About BES

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    • BES doors open at 7:00 am each morning. Students not in their classrooms by 7:40 am are considered tardy.
    • All students are dismissed beginning at 2:35 pm for bus riders, car riders, and extended day.
    • Car line begins at 2:35 pm and finishes by 2:55 pm. Parents, please be on time to pick up your child. 
    • If a change needs to be made in how a child needs to go home, please contact the school office by 1:00 pm.
    • Students should not be checked out after 2:10 pm unless it is absolutely necessary. An early checkout is considered a tardy.
    • Student breakfast is free for everyone. It is served in the classrooms each morning. 
    • Student lunch is free for everyone for the 2024-2025 school year.
    • Student snack costs $0.50 for water and $0.50 for a snack.
    • BES is a tobacco-free property. We ask that you please do not use tobacco products on campus, including car line.
    • Firearms are prohibited on the BES campus.
    • BES has over 60 faculty members who serve approximately 500 students in PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade.
    • BES has 6 grant-based Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education PreK classes.
    • BES has received an Early Learning Continuum Grant to support play-based learning in 11 Kindergarten and 12 1st grade classrooms.
    • BES students participate in a physical education class each day.
    • BES students participate in music, library, guidance, and Spanish classes each week.
    • BES supports students who benefit from speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, English Language Learners, reading intervention, and Special Education resources.
    • BES faculty is trained in Conscious Discipline and Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS).
    • BES has 9 National Board Certified Teachers.
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