Open enrollment is available into all Bloomington gifted programs. We welcome qualified students from outside the Bloomington school district to be considered for any program level from grade 2 through 10. District candidates (students currently attending a Bloomington Public School) do have preference over out of district candidates.
The Gifted and Talented department will consider all BPS students for potential placement in gifted programs. Bloomington families do not need to do anything for their student(s) to be considered. Out-of-district families should nominate their child using the links below.
If a student's data does not hit our target, but there is evidence that advanced programming may be needed, anyone can submit a nomination form so that the GT Department can further consider that student for gifted programs.
Students who do not currently attend Bloomington Public Schools, but wish to be considered for a gifted program for next school year, must complete the nomination form and submit testing data and a teacher recommendation form. A link to the nomination forms and deadlines can be found below.
Parent Information Meetings
We welcome families to attend a virtual informational meeting about our Gifted & Talented programs on the dates below. Please know that you will need a free gmail account to access the live presentations or you can view the recordings after the sessions.
Elementary GT programs informational meeting: Elements and Renaissance (grades 2-5) | Dec. 5, 2024 | Virutal Meeting Link |
Middle school Nobel informational meeting | Oct. 29, 2024 | View the Recording Slide Presentation - English Slide Presentation - Spanish Slide Presentation - Vietnamese |
Middle school Dimensions Academy informational meeting | Nov. 12, 2024 | View the Recording Slide Presentation - English Slide Presentation - Spanish Slide Presentation - Vietnamese |
High school Dimensions Academy STEM and Humanities informational meetings | Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 | View the Recording Slide Presentation - English Slide Presentation - Spanish Slide Presentation - Somali Slide Presentation - Vietnamese |
High school Nobel informational meeting | Meeting will take place Dec. 2024 |
Assessment Dates
| Placement Round | Deadline for Nomination | Placement Notification Date | Assessments Offered to In-district Students |
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| 1 - Middle School Nobel | Dec. 13, 2024 (Out-of-District Only) | End of February 2025 | TTCT (Nobel): MAP reading |
| 1 - Middle School Dimensions Academy | Jan. 17, 2025 (Out-of-District Only) | End of January 2025 | CogAT: MAP reading and math |
| 1 - Elementary: Elements and Renaissance | Dec. 13, 2024 (Out-of-District Only) | Elementary: End of February 2025 | aReading and aMath MAP reading and math CogAT: |
Please note: The first round of Elements and Renaissance invites have been mailed to families. We continue to test students who are borderline candidates and will send a second round of invites prior to the end of March for any who qualify. The third round will be done after Spring FastBridge tests are completed at the end of May. Thank you for your patience.
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| 1 - Dimensions Academy High School | Jan. 19, 2025 (Out-of-District Only) | March 28, 2025 | Pre-ACT: TBD |
| 2 - all | Mar. 28, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | MAP or aReading and aMath:
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| 3 - all | Aug. 15, 2025 | Aug. 22, 2025 | Upon request if available |
Nomination Forms and Resources
English español Somali Tiêng Viêt
- Recommendation form - Must be from teacher or other education professional. For out-of-district applicants only
- Out of district checklist for DA HS application
- School Locator - Bloomington residents can find their boundary schools based on home location.