W. M. Bass Elementary students

Year-Round Elementary School

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 22, 2013

Beginning February  8, 2013, we will accept applications for William Marvin Bass Elementary School (WMBES) for the 2013-2014 school year for students that reside within Lynchburg City but outside of the WMBES attendance zone. All students entering kindergarten and currently enrolled in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade are eligible to apply. Transportation for both zoned and invited students will be provided. Also, siblings of currently enrolled students will be given preference, if space is available. Students entering kindergarten must be five years old on or before September 30, 2013.

Williams Marvin Bass Elementary School will provide students with a variety of challenging instructional experiences which employ the latest trends in educational technology and instructional methodologies.  Moreover, the program at the school will continue to:

  • provide year-round calendar
  • offer small class sizes
  • require school uniforms
  • supply intersession for 5 extra weeks or 25 extra days of school for selected students
  • explore methods for students to perform exceptionally well on the Standards of Learning (SOLs)
  • engage in many community partnerships

We encourage all eligible students to consider applying for enrollment in this exciting program.

If you reside in the student attendance zone for William Marvin Bass Elementary School, your child will automatically be assigned to the school which supports your school zone.  If you do not live in the student attendance zone and if you wish to apply for this program, please complete the application and return the completed application to the Department of Information Technology at the School Administration Building by 4:30 p.m. on March 22, 2013.

We have a comprehensive array of special education services at our schools. Some special education services are so unique; however, that they are available only through division-wide programs housed at specific schools.  We will review each child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to determine whether we can implement the IEP at this school.

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2013-2014 SCHEDULE FOR BASS SELECTION PROCESS

2/5/13   FAST Starts and Continues for 8 weeks  5:30-7:30 p.m.
2/7/13   Visit from E C Glass Dental Students 9:40-11:00 a.m.
2/8/13   Bass will distribute the Pre-Kindergarten Survey to in-zone students only.
2/8/13   The elementary schools will distribute letters/applications to students grades Pre-K-4.
3/1/13   Parents should return the Pre-Kindergarten Survey to Bass.
3/7/13   Open House 9:30-11:30 a.m.
3/22/13   Bass Application Deadline at the School Administration Building in the department of information technology at 4:30pm
3/29/13   Field Day  9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
4/11/13   The department of information technology will mail the acceptance and waiting list letters to parents that applied to Bass before the application deadline.
4/24/13   Career Fair  9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
4/25/13   Deadline for parent/student responses to the 4/11/2013 student acceptance letters.
4/26/13   The department of information technology will call parents who have not returned the response forms, which are on the bottom of the 4/11/2013 student acceptance letters.
4/30/13   The department of information technology will mail the confirmation and decline letters to parents.

For further information on the year-round elementary school application and selection process, please contact the department of information technology by email at gillespieac@lcsedu.net or by phone at (434) 515-5017.

The deadline to apply for the year-round elementary school for the 2013-2014 school year is March 22, 2013.

Only those students who currently live outside the W. M. Bass Elementary School attendance zone need to apply.

Visit our School and Meet our Staff

William Marvin Bass Elementary School
Leverne Marshall, Principal
1730 Seabury Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Phone: (434) 522-3769