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Hello Bangert Bear Families,

I would like to welcome you to our school and thank you for visiting our site. I have the incredible honor of being the principal of Bangert Elementary School. I hold a Bachelor of Science in both Elementary Education and Special Education from Edinboro Univerisity. I have a MAEd in Reading and Supervision from Clarion University and a MSA in Administration and Supervision from East Carolina University.

At Bangert Elementary School we work diligently to create the best education for each and every one of our students. We accomplish this by providing a nurturing environment that seeks to develop the whole child while at the same time fostering a love of learning and independence. We want all of our students to be ready for the 21st century and what it has to offer. We believe all students can learn but do so in different ways. Consequently our vision is tightly focused on individual student development and achievement. Our vision requires us to continuously examine our methods and practices based on current research and knowledge . I am delighted on a daily basis with other aspects not related to assessments. As you enter our front doors you will see posted the goals of what we will do this year to grow. I believe we are distinguished because of our vision, philosophy, and differentiated instructional plan. Bangert is preparing your child to meet the challenges of the 21st century. All of our fourth and fifth grade children will be given a laptop this year as we embark on a 1:1 initiative which includes project based learning as well as the integration/blending of subjects. Additionally, Bangert will have a mobile Netbook(laptop) Lab for other grade levels to utilize for instruction.

Our staff is dedicated and continues to grow in this area each day. All of our classrooms are staffed by certified and dedicated individuals. One of our primary focal points this year is integrating the use of technology in the classroom to engage the learner as well as meet their individualized learning needs. These individualized needs will also be met through the addition of our new Scholastic Leveled Bookroom-we invite you to stop by and check it out! Take a peek in our rooms and you will see Kagan activities going on everywhere. These Kagan activities are primarily used to increase our student’s engagement in the classroom learning process each and every day. All of our teachers have been trained in Kagan. We are very fortunate to have our school board’s support in this journey. We also strive to enable our students to see relationships among subjects while at the same time encourage higher level thinking skills which provide the necessary rigor needed in the 21st century. This year our teachers will be contacting teachers in other countries to set up partnerships to exchange ideas and promote global awareness in our classrooms. Together we have high expectations for our students and realize that their effort and dedication are the key to success. We seek to make our school a safe and caring place. We encourage our students to have consideration for others and acceptance of differences of all students. We have many processes in place to ensure that this occurs on a daily basis. All of our teachers will be contacting you by phone within the first 10 days of school. We hope these calls will foster the positive relationship that are so critical to your child's education.

Our extraordinary PTO is an active committee that contributes to our school’s success. The PTO’s work is essential to our school’s success and we are fortunate to have so many parent volunteers as well as community volunteers and supporters. Our Bangert Family is comprised of all of these incredible aspects. Bangert Elementary is a family of learners and as we celebrate Bangert Elementary’s 43rd year we are excited about the growth we have made and the growth we have yet to make. Each member of this family is dedicated to contributing the necessary piece to continue in our success. This is absolutely a great place for kids and continues to be “the best kept secret in Trent Woods”. =Celebrating Children, =

// Kimberly Sarver //

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