Bright Beginnings School #1
Bright Beginnings School #1
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Preschool | Grades K-6 | Bright Beginnings School Inc.
Bright Beginnings School #1 is located in Chandler, AZ and is in Bright Beginnings School Inc. District. It is a charter school that serves 432 students in grades K-6.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Bright Beginnings School #1 made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Bright Beginnings School #1's test results to learn more about school performance. more
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Bright Beginnings School #1 made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Bright Beginnings School #1's test results to learn more about school performance. more
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
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| Erie Elementary School 0.8 miles |  |
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| Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary School 0.8 miles |  |
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| Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School 0.9 miles |  |
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| East Valley Jewish Day School 1.1 miles | n/a | |
| Paragon Science Academy Elementary School 1.1 miles | n/a |
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This school owes its high test scores to a pattern of telling parents to take their child elsewhere if they have any special needs that might lower the school's test scores. When this doesn't work, they will make the child and parent uncomfortable enough to not return the next year.
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Bright Beginnings School #1
We are hoping that no other child will be treated the way our daughter was treated. The lack of professionalism and commitment to education sums up the overall reaction that we have received. This letter is to inform every parent that he/she needs to be aware of the voice that parents have in their child’s education. Not a teacher or a principal can dictate the child’s educational future. It is with the teamwork of the parents, teachers, and administrators that will lead to the success of a child’s educational future. Without a plan of action, there’s no success. BBS did not care enough to ensure the success of our daughter. We wonder how many other parents were treated and dismissed by the staff of BBS after the collection of tuition without giving a child a 100% chance to introduce and adapt that child to their “new learning environment?” Arizona education has focused a lot on test scores. Sure, BBS does have the majority of students meeting or exceeding standards, but how many of the students were suggested to go to alternative schools due to lack of progress made by students? For profit?....Or for the education of our children?
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 432
57%
43%
Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
65%
Asian/Pacific Islander
21%
Hispanic
9%
Black
4%
Two or More Races
1%
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Bright Beginnings School Inc. District Spending
$5,846Per Pupil
The Bright Beginnings School Inc. spends $5,846 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 53% on instruction, 47% on support services, 0% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Bright Beginnings School Inc. District
Test Scores
About the TERRANOVA
What is it?
The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
About the AIMS
What is it?
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in reading, writing and math.
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of four levels: falls far below standard, approaches the standard, meets the standard or exceeds the standard. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards.
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TestRating
10 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Arizona, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results for all subjects tested.
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