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Briarlake Elementary

Dekalb County Schools

Upcoming Events

Dec 12

Holiday Luncheon

3rd through 5th grade parents are cordially invited to dine with us in the BES Cafe for a luncheon celebrating the holiday season!
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Dec 12

Winter Concert

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Presenting our Kindergarten through 2nd Grade students performing holiday classics!
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Dec 20

Last Day of 1st Semester

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Jan 7

First Day of Spring Semester

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Latest News

Beaver Literacy Leaders
 

BES has been recognized as being a Literacy Leader school for the state of Georgia (3rd Grade Gateway Growth and 5th Grade Gateway Growth)!

Schools were recognized for achievement or growth in the percentage of students reading at or above grade level. The criteria for the Literacy Leader awards recognize the crucial importance of grade-level reading in third and sixth grades and require higher growth from schools with lower achievement levels were recognized for achievement or growth in the percentage of students reading at or above grade level. The criteria for the Literacy Leader awards recognize the crucial importance of grade-level reading in third and sixth grades and require higher growth from schools with lower achievement levels.
Awards were given at the elementary and middle-school levels, and at the high-school level based on the American Literature EOC, which is the state test for ELA in high school.
Throughout the fall, Superintendent Woods will visit schools identified as Literacy Leaders to recognize and congratulate them.
“Georgia educators are embracing the science of reading and structured literacy," GaDOE Director of Literacy Amy Denty said. “The Literacy Leaders recognition honors the dedication, commitment, and hard work of our students, teachers, and leaders. Together, we can ensure all children in Georgia learn to read well. I'm excited to see how our schools continue to grow and excel in the literacy arena."
 
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
The 26th Annual DeKalb Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl (HRRB) competition will be held in-person Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Arabia Mountain High School. DCSD schools are encouraged to form a reading bowl team to compete in the 2025 DeKalb HRRB competition. The competition is open to students in grades 4-12 with three competition levels - elementary, middle, and high.

The deadline to register is December 1, 2024. Additional information, including the book lists and competition format, can be found on the DeKalb Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl website at https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/hrrb/.

For questions regarding the DeKalb Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, click the following link to submit your inquiry to the DeKalb Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Steering Committee: https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/hrrb/contact-us/.&nbsp.
 
Membership Toolkit Registration
Parents, we need your help updating your information in Membership Toolkit. This is the software we use to communicate with BES families, build school directories, and manage online orders from our school store. Please take a few minutes to update your free account in Membership Toolkit!

 
Annual Verification 2024-2025
Annual Verification is required for all students who wish to remain enrolled in Briarlake Elementary School for the 2024-2025 school year. Read this article for information and assistance.
 
2024-2025 School Supply List
Get all the tools your child needs for their adventures in education! Click here for this year's school supply list.
 

Mission & Vision

The vision of the DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning. We are making this vision and mission a reality – every day, in every classroom throughout the District.

Through community forums, focus groups, listening sessions, and more, we have engaged our stakeholders, refined our objectives, honed our procedures, and formulated a robust, highly-structured yet agile and adaptive strategic plan. We are pleased with the progress we have made thus far, and excited about the future – of our District, our community, and, most importantly, the 100,000+ students who daily bring to us their limitless potential.

The District has created performance measures, targets, and initiatives to ensure success in each goal area. A monitoring and data collection process has been developed, and rigorous progress check procedures have been implemented. At the local level, on-going training sessions are offered to all principals in order to support the work of aligning, refining, monitoring, and evaluating the continuous improvement efforts of each individual school.

As a community of learners, we are committed to excellence in everything we do – within the classroom and throughout the District. This continuous improvement process permeates each aspect of our Strategic Plan, and we are honored to partner with you to make it a reality for all.