WIMA's Admissions Information
Thank you for your interest in the Washtenaw International Middle Academy! We are proud to say that WIMA is composed of a diverse community, which mirrors its contributing school districts. Its students represent many cultures, races, nationalities, ethnicity and religions. Please join us in celebrating that diversity, building a cohesive community and working toward our shared mission.
2022-2023 Application Information:
Important DatesApplication Closes - 2/27/22 Lottery Results - 4/13/22 emailed by 8pm |
The 2022-2023 application will open on:
Friday, November 19th at 9am. It will close on: Sunday, February 27th at midnight, to be included in the lottery. Any applications received after this deadline will not be included in the lottery, but added to our waiting list. The application is completely online. No in person or paper application will be available. |
Click HERE to be directed to the application.
At this time we are not hosting any student shadowing appointments.
FYI - Our 2023-2024 application will open online mid-November and will close at the end of February, to be included in our lottery. Please check back in November, as all new dates will be posted to our website.
Who Can Apply?
WIMA is a public, International Baccalaureate Middle School serving students in Washtenaw, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Priority is given to 5th grade YIES students, siblings, Ypsilanti District Families and Washtenaw County residents. Total number of students per grade: 64
Priority is given to 5th grade YIES students, siblings, Ypsilanti District Families and Washtenaw County residents. Total number of students per grade: 64
Any additional questions, please email Enrollment Manager, Kelly Cartwright at KCartwright@wihi.org.
Thank you!
Thank you!
2022-2023 WIMA Admissions Information:
The WIMA application for Middle School is closed for the 2022-2023 school year due to the number of students currently on the waiting list.
Please check back mid- November of 2022 to apply for the 2023-2024 school year!
Please check back mid- November of 2022 to apply for the 2023-2024 school year!
WIMA's General Application Process:
Step 1: Complete Online Application:
The online application must have current school year grades and a completed discipline form from current school. The discipline form can be found on the application.
Step 2: Student Support Documents:
To help eliminate in person meetings, all required documents must be attached to the application.
Families will be prompted to attach these documents as they complete the application with a jpeg or pdf file only. Families who do not have all their documents ready when they are completing their application can save their progress and come back to finish it later.
Step 3: Student placement testing:
While testing is important and students should try their best, placement testing does not determine acceptance. Placement tests helps us determine class placement and if any summer and/or school support is required prior to attending.
The placement testing dates for incoming WIMA students will be in March.
All students applying for WIMA are required to complete placement testing.
WIMA Students will be tested on Math, Reading and Writing. All students are given 3 hrs to complete their testing, though most students complete the test well before the time limit.
Students who may need additional accommodations, must include a copy of their IEP or 504 plan on the application. We will contact those families a week before their testing date to confirm accommodations.
Once all three steps have been completed, students will have a complete application and will then be entered into our lottery system.
Current YIES students, WIMA/WIHI siblings and WEOC Employees are given priority placement when applying to WIHI and/or WIMA, as long as the application is received by the deadline.
Lottery results will be emailed to families in April and families will have 48hrs to accept or decline their spot. If a family does not respond via email within 48hrs or declines their seat, that student will be dropped and we will move on to the next student on the waitlist. This will continue until all spots have been filled, up to the first week of October.
Families will receive email updates throughout the process, after the lottery takes place, to help keep families informed and supported through the application and enrollment process.
If you have any questions about the application process, please feel free to contact our Admissions and Enrollment Manager, Kelly Cartwright: KCartwright@wihi.org.
The online application must have current school year grades and a completed discipline form from current school. The discipline form can be found on the application.
Step 2: Student Support Documents:
To help eliminate in person meetings, all required documents must be attached to the application.
Families will be prompted to attach these documents as they complete the application with a jpeg or pdf file only. Families who do not have all their documents ready when they are completing their application can save their progress and come back to finish it later.
Step 3: Student placement testing:
While testing is important and students should try their best, placement testing does not determine acceptance. Placement tests helps us determine class placement and if any summer and/or school support is required prior to attending.
The placement testing dates for incoming WIMA students will be in March.
All students applying for WIMA are required to complete placement testing.
WIMA Students will be tested on Math, Reading and Writing. All students are given 3 hrs to complete their testing, though most students complete the test well before the time limit.
Students who may need additional accommodations, must include a copy of their IEP or 504 plan on the application. We will contact those families a week before their testing date to confirm accommodations.
Once all three steps have been completed, students will have a complete application and will then be entered into our lottery system.
Current YIES students, WIMA/WIHI siblings and WEOC Employees are given priority placement when applying to WIHI and/or WIMA, as long as the application is received by the deadline.
Lottery results will be emailed to families in April and families will have 48hrs to accept or decline their spot. If a family does not respond via email within 48hrs or declines their seat, that student will be dropped and we will move on to the next student on the waitlist. This will continue until all spots have been filled, up to the first week of October.
Families will receive email updates throughout the process, after the lottery takes place, to help keep families informed and supported through the application and enrollment process.
If you have any questions about the application process, please feel free to contact our Admissions and Enrollment Manager, Kelly Cartwright: KCartwright@wihi.org.
