DaVinci Academy provides students with the opportunity to purchase catered hot lunches, cold breakfast, and milk at school. View the current menus and order forms on our Food Service page. Families may apply for free/reduced meals anytime during the school year using the Free and Reduced Form found on our Food Service page.
DaVinci Academy has set up bus routes to best serve the majority of our students. Stops are coordinated in central locations throughout the school’s bus service area. That service area currently includes the cities of Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids, East Bethel, Oak Grove, Ham Lake, Spring Lake Park, Circle Pines and Lino Lakes. See more details under Transportation on our School Information page.
Parental involvement is essential to the success of DaVinci Academy. More information about volunteering and opportunities can be found on our Volunteering page. There are also opportunities to join the School Board or various Board Committees; both play key roles in the managing and ongoing development of our school. Additionally, we have a very active PTO — visit the PTO website for information about events, fundraisers and upcoming meetings!
There are many ways to give on our Donate page! You can donate by check, online through our secure giving form or through www.GiveMN.org, with a Company Match Program, or through United Way's "Donor Choice" Contributions.
DaVinci Academy follows a “ modified year-round” school calendar: students start school the second week of August and continue through the third week of June each year, with approximately 6 weeks for a summer break. The rationale for this calendar is that students retain more over the short break, and it reduces the time spent gearing up and re-teaching each fall. We take more frequent breaks during the school year and find that the breaks are good for both students and teachers as they help keep both from burning out during the year. Breaks also provide teachers and administrators time to review data, refresh lesson plans based on that data, and prepare for the next unit of instruction.
DaVinci Academy: MDE Reward School Recipient 2011-2015 The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) tracks and lists data and results for all schools in Minnesota. View DaVinci Academy's School Report Card to see information about our school demographics, test results, academic progress and performance and more. In 2016, DaVinci Academy was named a Reward School for the 6th year in a row. DaVinci Academy is one of only 3 Minnesota charter schools that have received the Reward School designation for all six years since the Multiple Measurement rating (MMR) system was introduced in 2011-12. Also in 2016, DaVinci Academy was one of the eight schools in Minnesota to be nominated by the Commissioner of Education to apply to be a National Blue Ribbon School. In 2015, out of the 335 Blue Ribbon Schools nationwide, only 15 were charter schools. (more…)