Bates Elementary

• Incorporates advanced technology into instruction via a computer lab, interactive SMART Boards, document cameras, a mobile laptop lab, eBooks, and iPads loaded with educational applications; students consistently achieve Proficiency on 21st Century Skills Technology Assessments.
• Through a 5x5 Fund for the Arts Grant, students experience live art performances in collaboration with StageOne Family Theatre, the Kentucky Center for the Arts, the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, and the Louisville Orchestra.
• Offers an extensive performing arts program, which includes band, orchestra, hand chimes, choir, and grade-level plays
• Provides a wide range of extracurricular activities, including Academic Team, cross-country, soccer, Young Rembrandts, robotics, basketball, cheerleading, drama, Safety Patrol, a student-led broadcast team, and Bridge Club
• Hosts Safety City, a police-directed safety program for Jefferson County second graders
• Employs highly qualified teachers, including an Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Many Bates teachers have earned National Board Certification or Administration Certification and serve as presenters at conferences and workshops at the district and state levels.

Racial Equity Plan