Superintendent’s Message 

Anderson Two Parents and Students,

Welcome to the 2017-18 school year. Excitement is abound as we have anticipated your arrival. We are confident this year will be the best year for your child. What will it take to make that happen?

First of all, our staff has spent numerous hours preparing for your arrival. You will see some new faces along with some familiar faces, but the goal of all is to make this a successful year. To add to the excitement, we have added Agriculture Education to the middle schools and a Strings program for the elementary schools.

We are continuing to expand our technology in the district. This year we will be providing Chromebooks to all 3rd-5th graders. The collaboration that took place with our secondary students using Chromebooks last year was fabulous, and we are confident we will see similar results at the elementary levels. We continue to be amazed with the results we are seeing due to our students having greater opportunities to use technology in the classroom. It is literally changing the dynamics of how instruction is presented.

Finally, we have added several features and projects that provide safety, accessibility, and simply a better look!  As far as safety:

• New fences have been installed at Belton Elementary and Belton Middle School
• Every school now has a fully functional, high-tech camera system that assists in making each site a safe environment
• Marshall Primary has a new entry in their lobby that directs our patrons through to the office

To make our schools more accessible: 1) we added a new drop-off/pick-up lane at Wright as well as 55 additional parking spaces, 2) Marshall Primary has a new asphalt parking lot and sidewalk, and 3) Belton Elementary has a new awning for students loading in cars after school.

Some of the “cool” projects across the district include exciting new paint designs in the hallways of Belton Elementary and Wright Elementary along with the cafeterias at Belton Middle, Wright Elementary and Marshall Primary. Honea Path Middle has removed a few rows of lockers to make the hallways wider which will allow students space to work with their Chromebooks during breaks. Honea Path Middle also has a new look with their ceiling throughout the hallways. Belton Middle has a new digital marquis. Belton Middle, Honea Path Middle and Belton Elementary have improved sound and projection systems in their gyms. BHP has added a new cross country trail for our cross country team which also serves as a nice walking area for our patrons.

We do apologize for the construction still in place at BHP. They are in the process of a roof makeover, only the second time in their existence. Plus, there is new athletic building being built in the back that will house weightlifting and wrestling and provide extra classroom space. We hope to have both of these projects complete by late spring.

Join us in celebrating a great school year!  It is an exciting day to be a BEAR!

Dr. Richard G. Rosenberger

Mission & Vision