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Awards |
Palmetto Silver (2006), Palmetto Silver (2005), Palmetto Gold |
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Special features |
special education program, magnet school, gifted and talented |
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Scheduling features |
year-round |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required: Our students wear solid red, yellow, royal blue or white polo type or turtleneck shirts. Shirts must have collars. T-shirts are not acceptable. All students wear khaki color (beige) shorts, skirts, pants or skorts. |
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School Mission
- Our mission is to promote and maintain in each of our students an enthusiasm for learning. This is accomplished through partnerships among students, parents, teachers, and community members to establish a nurturing, safe, challenging learning environment.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Immersion programs in Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with specific learning disabilities and other health impairments.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Math program - Everyday Math with advanced math (5th graders taking 6th grade math)
- Multi-age settings for K/1
| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Drum and Flag Team - No cost to participate - Grades 4 and 5; Boy's Tap - no cost - grades 4 and 5; School Newspaper - no cost - grades vary and Sparks and Quarks science club - no cost - 3rd - 5th graders.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: chorus, dance and video/film production.
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Parent and Community Support
- We have over 450 volunteers that work with our school. They are reading buddies, help with Friday Clubs (arts and crafts, sports activities etc on Friday mornings), lunch buddies, and many many more activities.
Other news or notes
- BLES has the atmosphere of family. Even though the school is overcrowded, you do not get that feeling while you are here.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established in 1999.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built in 1999.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: An early childhood center is currently being constructed on the campus. It will house K/1 students and is set to open in the fall of 2009.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: Many elementary schools are limited to a multi-purpose room that is shared with the lunchroom. Our gymnasium is a "four wall" complete gym with a climbing wall.
- Library facilities: We have a large library with a reading center.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 76-80% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in: Arts Infused.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:45am to 3:30pm.
- Principal has been at this school for 1 year.
- Principal has 12 years of experience.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: German and Spanish.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 09/09/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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