Betty Jane Community Learning Center (formerly Betty Jane Elementary School)

	444 Darrow Road Akron OH 44305 330/794-4117; Fax: 330/794-6970  Betty Jane's ODE report card/demographics
Grades: K-5 Colors: Blue and Gold Mascot: Owl Average Class Size: 22 – Average Enrollment: 475 School Day: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Betty Jane Elementary School Report Card Rating: Continuous Improvement Principal: Teresa Kossuth
What makes the Betty Jane CLC special? Betty Jane's mission: "The staff and students of the Betty Jane CLC will work hard, play fair, respect others and read every day!" Betty Jane is consistently among the top scoring schools in the district. Parent involvement is a vital component of our school. Various parent/student activity nights are offered for students including grades K-2 Family Reading Night, grades 3-4 OPT Night and grades K-5 Game Night. Betty Jane borders Goodyear MetroPark and its beautiful park setting. Betty Jane provides an extensive range of academic programs, remediation and intervention through supplemental math and reading programs; OhioReads volunteers; Title 1 tutors; and after-school tutoring. Betty Jane boasts a very strong, supportive, active PTA. The new Betty Jane Community Learning Center is complete. Teachers have an average of 22 years of experience, and 90% hold a master's degree or higher. History Original building constructed in 1929 Opened in October 1929 Additions in 1953, 1956, 1958, 1963 and 1968 (primary building) Originally part of the Tallmadge School District Annexed by Akron Public Schools in 1931 Named in honor of Betty Jane McBrayer (1921-27) Betty Jane McBrayer was the daughter of Thomas McBrayer, president of the Tallmadge Board of Education. As president of the school board, he had worked to ensure that a new school would be built on Darrow Road. McBrayer's daughter had attended a portable building on the site of the present building before she died. After the new building was completed, the townspeople offered to name the new school McBrayer because of his untiring efforts in making it a reality. McBrayer, however, asked that the school be named instead in memory of his little girl, Betty Jane. Groundbreaking for new building on June 7, 2006; dedication on March 6, 2008; classes started in new building on January 9, 2008 Directions Left on Broadway to Perkins Right on Perkins to Route 8 South Right on Route 8 South to I-76 East Follow I-76 East to the Mogadore Road/Market St. exit Continue straight on Mogadore Road to Canton Road (first light) Left on Canton Road (becomes Darrow Road) to just past the fourth light to school on left

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