March 7, 2014
Dear Family,
Congratulations! Your child has the opportunity to apply for admission to 212° Academy, an
enrichment program serving select students who will be entering grades 5 and 6 in Warren
County Public Schools for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year.
Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit. Matter changes form. Water becomes steam. 212° Academy is a
place for high-ability students to be transformed as they immerse themselves into an integrated
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) curriculum.
In August of the 2013-2014 school year, fifth and sixth-grade students from across the entire
district began participating in a weekly enrichment program at the Warren County AcademicAquatic Center, located at 303 Lovers Lane. One day per week, students travel by bus from their
home school to 212° Academy, where they spend the day learning alongside like-minded peers.
Students at 212° Academy are actively involved in hands-on/minds-on, project-based learning as
they investigate, create, experiment and build. Mornings may include participation in physics
challenges, puzzling over mathematical riddles and logic puzzles, learning computer
programming or conducting science experiments of their own design. In the afternoons, students
take part in long-term Special Interest Labs (SILS). Special Interest Labs have included topics
such as Machine Dissection, Crime Scene Investigation, Mad Labs Chemistry, Roller Coaster
Physics, CAD drawing and 3D Printing, Online Book Publishing, Flight Class and more!
Selection is based on current STAR and KPREP data, norm-referenced assessments and parent
and teacher input. Student writing samples are also required. If you would like your child to be
considered for this unique opportunity, please complete the enclosed application and “Permission
to Test” form and return it to your child’s school by Thursday, March 20, 2014.
If you have any questions, please contact your child’s Gifted and Talented resource teacher, one
of our current 212° teachers, Jennifer Sheffield at [email protected].
Please also feel free to email me at [email protected] or you may call me at our
central office at 270-781-5150.
Information will also be available at TWO upcoming parent meetings (see enclosed flyer) and at
the website: www.212academy.org. Please also feel free to call me at our central office at 270781-5150.
Sincerely,
Lorie Richey,
Supervisor of Instruction
Warren County Public Schools
Parental Consent Form for Additional Testing 212° Academy Spring 2014 By allowing my child, ________________________________________, to apply for the 212° Academy for the 2014-­‐2015 school year, I understand and accept the following: From April 7 – May 2, the Gifted Coordinator will be allowed to test my child in the following areas: Current 4th Graders: ITBS Form A, Level 11
Current 5th Graders: ITBS Form A, Level 12
Math Concepts & Estimation
SESSION ONE
Part 1: Math Concepts: 25 minutes
Part 2: Math Estimation: 5 minutes
SESSION TWO
Math Problem Solving & Data Interpretation: 30 minutes
SESSION THREE
Science: 30 minutes
Total testing time: Approximately 1 ½ hours
______ I give permission for my child, ______________________________________________, to be given further testing to complete the application process for the 212° Academy for the 2014-­‐2015 school year. ______ I do NOT wish for my child, __________________________________________________, to be given further testing to complete the application process for the 212° Academy for the 2014-­‐2015 school year. Parent’s Signature _________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________ Student’s Signature ________________________________________________________ Date _________________________________ Student Application Form
2014 - 2015
Contact Information:
Student Name: ______________________________________ Grade: ____________
School: _______________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian: _______________________________________________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________
Primary Phone: __________________ Email: ________________________________
Essay Prompts
Directions: Please respond to both of the following essay questions on separate sheets of paper. Do not
include any identifying information such as your name or the name of your school in the body of the
essay. Each essay should be typed or clearly handwritten by the student.
1. You have been asked to transform the school experience. Develop a plan for your ideal
school. What would it look like? How would it work? What would you do different from the way
school is now? What would a typical day be like? You may include drawings, if you wish.
2. Assume you have unlimited resources (money, technology, etc.) to solve a problem facing
the world today. If you could invent one thing to solve this problem, what would it be? What
would your invention do and how would it change the world? You may include drawings, if you
wish.
Please return both essays, along with this Application Form to your Gifted Coordinator.
Permission:
Your signature below indicates consent for your child to apply to the 212° Academy. This
selection process will include collecting current assessment data at your child’s home school, as
well as additional testing in math and science.
Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________________________________
Student Signature: ________________________________________________________
Please return this Application Form by Thursday, March 20, 2014