Bayview Elementary

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Bayview Elementary School known as "School by the Bay" is an elementary school in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, which serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It is operated by Broward County Public Schools, a school district based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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[edit] Statistics

As of the 2004-05 school year, the school had an enrollment of 629 students. With 35 classroom teachers (on an FTE), the school had a student-teacher ratio of 18.0.[1]

After receiving a grade of "B" in the 1999-2000 school year, Bayview Elementary School has received a grade of "A" from the Florida Department of Education on each of its annual School Accountability Reports.[2]

[edit] Events and programs

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department has operated DARE courses at Bayview. A January 2003 police newsletter reported that "Eighty-One (81) 5th Grade students completed the DARE Program at Bayview and they are looking forward to being recognized as Drug Free individuals."[3]

In 1996, the school was visited by Brent W. Jett, Jr., a NASA astronaut who had flown a nine-day Space Shuttle mission earlier that year. Jett, whose mother teaches at Bayview Elementary School, later flew on other Shuttle missions in 1997, 2000 and 2006.[4]

[edit] Awards and recognition

For the 1985-86 school year, Bayview Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[5][6]

[edit] Administration

Members of the school's administration include:[7]

  • Principal - Jane S. Coffman
  • Assistant Principal - Theresa Sumner

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Center for Education Statistics data for Bayview Elementary School, accessed October 25, 2006
  2. ^ School Accountability Report for Bayview Elementary School, accessed October 25, 2006
  3. ^ Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Community Support Division. Monthly Newsletter. January 2003
  4. ^ Astronaut Stars at Mom's School, The Miami Herald, April 16, 1996
  5. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  6. ^ Florida Blue Ribbon Schools 1982-2005, accessed October 25, 2006
  7. ^ Bayview Elementary School 2006-2007 Parent/Student Handbook

[edit] External links

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