BISD Information

•	Bartlett High School and Bartlett Middle School were given an accountability rating of RECOGNIZED on the 1996-97 AEIS by the TEA.
•	Over 72% of the 1996 graduates enrolled in a college or technical school.
•	Twenty-six percent of our 1996 senior class were concurrently enrolled in Temple Jr. College. They received dual credit for high school graduation as well as college credit towards degree completion.
•	Our school has sent students to the state UIL spelling competion for the past six years: 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 and 97.
•	Bartlett voters passed a $2 million bond authorization in May, 1997 to complete the construction of the high school complex; including 6 classrooms, band complex and new gymnasium and to include renovations to the middle school.
•	Three 1997 graduates and two 1998 graduates received athletic scholarships to college.
•	Over 29% of Bartlett teachers have more than twenty years of experience.
•	Over 27% of Bartlett teachers have advanced degrees.
•	Bartlett teachers have an average of more than 14 years of experience in teaching and more than 8 years in the district.
•	Students have access to an alternative program at the Bell County Alternative School. This school is designed as an accelerated program, program for pregnant students, or an alternative placement for disciplinary reasons. This school has already been used by several of our students to accelerate their graduation and to serve as a deterrent to dropping out of school.
•	Bartlett ISD has one full-time counselor and one part-time counselor and a fully certified librarian.
•	All Bartlett classrooms are equipped with networked Internet computers. There are also two fully networked and Internet accessible computer labs, along with a 25-station CCC Mathematics lab and a 9-station Writing to Read lab.

ABOUT THE CURRICULUM

All Bartlett campuses offer an integrated curriculum of language arts, math, science, and social studies, complemented by music, art, and physical education, gifted and talented education, Bilingual Education/English As a Second Language, Title One, dyslexia therapy, and a wide variety of counseling and special education services are also available.

High school students may graduate with Regular, Advanced, or Advanced with Honors transcripts. A wide range of optional activities are available to students, including academic, athletic, performing, and vocational opportunities.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1997-98 enrollment: 570

1997-98 expenditures per pupil: $4,798

Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 18 to 1 in elementary school, 12 to 1 in secondary school

1997-98 salary for beginning teacher with a bachelor's degree & no experience: $20,150

1997-98 operating budget: $3.5 million

1996-97 tax rate: $1.264

Area: Approximately 60 square miles

Student profile: 19% African American, 35% Hispanic, 45.5% Caucasian, 0.5% Other; 5.1% Limited English Proficient

Staff profile: 7.2% African American, 7.2% Hispanic, 85.6% Caucasian,

School hours: 7:55 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (K-2) and 7:55 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (3-12)

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HOW TO ENROLL

To enroll in the Bartlett Independent School District, you will need:

Proof of immunization (see below)

Birth certificate (for kindergarten or first grade)

Report card and withdrawal card from previous school (transfer students)

Immunization Requirements

Diphtheria/Tetanus: All 5- and 6-year-old students must have received at least 4 doses of DT vaccine, one of which must have been received on or after the 4th birthday. For students 7 years old and older, the requirement is 3 doses of DT vaccine, one of which must have been received after the 4th birthday and within the past 10 years.
Polio: All students under age 18 must have received at least 3 doses of oral vaccine, one of which must have been received on or after the fourth birthday.
Measles: 1 dose on or after the first birthday, and on or after 1/1/68, or provide a physician validated history of measles illness. Students born on or after September 1, 1978 are required to have 2 doses of measles vaccine. (The second dose is required at the 12th birthday).
Rubella: 1 dose is required for all students under age 12.
HIB (Haemophilus influenza, type b): 1 dose for students between 15 months and five years of age.
Tuberculosis (TB): Students coming from outside the U.S.A. must show proof of a negative TB test performed in the U.S.A.

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