Learning Today, Leading TomorrowAddress: 7601 Bardstown Road Louisville, KY 40291 Map & DirectionsPhone/Fax: (502) 485-8208School WebsiteRacial Equity PlanSummaryLevel: ElementaryAttendance Area: Bates_Elementary-boundary-map.pdfSchool LeadershipAssistant Superintendent: Paige HartsternBoard Member: Sarah McIntoshPrincipal: Alecia DunnImportant LinksSchool Report Card School Plan Student Promotion/Progression Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook SBDM Minutes Fundamental Supply List Nondiscrimination Policy Tabbed contentOverview Video of Bates Elementary As a family-friendly academic environment with a focus on the whole child, Bates Elementary develops the academic, social, and emotional needs of every student. Our programs include a schoolwide approach using Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits to enhance every student’s ability to maximize their potential and reach academic success. We are a nationally recognized Leader in Me School, focusing on building leadership skills within our students from kindergarten through fifth grade. School Highlights National Board Certified Teachers, Google Certified Level I and II Teachers, and Apple Certified Teachers. All of our teachers have been trained in the Jan Richardson’s Guided Reading Model, providing differentiated guided reading instruction. Teachers are involved in the Kentucky Reading Project. Comprehensive counseling program with two fulltime certified counselors who deliver college/career, social-emotional, and transition services through small-group, individual, and classroom guidance Access to Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP); Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); and student-led newscast production (WBES) with green screen Performing arts program with full-time music, art, and drama teachers as well as band, orchestra, choir, and musical theatre performances With the 5x5 Fund for the Arts Grant, students experience live art performances in collaboration with StageOne Family Theatre, Kentucky Center, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, and the Louisville Orchestra. Student activities: basketball, cheerleading, tennis, soccer, cross-country, Quick Recall, Future Problem Solving, safety patrol, G.I.F.T.E.D. Girls group, fifth-grade service learning projects, Backpack Ambassadors The Student Lighthouse Team develops and runs monthly schoolwide LEAD assemblies. School DataEnrollment 2019-2020 % Full-Time Teachers with master's degree or higher in 2019-2020 Student Satisfaction With School 2019 Parent Satisfaction With School 2019 % TEACHER TELL-Overall good place to work 2017-18 Combined Reading and Math: % Proficient or Distinguished 2018-2019 573 100% 91% 96% 89% 60% Get Involved15th District PTA SBDM Volunteer