Reese Road Elementary School

School Website

Webmaster
Ann Blalock

Enrollment: 449
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 25 to 1

School Facilities
Number of Classrooms: 31
Number of Computers: 120

School Board District 5
Representative
Fife Whiteside

Principal
Jeanella Pendleton

Assistant Principal
Betsy Tomblin

Secretary
Pat Allport

It's always a great day to be at Reese Road Elementary School. It's a wonderful, warm and caring school where children are first. The teachers and staff work extremely hard to ensure every child a positive, challenging, safe and creative learning environment. We welcome you to be an involved partner in your child's educational experience at Reese Road. It is "the place to be!"

Partners in Education

• Green Point Mortgage, Inc.
• Weyerhauser, Inc.
• Reese Road PTA

Honors/Awards/Grants

• PTA Reflections-local, district, state and national winners
• Pay for Performance
• Georgia School of Excellence
• State Science Fair Winners
• District/State Social Science Fair
• Local/District/State Media Festival
• Gateway School - 4 years
• Keep Columbus Beautiful Educator of the Year
• Weyerhaeuser Foundation Grant for Community Walking Trail
• GreenPoint Mortgage, Inc. - Software Grant
• Columbus State University Butterfly Study

Parent/Community Involvement

• State and Nationally recognized PTA
• Columbus and Troy State tutors
• Weekly readers from business and community leaders
• Penny Power Drive
• Tutors from local high schools
• Parent Workshops
• Muffins for Moms, Doughnuts with Dad, Grandparent's Day, Retired Educators
• Outdoor Education
• Share a Craft
• Family Nights
• Pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House
• America Reads and America Counts

Technology

Reese Road has broadcast capabilities school wide, Internet access, computerized Media Center, and teacher workstations and networked computers in every classroom.

To provide the opportunity for each child to experience success academically, socially, emotionally and physically by establishing a safe, positive, challenging, caring and creative learning environment.

School Programs

• Reading Recovery
• Pre-K
• Early Intervention Program
• Gifted Education
• ESOL
• Special Education
• Speech
• D.A.R.E.

Special Programs

• Earth Savers
• Readers on the Run
• Peer Tutors/Peer Helpers
• Safety Patrol
• Camp Read-A-Lot
• Student Council
• Book-It Reading Club
• Service Learning
• 600 Minute Reading Club
• Walk Across America
• Red Stocking Talent Show
• Outdoor Learning Center
• Salvation Army Thanksgiving Food Drive
• Walk With the Principal
• Camp Learn-a-lot
• Spirit Squad

Student Incentive Programs

• Accelerated Reader
• Principal's List Breakfast
• Honor Roll Certificates
• Responsible Citizens Award
• Student in the Spot Light
• Brought Up Grades Awards - B.U.G Awards
• Cleon King Award - highest average
• Braxton Nail Award - citizenship
• Presidential Award
• Green Point Mortgage's Skippy Award

After School Programs

• Math and Science Clubs
• Peer Tutors
• Wonderful Wednesdays
• School Newspaper and Chess