Archive for “Bellevue ES”
Bellevue one of 4 city schools given waivers for high achievement
Church Hill’s Bellevue Elementary was one of only 4 city schools (among 54 state-wide) awarded waivers from annual accreditation: Each school receiving a waiver will remain fully accredited for three years. The schools qualified for the flexibility by achieving pass rates of 95 percent or higher in all four tested Standards of Learning (SOL) content [...]
All neighborhood schools meet SOL marks
The Virginia Department of Education today released the 2010-2011 accreditation numbers based on last year’s Standards of Learning (SOL) scores. For the 3rd year in a row, all of the neighborhood schools are fully accredited (2009, 2008). Statewide 98% of schools are accredited, and all Richmond Public schools are accredited.
Bellevue named 2010 National Blue Ribbon School
Bellevue Elementary School has been named a 2010 National Blue Ribbon School (PDF) by the U.S. Department of Education. Bellevue is one of only 304 public or private schools nationwide and one of only nine in Virginia to earn the designation, according to the USDOE. The award recognizes schools whose students achieve at very high [...]
VDOE releases AYP numbers for 2010-2011
The Virginia Department of education has announced that 5 of the 8 neighborhoods schools (62%) made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) towards the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) objectives during 2009-2010. Both Armstrong HS and MLK MS missed the target for the 2nd year, and were joined this year by the Franklin Military Academy. Statewide, 60% [...]
Bellevue 1912
Designed by the prolific Richmond architecture firm of Carneal and Johnston, Bellevue Elementary school opened for the 1913-1914 school year.
Bellevue Elementary seeks participants for Black Men Read
Bellevue Elementary School is looking for a few good men, specifically 100 black men from various professions to take part in the school’s annual “Black Men Read” program (PDF). The program operates throughout February as part of the school’s celebration of Black History Month. Along with reading to students, volunteers also will be asked to [...]
Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence for 2 city schools
Bellevue Elementary and Fairfield Court Elementary were the only 2 city schools among the 153 schools statewide recognized with the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence.
Volunteer locally for HandsOn Day 2009
One of the more than 40 service projects set for HandsOn Day 2009 will be Cafeteria Beautification at Armstrong High School. Volunteer now to help out on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Much thanks to everyone that has already filled out the crew that’ll be working at Bellevue Elementary!
Coffee & Tea with the Superintendent
Come on out for Coffee & Tea with Superintendent Yvonne Brandon on Friday, April 17, as she discusses the status of Richmond Public Schools. There will be four sessions throughout the day, beginning at 8AM at John B. Cary, Miles Jones Elementary at 11AM, Bellevue Elementary at 2PM, and the Richmond Technical Center at 5PM. [...]
School Board Forum at Bellevue set for 10/21
In place of the regularly scheduled CHA meeting on 21 October 2008, the association will be sponsoring a School Board Candidates Forum at Bellevue Elementary School from 5:30-6:45PM with all 3 of the 7th District candidates. A separate 7th District Candidates Forum that includes the school board candidates, council candidates, and mayoral candidates will follow [...]
Check out the Bellevue raffle @ the Italian Festival
Make sure to stop by Bellevue Elementary School’s booth at the Nolde Bakery Building at this weekend’s Italian Festival and enter their raffle. Tickets are only $1 each! Area restaurants and businesses such as Bookbinders, Patrick Henry Pub and Grille, Sette, Poe’s Pub, Relish, It Must Be Heaven, The Hill Cafe, Hard Shell, the Eric [...]
All neighborhood schools are fully accredited
The Virginia Department of Education released the data on the School Accreditation Status for 2008-2009 today and all of the neighborhood schools are designated as Fully Accredited. Congratulations to Chimborazo Elementary, Bellevue Elementary, George Mason Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Woodville Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Armstrong High School, and Franklin Military Academy!
