Gentian Elementary School

School Website

Webmaster
Jaime Chavez

Enrollment: 494
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 21 to 1

School Facilities
Number of Classrooms: 32
Number of Computers: 88

School Board District 5
Representative
Fife Whiteside

Principal
Rodney Harrison

Assistant Principal
Tim Smith

Secretary
Carol Pearce

Gentian Elementary School strives to provide students with the best opportunities to learn the academic, physical and social skills needed to become productive citizens by creating a cooperative environment conducive to learning those sills that will develop positive self-esteem, self-motivation, self-discipline and a sense of pride in themselves.

Partners in Education

• Bank of America

Student Incentive Programs

• Principal's List
• Honor Roll
• Perfect Attendance Awards

Parent Involvement

The PTA is very active and provides many activities and equipment and supplies for the students.

Facilities

The school has been renovated to include 10 new classrooms, art room, music room and gymnasium.

Gentian Elementary School is committed to providing educational experiences that will enable each student to become a lifelong learner, enter the workforce with necessary skills, and achieve academic and personal potential.

School Programs

• Accelerated Reader
• STAR Reading

Special Programs

• Self-Contained MO Class/Primary
• Self-Contained MO Class/Intermediate
• Self-Contained BD Class/Intermediate
• Self-Contained MI Class/Intermediate
• Special Education - LD/BD/Resource Primary
• Special Education - LD/BD/Intermediate

After-School Programs

• Before School Program begins at 7 a.m.
• After School Program runs until 6 p.m.
• Boy Scouts
• Girl Scouts