The mission of Bells School is to provide students with the necessary skills and educational experiences to prepare them for a productive and successful life in the twenty-first century.

Our school believes in fostering a love of learning.

Our school believes in promoting self respect, honesty, and respect for others.

Our school believes that students should strive for academic excellence.

Our school believes in promoting problem solving through the use of critical thinking.

Our school believes in providing students with the joy of achieving one's goals.

Our school believes in providing a positive, nurturing learning environment.

Belief Statements:
Our Goals:

To ensure that all school facilities are clean, safe, secure, drug-free and prepared for emergency management.

To increase student achievement, specifically in Mathematics, Language Arts Literacy and Science as measured by the state testing programs.

To pursue community and corporate partnerships that will provide new or enhanced learning opportunities, strengthen connections with the local business community, as well as cultivate potential classroom resources and/or financial support.

To encourage innovative programming that optimizes student instructional time and use of the district's financial resources.

To maintain frequent and quality communication within the organization and throughout the community so as to foster understanding of and support for the mission of the Washington Township Public Schools.

History:

Bells School first opened in 1967. Split sessions were held during the first year because construction of the building was not complete. The official opening of the school occurred in September 1968 and the building housed students in kindergarten through grade 6. The first principal was Mr. Howard Hausmann.

As the population of the district increased, portable classrooms were added to the building. In the spring of 1996, a new addition was built, adding an art room, gymnasium, music room, library, four additional classrooms and rooms for small group instruction. A state of the art computer lab, which is networked and Internet accessible, was also added.

Today, Bells School has over six hundred students in Grades 1 to 5. Teachers, students, and parents work together to prepare students to reach their potential and to become caring, responsible, and productive citizens.