Welcome to Lakeview Elementary School
Dear Lakeview Students and Families,
Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year. I appreciate the opportunity to serve the students, families, and staff at Lakeview Elementary as principal. This year Lakeview has moved from being a “Targeted” Title I building to “School-wide” and has also become an ELL (English Language Learner) center. We are the school home for approximately 380 kindergarten through 5th grade students from 5 different neighborhood areas, up from 300 a year ago.
Our mission is to foster a love of learning by: taking responsibility for our actions, respecting ourselves and others, and establishing a safe environment. Our staff works very hard to insure our students are working to their potential so that all can perform at grade level or above. Of course this happens best through collaboration of all stakeholders-students, staff, families and the community. We welcome your input as we work together to have our students achieve at high levels.
One of the ways we help our students meet high expectations is through the use of B.I.S.T.-Behavior Intervention Support Team. The purpose of the BIST Model is to partner with students when they are struggling and help them be accountable for their actions to make changes in their life. BIST is designed to teach and protect students, via GRACE and ACCOUNTABILITY so that students can demonstrate the Goals For Life and make good choices. The Goals For Life are: I can be productive and follow directions even if I am mad; I can be productive and follow directions even if others are not okay; and I can be productive and follow directions even if I don’t want to.
There are many ways for families and community members to become involved at Lakeview. Two of the best are through the PTO/SNAC (Parent Teacher Organization/School Neighborhood Advisory Committee) and CLC (Community Learning Center). Our PTO/SNAC works to support our students’ education through volunteerism and financial support. PTO/SNAC meetings and events are held throughout the year. Our Community Learning Center provides programs for before and after school, as well as family events throughout the year. The goals of our Community Learning Center are to increase student achievement, to support families, and to build stronger neighborhoods. The Willard Community Center is the lead agency for CLC at Lakeview. Please contact our director, Gina Benne at gbenne@lps.org.
