The Banks County School System will meet and exceed the expectations of the people we serve by:
Providing a foundation for lifelong learning
Fostering responsible citizenship
Maximizing individual potential
Guiding Principles
Developing positive attitudes by:
Focusing on success for all student
Promoting a climate of high expectations, respect, and dignity
Providing resources by:
Recruiting,employing, and nurturing dedicated, highly qualified, and professional employees who adhere to professionally recognized standards and board policies
Ensuring a safe, healthy environment for students, teachers, and staff
Offering the highest quality instructional resources and tools
Improving student achievement by:
Implementing a challenging curriculum relevant to the lives of students
Emphasizing democratic classroom processes in which students learn independently and through group work while learning to value diversity
Promoting continuous improvement through cooperation among students, parents, educators, and the community
Principal's Message
Nancy Bentley, Principal
Welcome to Banks County Elementary School. B.C.E.S. is an excellent school with outstanding students, parents, teachers and support personnel. We Believe in ALL students. We are Committed to serving our students' needs. We Expect great things from our students and staff and parents. We will Succeed. While providing a safe and nurturing environment for our students, we maintain a focus on providing standards-based classrooms where learning is engaging, motivating, and appropriate for students needs. Our teachers accomplish this by collaboratively working together to create classroom environments and learning opportunities that are conducive to student learning. We strongly encourage our parents and community members to be an active part of the educational process as we strive for excellence. Parent communication with teachers and administration is vital in order to maximize student success.