School Information
Bierbaum Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is located at 2050 Union Road, St. Louis, MO 63125.
Phone: 314-467-5500
Fax: 314-467-5599
Attendance: 314-467-5510
Principal: Dr. Paul Morris - morrisp@msdr9.org
Assistant Principal: Mr. Nathan Perkins - perkinsn@msdr9.org
Regular school hours are 8:45 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. On half-day/early release days, students in grades K-5 are dismissed at 12:55 p.m.
Mission Statement
To establish strong foundations for learning and character development by focusing on each individual child.
Vision
Through a Collaborative Culture, Bierbaum Elementary Staff will:
- Provide a positive and safe environment
- Implement the curriculum with high expectations and fidelity
- Base instructional decisions on data and assessment
- Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners
Collective Commitments
Through collaborative commitments, Bierbaum Elementary will provide a positive and safe environment.
- We will teach, model and recognize school-wide expectations and positive behaviors
- We will teach, model and recognize acts of good character
Through collaborative commitments, Bierbaum Elementary will implement the curriculum with high expectations and fidelity.
- We will value instructional time
- We will be active learners in the understanding and implementation of the Common Core Standards
- We will provide high quality instruction
Through collaborative commitments, Bierbaum Elementary will base instructional decisions on data and assessment.
- We will work in learning communities to create common assessments, analyze data and use results to drive our instruction
- We will examine authentic work and numerical data to identify student needs
- We will use data from assessment as the criteria for moving a student through the RTI (Response to Intervention) Process
Through collaborative commitments, Bierbaum Elementary will differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
- We will provide highly engaging cooperative learning activities
- We will provide targeted interventions for remediation and enrichment
- We will seek out professional development opportunities for continued growth in methods of differentiation
History
Bierbaum was built in 1962 and was named after a former Mehlville superintendent, Kermit Bierbaum. The school is the largest elementary facility in the district.
Mascot: Buffalo
Colors: Black and Gol