El Jardin - Brownsville Independent School District

BISD is rated overall Recognized for Community and Student Engagement*
El Jardin Elementary School
is an overall
Recognized Campus
under House Bill 5
Community and Student Engagement
* House Bill 5, Section 46; Texas Education Code Section 39.0545
El Jardin Elementary School Choir Room
Fine Arts
Program rated
Recognized
At El Jardin Elementary
School music classes are
offered to Pre-Kinder -5th
Grade students daily for
45 minutes.
The Music Teacher is the
campus choir sponsor in
which choir Christmas
Performances were
conducted and other
performances throughout
the year. Cheerleading
Performances took place
as well.
El Jardin Elementary
Brownsville Police Department
Longhorn Run
Wellness and
Physical
Education
Programs rated
Recognized
Activities taken
place at El Jardin
Elementary School
include Red Ribbon
Week, BISD Track
Meet for students
and the Longhorn
Run, which was a
community
fundraiser in which
faculty, staff and
students
participated.
El Jardin Elementary
Texas Literacy Initiative Specialist reviewing reading
strategies with parents during a weekly meeting.
Community and
Parental
Involvement
rated
Acceptable
Doors to El Jardin
Elementary School are
always open to
community members
and parents. There is
a Parental
Involvement Center
utilized as a meeting
room in which parents
are invited weekly to
attend different
informative sessions.
El Jardin Elementary
BISD College Awareness
PK students
visit the
Zoo
21st Century
Workforce
Development
rated
Acceptable
Weekly at El Jardin
Elementary School
College Awareness is
celebrated throughout
the campus. College tshirts are worn every
Thursday recognizing
the college selected by
their grade level. The
district designates two
days as “College
Awareness” days and
El Jardin takes part in
the district’s awareness
as well.
El Jardin Elementary
Patriot Day
Second
Language
Acquisition
Program
Exemplary
Cultural traditions were
observed such as
Thanksgiving, Christmas,
Charro Days, El Dia Del
Muerto and Patriot Day.
Writing Portfolios, ESL
Computer assisted
intervention and software
such as Rosetta Stone
were implemented in
order to serve the ELL
population
El Jardin Elementary
Computer lab at El Jardin Elementary
Digital Learning
Environment
rated
Recognized
Trainings for technology
Campus Software : Aware,
Living With Science, Tango,
TPRI/Tejas Lee, Istation,
Think Through Math and
Envision were conducted
throughout the year.
Means of communication
include Project Share
communication, email,
school website, BISD
Messenger, eSchool Plus,
Aware (PDAS), BISD
Website
El Jardin Elementary
Students from the El Jardin
Elementary School 3 year old
Program celebrated Earth Day.
Dropout
Prevention
Strategies rated
Exemplary
PEIMS, at-risk
attendance reports
were monitored
throughout the year.
At-risk students were
given the opportunity
to participate in
accelerated instruction
(e.g. before school,
after school; summer
school; and 21st
Century; recovery
programs).
El Jardin Elementary
BISD Science Fair
Gifted and
Talented
Program rated
Acceptable
Students in grades 1st –
5th grade were identified
as gifted and talented.
GT students received
differentiated instruction
in order for them to be
challenged at their fullest
potential. Students were
also given the opportunity
to participate in BISD
activities such as
Science Fair and UIL.
El Jardin Elementary