Bunker Hill Elementary Demographic Study Johanna Carsi Bunker

Bunker Hill Elementary Demographic Study Johanna Carsi

Bunker Hill Elementary is a school in the heart of Bunker Hill Village. It’s part of Spring Branch Independent School District. Valerie Martinez is our principal at Bunker Hill Elementary, BHE. For a special message from Ms. Martinez

Welcome to BHE Our goal for the school year, as developed collaboratively by all school staff, is to develop each child to his/her fullest potential. We strive to prepare students to meet current and future life experiences by: • • • Creating independent problem solvers Working as collaborative teams Valuing, teaching, and modeling the life skills Valuing and fostering individual / unique strengths Children Practicing Respect (CPR) Students having access to technology at the point of instruction All Bunker Hill staff lives the "5 P's" - Professional, Positive, Passionate, Progressive, Problem Solver

BHE Mission At BHE we are committed to providing progressive, meaningful instruction through communication, collaboration and congruent teaching in a caring environment. As a community we will meet the individual needs of the whole child so that our students are able to take on future challenges and opportunities with confidence.

BHE Motto At Bunker Hill, we strive for academic excellence, as well as teaching our students the life skills needed to be productive members of society, who understand the importance of giving back to the community. We have adopted the Spring Branch ISD motto of "Quality Without Question" in both our academic and life skills program. We stress the importance of respect with our life skill program, "CPR, Children Practicing Respect. "

About us… At Bunker Hill, we believe there is no place for hate, of any kind, and were awarded last year by the Anti-Defamation League for our life skills program. Additionally, if you walk into the classrooms at Bunker Hill, you will likely find a fish hanging somewhere in the room or attached to one of the computers. This fish represents our attitude of support and perseverance. At Bunker Hill, we are definitely one school that swims together. Even when faced with challenges, our faculty and students have adopted the attitude that "We will just keep swimming. "

Our Awards… • "No Place for Hate" in Schools Award 20032012 • Texas Exemplary School 1996 -2012 • Houston West Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award 2009 • TEA Gold Performance School • National Blue Ribbon Exemplary School • Just for the Kids Award 2001 and 2002 • Just for the Kids Award - Writing 2003 • National Center for Educational Accountability Award for Academic Excellence in Writing 2001 -2002 • Texas High Performance Award 1993 -2001 • Mayor's Award for Sustained High Test Scores 1995 • March of Dimes Award

Our BHE Lions … Students by Grade levels Kindergarten 75 1 st grade 87 2 nd Grade 113 White 403 3 rd grade 100 Hispanic 59 African American 13 American Indian 1 4 th grade 125 5 th grade 113 Students by Ethnicity Asian 123 Pacific Islander 0 Two or more races 14

More about our BHE Lions… Students by Programs English as Second Language Education 93 Gifted & Talented Education 43 Special Education 33 Student Information Economically Disadvantaged 48 Limited English Proficient 95 At risk 108

Lion’s Learning Data… TAKS 2011 by Grade Level Grade Mathematics Reading 3 99 96 4 99 97 5 97 99 Writing Science 96 98 TAKS 2011 Sum of All Grades Tested Reading/ELA 98 Mathematics 99 Writing Science All Tests 96 98 95

Our Staff… Professional Staff Teachers 41 Professional Support 7 Educational Aides 2 Campus Administrator 2 Advanced Degree Master’s 4 Doctorate 0 Females Males 51 1

Our teachers… Teachers by Experience Beginning teacher 0 1 -5 years 7 6 -10 years 15 11 -20 years 10 Over 20 years 9 Teachers by Ethnicity White 38 Hispanic 3 African American 0 American Indian 0 Asian 0 Pacific Islander 0 Two or more races 0

Our programs… • • • Art After School Boy Scouts of America Books and Breakfast Club Computer Club Fiddling Lions (Violin Players) Girl Scouts of America Jogging Club La Crosse The Lion's Club Mad Science Spring Branch Choirs

Resource • All information was obtained from: • • Spring Branch ISD School website Valerie Martinez, Bunker Hill Elementary Teachers surveys To visit our school website click on the lion