Ames High School Extended Learning Program

The Ames High School Extended Learning Program “serves students who require instruction and educational services commensurate with their abilities and beyond those provided by the regular school program.” (Iowa Code 257.44).

We put students first by providing curriculum for talented and gifted students as an integral part of the K-12 experience that is differentiated in process, pace, depth, organization and expected outcomes.

Students in the Ames High ELP program demonstrate achievement or potential ability in the following areas:

• General intellectual ability
• Creative thinking
• Leadership ability
• Visual and performing arts ability
• Specific ability aptitude

Opportunities for ELP students at Ames High School include:

• Freshman Seminar
• Sophomore Study Center
• Independent Study
• Mentorships and Internships
• Acceleration
• Post Secondary Enrollment Options

Nicole Kuhns

ELP Coordinator / TOSA

District Office 

Ames High School
ELP Teacher

Josh Gorman 

515-817-2357