Proud To Be... Bellevue Elementary!

Positive School Culture

• Bellevue Elementary is a thoughtful place
• Students are recognized for their leadership and good neighbor behavior
• Emphasis on celebrating every child

Small Class Size- Individualized Attention

• Average class size is 16.717.68 students per classroom
• The school population is 234 Preschool-5th Grade

Skilled, Dedicated, and Caring Staff

• Many of our certified staff have master’s degrees
• Specialists
• Social Worker
• We love our Bellevue Bears!

Special Programs on our Campus

• District’s Extended Resource Room –provide optimum learning environment serving students with disabilities
• Preschool

21st Century Learning (Rigor and Relevance)

• Strong Core Curriculum
• STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
• Project Based Learning – hands-on, real-world learning
• Mathematical Thinking – Cognitively Guided Instruction
• Leadership Development
• Emphasis on student speaking and presentation skills
• Collaborative Learning

Whole-Child Focused

• Developing a love of learning
• Engineering Technology
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Physical Education, nutrition, and health conscious
• Computer and Innovative Technology
• Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for young learners

Strong Family and Community Support

• PAWS Partners
• Parent Volunteers
• Community Partners- multiple
• Active Bellevue Parent Auxiliary
• Nearly 100% attendance for parent-teacher conferences
• Dental Screenings
• Vision Screenings
• Lunch Buddies
• School Nurse
• Reading with Rover
• Mindful Awareness

Special Events

• Talent Show
• Fun & Fitness Field Day & Bear Family Barbecue
• BEAR Breakfast
• Family Math Night
• Leadership Day
• Stack Up Competition

Accountability to ALL Students

• Response to Instruction – supporting individualized attention
• Interventions (Before, During, and After School)
• Progress monitoring
• Differentiated Learning
• Special Services
• GATE
• Learning Center
• Extended Resource Room
• Speech and Language
• Title I Reading
• English Language Development
• Teachers as Tutors

Community Involvement and Service

• Bear Hugs Project
• Weather Watchers on KECH Radio
• Hunger Coalition
• Food Drives
• Environmentally Conscious
• Adopt a Bike Path
• Eco-Challenge
• Safe Routes to School
• City of Bellevue
• "Beautify Bellevue"
• Bellevue Museum
• Helping elder neighbors
• Global support (Fundraisers and Donations)

Extra-Curricular Activities (within and beyond the school day)

• Honor Choir/Music Enrichment
• Sun Valley Center for the Arts – After School Art Classes
• ERC Science After School
• Girls on the Run
• BCRD Track & Field
• Chess Club
• Mileage Club
• Ski Program

2012 STAR Math Growth

• Average of 1.7 year’s growth in math as a school in 1 year

2012 IRI Testing

• Above district average in grades K-2

2012 ISAT Testing (All Students 3rd-5th)

• 89.4% Proficient or Advanced in Reading (3.8% higher than state proficiency benchmark)
• 90.4% Proficient or Advanced in Math (7.4% higher than state proficiency benchmark)
• 85% Proficient or Advanced in Science (only 5th graders tested)

2012 ISAT Testing -% Advanced

• 3rd Grade: 59% Advanced in Reading, 78.5% Advanced in Mathematics, 55.5% Advanced in Language
• 4th Grade: 64.8% Advanced in Reading, 59.4% Advanced in Mathematics, 54% Advanced in Language