The Judy Center Early Learning Hub at Butterfly Ridge ES

This morning, we were notified that our PreK here at Butterfly Ridge Elementary School received an EXCELS Quality Rating of 5!! This means that our PreK programs are:

- assessing each child's developmental progress with multiple measures and linked to curriculum

- Requiring that staff meet highest levels of training and experience

- Participating in a continuous quality improvement process informed by independent assessors

- Achieving state or national accreditation

- Facilitating 5+ opportunities for families to engage in the program

- Using a state recommended curriculum

- Offering Family-teacher conferences at least twice per year

- Planning activities that support each and every child’s individual needs

Basically, this means that our PreK programs meet the highest standards according to Maryland EXCELS! We're so proud of our team and our staff!

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Today was the BEST Monday EVER!

Mr. Sean from Raging Reptiles came to join us this morning and taught us some fun facts about snakes and other reptiles. There was even a turtle from India! Our kids were so excited and our parents were so BRAVE (good job, guys!) throughout the whole experience - especially when it came to touching the reptiles!

We're very proud of our little ones for being so gentle and kind to the reptiles while they were visiting us.

Even Ms. Tara put her own feelings aside for the kids - just look at her facial expressions!


Maryland State Department of Education
Butterfly Ridge Elementary School