Belle Terre Elementary School

It comes down to both the teacher and the school. My son is in Kindergarten and I feel very fortunate for the teacher we have. At the very beginning of the year he was placed in class with a teacher who seemed very abrasive. As the school adjusted to new class size restrictions, he was moved to a new class with a new teacher. We ve been very impressed with her! The teaching schedule they must follow to prepare students for first grade is very aggressive and requires much homework and self-study, but Ms. Raleigh does an excellent job of providing the necessary foundation for accomplishing this. The school does provide encouragement for good behavior by using events such as a skating party for students without referrals, and takes bullying and anti-bullying measures seriously. We did have an incident earlier this year that, when brought to the attention of the teacher and admin, was immediately addressed in a suitable manner. Communication on school events needs improvement, and parent involvement with the PTA is abysmal. But personally, I m very satisfied overall this year. Though really, as with any school, who knows what next year could bring?
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Belle Terre Elementry I had the hardest time tring to in roll my son. They seem to be rude and dont care for there job its just another day . I was not impressed with there office workers. My son is in the 3rd Grade and the teacher seems to busy to stay on top of the student checking there work making sure they are doing the right thing. What I dont understand there is only 15 to 18 students in there class they should beable to work with them more. Very frustrating
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Terrible school...I pulled my son from Belle Terre, It took alot of time in the morning for me to convince him to go, he hated it...nothing but problems from teachers, to injuries, to bullying..I would never recommend this school to anyone! They rush your child with everything from learning to lunch...my son was way behind with his reading and writing because of Belle Terre, I really had to work with him alot at home just to get him where he needed to be..when they have PE outside there are approximately 30-40 kids and one teacher to watch them all. My child was contantly getting hurt and bullied on the PE field..and I was not even notified from the school nurse when he was hurt and he is only 6 yrs old..Alot of injuries happening at this school during PE..At this school your child is just a number and they get lost in the crowd when it comes to learning they do not take any one on one time with your child at all..I moved my son to Imagine School and it has been the best move ever..He is learning more and his personality has changed to a positive motivated child who loves going to school now, I could not be happier. Best thing I ever did was pull my son from Belle Terre!
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We took our child out from Belle Terre 2008 because of 1 3rd grade teacher who was not seeing eye to eye with her style f teaching habits. We kept being ignored and my son who's an A student kep being pused to the side. I then transferred him out from BT to the Imagine School which was great for the 3rd grade only. I did not want to take him out of Belle Terre but the suoer intendent and principle chose to ignore the matter. As i know it's an A school @ BT i cried for days questioning my decisions. I realized it was not me because a yr later parents had the same concerns and kids were being transfered out from Bt. to know now the entire administration staff were changed for the best and i now transferred my son back to BT and so far so good.
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I came to this school when it opened in 2005. I was in second grade. The teachers are not compassionate. The counselor says he'll keep in touch. But doesn't. Whatever. I'm glad I'm going to ITMS.

I Have Twin in BTES and absolutely love this school. We came from St. Johns county and this is soooo mcuh better,
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I love Belle Terre because they are helping my son be and feel successful. Understanding his needs and helping him deal with his [learning] disabilities. It takes very compassionate, dedicated and understanding teachers and school staff to not only education our children but to help make them feel worthy, respected and successful as well. Unfortunately, not all schools are able to be successful at this.
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My daughter has been attending Belle Terre for three years and we love it! There is no area that is lacking. If you are trying to find a good school this is the one.
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My daughter attended another school in this county and I can tell you by comparison, this is a great school. The principal is wonderful and the staff is great as well. I am happy through and through and even made it a point to remain in this school district when I moved so that both of my kids could continue at this school.
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E..xcellent school Mr. Maxcy really cares about the children..Mrs McAnany is awesome for Kindergarten and Mrs. Johnson is excellent for first grade..Keep up th great work!!
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