Shades Valley HS Finance Academy

1.  Please download one of the following applications:
                Application Astudent-application.doc–for Gresham and Shades Valley students
                Application Bapplication-county-wide.doc–for all other prospective candidates
2.  Send the application along with a copy of first semester grades to:
                Ms. Melinda DiBenedetto
                Shades Valley High School
                6100 Old Leeds Road
                Birmingham, AL  35210
3.  After the application is received, our staff will contact your school to check discipline records.
4.  A 2.5 GPA is required for consideration.
5.  The acceptance letters will be mailed in April.
6.  A meeting between the parents, student, and Academy director will be arranged at the beginning of the summer.  At that time, the student’s schedule will be completed as well as a four-year plan for high school and completion of an academic diploma as well as the completion of the Finance Academy courses.