Bernard Long Accelerated Elementary School
Bernard Long Accelerated Elementary School
1040 College St.
Madison,IL
62060
About Us
Bernard Long Accelerated Elementary School is an educational center catering to the needs of 4th and 5th graders in the Madison Community Unit School District #12. This building is fully staffed with Highly Qualified professionals to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students. Our school currently has four sections of 4th grade and three sections of 5th grade. Additionally, our students also benefit from Library, Music, Physical Education & Health, Computer Lab, and Art classes. We have 15 full time certified and 3 non-certified staff members.
School Vision
Bernard Long Accelerated Elementary School empowers each student to achieve academically, socially, and emotionally, through continued support and positive interventions. Our students know that college awaits them and the doors of opportunity are there for them to excel and achieve all goals.
School Motto
Learning is a journey, not a destination....
IN THE NEWS.......
2009 Illinois Honor Roll
The Illinois Honor Roll celebrates the accomplishments of exemplary Illinois public schools.
2009 Academic Improvement Award
Bernard Long Accelerated Elementary School has received the 2009 Academic Improvement Award. This award honors 147 schools for substantial gains in performance over the last several years. The awards range across all levels from schools where 20% of students are meeting the Illinois Learning Standards to schools where 97% are meeting standards.
To receive an Academic Improvement Award, all schools must achieve the following:
Make significant academic improvement by either of the following:
Showing at least 7.5 point improvement in state test scores in both reading and mathematics between 2008 and 2009 OR showing at least 15 point improvement in state test scores in both reading and mathematics over 2007 - 2009.
Show an upward trend in state test results in both reading and mathematics.
Ten Most Improved Elementary Schools
| School | City |
1
Year |
2
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Stella May Swartz Elementary School
|
Oakbrook Terrace
|
0.8
|
39.3
|
|
Ward L Elementary School
|
Chicago
|
16.1
|
31.4
|
|
John F Kennedy Elementary School
|
Spring Valley
|
0.8
|
30.8
|
|
Dr Ralph Bunche School
|
Markham
|
20.3
|
30.4
|
|
Harvard Elementary School
|
Chicago
|
17.9
|
26.7
|
|
Medill Elementary School
|
Chicago
|
6.7
|
25.7
|
|
Bernard Long Elementary School
|
Madison
|
17.4
|
24.8
|
|
Washington Elementary School
|
Harvey
|
2.7
|
24.4
|
|
Donald McHenry Elementary School
|
East St. Louis
|
8.6
|
22.4
|
|
Ryerson Elementary School
|
Chicago
|
12.8
|
22.1
|
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DAILY SCHEDULE
7:00 - 7:30------------------------------------------------------BREAKFAST
STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO EAT BREAKFAST AFTER 7:30.
7:35-7:40 -------------------------------------------------------MORNING MEETING/BRAIN GYM
7:40-7:45---------------------------------------------------------LOCKER TIME
7:45-8:00---------------------------------------------------------DAILY AGENDA/ ATTENDANCE/JUMPSTART
8:00-9:30---------------------------------------------------------LITERACY BLOCK
9:30-10:00-------------------------------------------------------WRITING
10:00-11:00-----------------------------------------------------SUCCESS MAKER/ACCELERATED READER
11:00-11:30-----------------------------------------------------SOCIAL STUDIES
11:30 – 11:50--------------------------------------------------LUNCH
11:50-12:10-----------------------------------------------------RECESS
12:10-12:20-----------------------------------------------------DEAR
12:20-12:30-----------------------------------------------------CLASS MEETINGS
12:30------1:30--------------------------------------------------MATH
1:30 – 2:00------------------------------------------------------SCIENCE
2:00 -2:10--------------------------------------------------------WRAP-UPS/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
2:10-2:15---------------------------------------------------------DISMISSAL
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