Bessemer Elementary School (0822)
1125 E ROUTT AVENUE
PUEBLO, CO 81004
226
Total Students Served
Pre-K - Grade 6
School District:
Pueblo City 60 (2690)
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About Bessemer Elementary School (0822)
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Bessemer Elementary School
2024-2025
Bessemer Academy is a Preschool through fifth grade elementary school located in the south quadrant of Pueblo, Colorado, and is a feeder school to Central High School. Our geographical boundaries include single family and multi-family households; as well as commercial properties. We are located in the heart of a subdivision known as Bessemer, which is a low socioeconomic area. Currently, there are 210 Kindergarten-5th grade students. We also have 44 preschool students within 3 preschool classroo…
ms. The preschool classes consist of 2 full day programs that service 3-4 year old students and one half day program, both morning and afternoon, that services 3 year old students. Included in our K-5 enrollment are 11 students with Significant Suppot Needs (SSN) that include students that are integrated into the General Education classrooms, with some also being serviced in the center based program only. The SSN program is staffed with 1 full time teacher and 4 paraprofessionals. Also included are 17 students with Mild to Moderate Needs (MMN) that are fully integrated into the General Education classrooms. the MMN program is staffed with 1 full time teacher and 1 paraprofessional. The Bessemer has a free and reduced lunch percentage of 94%. Minority students comprise approximately 77% of our enrollment. We have an average daily attendance rate of 88%. In addition to special education programs for Speech/Language therapy and Specific Learning Disabilities, Bessemer Academy also has a center-based program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) identified students in preschool through fifth grade. In total, 21% of our students have Individual Education Plans and 36% of our 1-3 students are on a Read Plan. Gifted and Talented students on Advanced Learning Plans comprise .5%, and CLDE are 6% of our enrollment. Students of all disaggregated groups take courses of similar challenge throughout the school and there are no discrepancies of note that require further action. Bessemer Academy is in its seventh year of membership with our District's Innovation Zone. Our Innovation strategies will focus on consistent, systemic Tier 1 instructional practices and lesson planning; increasing teacher understandings of instructional strategies that will both engage student learners, as well as meet their differentiated academic and social-emotional needs. We will also provide incremental, prioritized and targeted professional development related to student needs, teacher competencies and job-embedded classroom feedback. Coaching and professional development will continue to be provided to strengthen Tier I instruction in both ELA, math and writing. Identification and familiarization with standards and developing daily lessons aligned to the standards, along with analyzing daily data to drive instruction have been implemented. The goals for this year include increasing student academic achievement and growth in ELA and math. There are three areas of focus. First, teachers will practice delivering effective first time instructional strategies based on feedback from coaches, consultants and leadership. Math instruction will be supported by 2Partner math consultants and the District 60 Math Specialist. Reading instruction will be supported by the ELA Instructional Coach. Second, through professional development and team planning, teachers and leadership team (administration, classroom teachers) will help plan high quality lessons that are aligned to standards, assessments, and core curriculum (EngageNY for math and Wonders 2020 for ELA). The lessons will be developed with a high level of rigor that aligns to grade level standards. Third, use and analyze data from Istation, ISIP, universal screeners and core programs to determine small groups for both reading and math. During PLC Data meetings, classroom teachers and specialists will identify and modify instructional strategies to address root causes in student understanding. Diagnostic and progress monitoring data will be utilized to determine instruction and small group implementation, providing an opportunity for movement based on individual student progress. Bessemer Academy has a full-time teaching staff of 23 certified staff, of which 45% hold a probationary status. Bessemer has a Principal, a Dean of Students and a full time counselor. We are in our 12th year of being a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics magnet school. Bessemer Academy shares one S.T.E.M. Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) with Highland Park Elementary. This teacher helps to coach and implement the STEM curriculum, Project Lead the Way (PLTW). We also share two speech/language pathologists, a school psychologist, a school social worker and a CLDE teacher. ELA Coaching is supported by one ELA Instructional Coach. Math Coaching is supported by one math consultant and a the District math specialist. Our school is also supported by 1 Math Tutor, 1 Reading Interventionists, 1 ELA tutor, a .25 School Social Worker and a .5 Community Advocate. Bessemer Academy began the year by analyzing trends using 2025 CMAS and Istation data from the 2023-2024 school year. We began by meeting as a school administrative team. Collaboration on our 90 Day Plan began in June of 2024, which resulted in the creation of a purpose statement and three big rocks of focus. Two of our big rocks are aligned to the District initiative of increasing rigor in everyday classroom instruction to increase achievement. Root causes were identified and utilized to create our big rocks and action steps.
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