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BEDFORD ELEMENTARY
7407 Dorman Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
410-887-1200
SCHOOL PROFILE
| ADMINISTRATORS: |
LaVerne Goins, Principal
Cindy Scott, Assistant Principal
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| COMMUNITY: |
Bedford Elementary is located in Pikesville,
which is in the Northwestern section of Baltimore County. The community
is composed of several neighborhoods, including Williamsburg, Villa
Nova, Silver Creek, and historic Sudbrook Park. Families are generally
middle income with a large percentage of professional and semi-professional
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| SCHOOL: |
Bedford opened in 1963 as a small community
school and has remained that way ever since. There are approximately
375 students in grades one through five. The Pikesville Recreation
and Parks Council provides quality daycare before and after the regular
school day. In addition, a variety of activities are offered
through the Recreation Department during the school week, as well
as on weekends. |
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| STAFF: |
The staff consists of 15 classroom teachers,
2 inclusion resource teachers, a speech/language pathologist, two
part-time guidance counselors, one classroom resource teacher, two
reading specialists, a part-time math specialist, and a part-time
gifted and talented specialist. Also members are a school nurse,
special area teachers providing vocal and instrumental music, art,
physical education, library/media services, and computer instruction,
two instructional assistants, two administrators, two office secretaries,
a cafeteria staff, and a custodial staff. |
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| ACHIEVEMENT: |
Bedford students, as measured by the
county's standardized testing program, achieve academic levels that
are commensurate with their ability. |
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| STUDENTS: |
Bedford's student base is predominantly
African-American. This includes students from Nigeria and other
African nations, as well as the Jamaican islands. The remaining
population consists of Caucasian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial children.
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| SPECIAL PROGRAMS: |
Bedford maintains an active M.E.S.A.
program, S.A.D.D. program, and Peer Mediation/Mentor program,. Parent
and community volunteers provide individual assistance to students
and teachers. The PTA is extremely active and works cooperatively
with the school staff for the welfare of all children. Bedford
is a child-centered school with a tremendous focus on achievement,
success, high expectations, and feelings of self-worth. |
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| CHARACTER EDUCATION: |
Each month, Bedford spotlights a particular
value. Some of the values we focus on are: Responsibility,
Honesty, Cooperation, Compassion, Respect, and Trustworthiness. Students
observed demonstrating these values are recognized school-wide. The
descriptors for each value are sent home so that parents can also
work with their children reinforcing these values. Values are
taught in the classroom through modeling and the interactions between
students and teachers and are also incorporated into every subject
taught whenever it is appropriate. |
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