BELLA VISTA ELEMENTARY
Principal:	Denis Lyons
Address:	2131 E. 7000 South Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121
Phone:	(801) 944-2911
Fax:	(801) 302-4906
Mascot:	Tigers
School Colors:	Red & Blue
Home Page:	http://schools.jordandistrict.org/bellavista/
	View boundary description View student achievement

Bella Vista Elementary is located approximately five miles from Big Cottonwood Canyon in the Salt Lake Valley. It serves students from kindergarten to sixth grade who come from middle to upper middle income homes. The school enjoys support from an active community that is interested in education.

The mission of Bella Vista Elementary is to provide an atmosphere of respect, self-reliance and highly educated students in a safe and stimulating environment provided by a caring staff, parents, and community.

• The school was built in 1965. It is an attractive, well-maintained facility with self-contained classrooms.
• Bella Vista serves approximately 400 students on a Traditional schedule of 180 days-9 months a year.
• The school day starts at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 3:20 p.m. On Fridays, the students are dismissed at 1:40 p.m. and the teachers use the remainder of the day for preparation for the classroom.
• Bella Vista Elementary students live within walking distance of the school.
• The staff is state licensed and actively continue to take additional classes to enhance their own education. Many of the faculty members have their master's degree in Education.
• All staff members are evaluated on a regular basis and meet or exceed educational standards.
• All teachers have been trained in the Balanced Literacy approach to reading. They are actively using the program with students in their classrooms.
• The school currently has a Guided Level Library with over 700 book titles of leveled books (K-6 grade levels).
• Teachers have been trained in the use of technology and continue to use the many technology tools available to them.
• The school has an updated computer lab with 30 iMac computers. Students spend over 1-1/2 hours in direct instruction from their teachers in the lab weekly.
• Teachers and students also have access to computers in their classrooms. Teachers have a computer on their desk. Students use classroom computers for a variety of experiences.
• The school is connected to the Internet and has wireless capability school wide. Students and teachers have access to a classroom set of laptop computers transported in wheeled carts.  All students sign forms in order to use the Internet.
• Teachers have access to digital cameras, scanners, technology software, a digital video camera, etc. to instruct and enhance the curriculum with students.
• Teachers are using teaching techniques that benefit both the gifted students and the struggling student.
• Our Resource department provides services for students with special needs in academics, speech or guidance.
• Students are expected to maintain high standards of respect, responsibility and behavior.
• Bella Vista Elementary has a school wide discipline program that all teachers use. Teachers have many rewards and consequences for both positive and negative behavior.
• Bella Vista has a strong PTA and School Community Council. Both groups are involved in programs that enhance the learning and welfare of the students.
• Parent volunteers are numerous and contribute over 2000 hours a year.
• Visitors are always welcome at Bella Vista. We ask that they check in at the office and get a visitor's pass before entering the classroom.

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year	1st Lang. Arts	1st Math	2nd Lang. Arts	2nd Math	3rd Lang. Arts	3rd Math
2003-04	86%	90%	92%	90%	80%	83%
2004-05	78%	72%	86%	86%	93%	91%
2005-06	72%	68%	77%	75%	76%	65%
2006-07	87%	75%	76%	70%	78%	78%
2007-08			86%	82%	73%	66%
Year	4th Lang. Arts	4th Math	4th Science	5th Lang. Arts	5th Math	5th Science
2003-04	82%	89%	77%	76%	60%	44%
2004-05	83%	87%	69%	88%	77%	68%
2005-06	92%	92%	81%	86%	77%	53%
2006-07	86%	77%	76%	87%	80%	70%
2007-08	83%	78%	69%	74%	67%	66%
Year	6th Lang. Arts	6th Math	6th Science
2003-04	90%	84%	79%
2004-05	90%	81%	82%
2005-06	75%	78%	77%
2006-07	90%	88%	77%
2007-08	85%	85%	72%

Detailed Core CRT results by student subgroups

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.

3rd Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	75	65	72	73	72	78	78
2000 Norms	2005-06	74	73	71	73	69	69	74
2005 Norms*	2006-07	62	51	45	53	56	62	57
2005 Norms*	2007-08	54	51	45	49	59	61	55
5th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	74	63	70	69	75	79	75
2000 Norms	2005-06	71	71	70	71	70	75	73
2005 Norms*	2006-07	63	62	56	60	59	69	64
2005 Norms*	2007-08	60	52	56	55	56	62	57
6th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Total Survey
2000 Norms	2004-05	60	60	57	60
2000 Norms	2005-06	67	67	60	66
2005 Norms*	2006-07	64	82	51	68
2005 Norms*	2007-08	53	69	55	61

* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 

Grade 6	Average Points Earned
Year	Ideas / Content	Organization	Voice	Word Choice	Sentence Fluency	Conventions	Composite
2003/04	4.2	4.0	3.8	4.0	4.1	4.2	24.3
2004/05	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	22.1
2005/06	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.6	22.3
2006/07	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	22.6
2007/08*	3.0	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.1	18.5

* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 

Begin at 2000 E. (Highland Drive) and 6600 S.; east along 6600 S. (North District Boundary) (south side) to 2650 E.; south along 2650 E. (west side) to 7000 S. (Ft. Union Blvd.); west along 7000 S. (north side) to 2300 E.; south along 2300 E. (west side) to 7600 S. (Bengal Blvd.); continuing south on 2300 E. (west side) to 7800 S.; west on 7800 S. (north side) to approximately 2160 E.; north on 2160 E. (east side) to Bengal Blvd. (7600 S.); northwest along Bengal Blvd. (north side) to Highland Dr.; north on Highland Dr. (east side) to 6600 S. (North District Boundary). Pocket Bus Area: Begin at 900 E. and 6600 S. (North District Boundary); east along 6600 S. (south side) to 1300 E.; south along 1300 E. (west side) to Ft. Union Blvd.; west along Ft. Union Blvd. (north side) to 900 E.; north along 900 E. (east side) to 6600 S. (North District Boundary). View Brighton area elementary boundary map