98% (nationally) on Reading and Math And • IQ or other approved ability measure=>140 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation * Attendance in BPS prior to the first information meeting.

DA Placement Criteria – T3 • Tier 3 - Qualified Candidates who currently attend BPS must have: • MAP = >95% (nationally) in Reading and Math • CogAt = >95% age score) Or • IQ Measure=>130 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation

DA Placement Criteria – T4 • Tier 4 – Qualified Candidates who do not currently attend BPS* must have: • MAP = >95% (nationally) on Reading and Math And • IQ or other approved ability measure=>130 administered by an approved licensed psychologist/psychiatrist Plus • Teacher recommendation * Attendance must be prior to the first information meeting.

Elements students are not guaranteed DA placement • Elements is a separate program from Dimensions Academy. • Elements students are not guaranteed placement in the Dimensions Academy program in 4th grade. They must reapply and meet the DA placement criteria in order to be considered.

Application Process • Application deadline: • Elements – Due on Monday, February 10, 2014 • Placement notification by March 17, 2014 • DA Middle School – Due Monday, February 24, 2014 • Placement notification by March 31, 2014 • DA 4/5 – Due on Monday, March 3, 2014 • Placement notification by April 14, 2014

Application Process • Eligibility/placement form found online • Students not currently attending a Bloomington Public School must submit separate IQ measure or standardized measure data. • Teacher recommendations and other educational professional recommendations must be sent directly to the Office of Gifted Education. • If the student has an IEP for any reason, a copy of the IEP must be included with the application and sent directly to the Office of Gifted Education.

Application Process • Delivered or mailed to ESC: Bloomington Public Schools, ESC, Gifted and Talented Office 1350 W. 106th St., Bloomington, MN 55420 • All teacher recommendation forms • Non-resident testing data • IEPs • Non-resident open enrollment forms • Submitted online: • All applications (resident & non-resident)

DA Exit Process • If the program does not meet a student’s needs, an exiting process is in place. • This could be for academic or behavioral concerns. • We work very hard to create a smooth transition for all involved.

Tours • Building tours will be posted on the DA website: www.bloomington.k12.mn.us • Call the MS Offices to set up tours at OGM or OLM. Oak Grove: 10:00 am December 11, 2013 1:00 pm February 3, 2014 Ridgeview: 10:00 am November 20, 2013 1:00 pm January 15, 2014

Applications – Now Online! • www.bloomington.k12.mn.us • Follow link of Academic Services to Gifted and Talented Dept. to Elements or Dimensions (on left side of page) to Application Process • http://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/academic-student-services/gifted-talented/elements/application-process

for Highly and Profoundly Gifted Children