Berea Elementary School is helping all students develop the world class skills and life and career characteristics of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by providing a safe, inviting, and welcoming atmosphere which fosters student inquiry and engages them in their learning. Our motto, "Transforming the Future Today" is demonstrated on a daily basis by a caring, supportive, and knowledgeable faculty and staff. Teachers utilize daily essential questions, plan and teach rigorous lessons, and encourage students to exhibit positive character traits.
Our HOUSE system supports positive behavior by students through the use of incentives, teachers and students create classroom expectations together. These expectations are taught and successfully modeled daily. This results in a greater ability to focus on academic achievement and few discipline issues.
Our staff participates in professional development in the areas of Math, English/Language Arts, Writing, and Technology. District personnel provide practical, hands-on opportunities for teachers to grow and develop professionally. Instructional coaches offer support to each classroom teacher and ensure that best practices are followed. Technology training assists the teachers in providing multiple opportunities for students to be actively involved in classroom lessons through the use of Chromebooks, iPads, Promethean Boards, and other software and web-based programs.
Our Title I Parental involvement program provides our parents with multiple levels of support. Topics such as homework help, reading as a family, hands-on math activities, and healthy homes have been presented during monthly parent engagement events as well as at PTA meetings. The purpose of these events is to empower parents in helping their children succeed academically. The Title 1 programs also provide students with remediation and enrichment programs after school twice a week so that students can continue to grow academically.
Since our return from COVID, we have seen progress in terms of our academic performance based on SC Ready and SC Pass. We continue to outperform similar schools across the state. Berea Elementary is well positioned as we move forward due to the hard work of our students, teachers, staff, and parents.
Tom Miller, Principal
