Park Avenue Enhanced Option
Elementary School

At a Glance

Welcome From the Principal

Welcome to Park Avenue Enhanced Option Elementary School. As you will see, our school is the place to be! Our classrooms are student-centered, knowledge-based and driven by assessment.

Focusing on the belief that all students can learn, we work to provide many opportunities for students to achieve new heights in reading, writing, math and social skills. Our motto is “Raise the Bar,” and that is exactly what we do every day at Park Avenue.

I invite you to browse our site and become acquainted with our school. Thank you for visiting!

School Description

Park Avenue Enhanced Options Elementary is proud to be one of the district’s School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) schools. Being a SWPBS school means we place positive behavior and behavioral expectations at the center of everything we do. Displayed prominently across the school are our SWPBS guidelines: Be respectful; Be responsible; Be ready; and Be safe. 

The SWPBS system is not just a display of expectations. Students are actively engaged with these guidelines in learning activities. The common language of expectations allows everyone in the school to communicate clearly and reinforce the expectations. Through this system, students develop ownership of their own school experience.

In addition to Park Avenue’s emphasis on positive behavior, our enhanced option school boasts a number of other features, including an extended school day, breakfast in the classroom, blended learning opportunities and Encore, the district’s gifted learning program.

School Hours

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

A Typical Day at School

• 30 minutes: Breakfast in the Classroom

• 60 minutes: Response to Intervention

• 20 minutes: Morning Meeting

• 130 minutes: Balanced Literacy

• 130 minutes: Comprehensive Math Instruction

• 60 minutes: Related Arts

• 15 minutes: Social and Emotional Learning

• 60 minutes: Science/Social Studies

• 30 minutes: Lunch

Bottoms: Students may wear pants, shorts, capris, skirts, skorts or jumpers. These garments may be navy blue, khaki or black. 

Tops: Shirts must have a collar and can be in any solid color.

• Certificated Staff and Teacher Email List

• School Fact Sheet

• Transportation

• Student-Parent Handbook

• Accessing the ePlan Website

• Supply List Translated Glossary

• Parent Involvement Policy

• Parent Compact

• School Supply Lists

• Family Resource Center

• GED Classes

• Food Bank

• Tutoring

• Parent training classes

• Social and Emotional Learning

• Before and aftercare
  YMCA Fun Co. - 615-385-5836
  Preston Taylor Ministries – 615-568-4201
  Bethlehem Centers - 615-329-3386
  Boys & Girls Club @ McKissack - 615-341-3909

• Music Makes Us

• Recycling

• Yearbook

• The Pencil Foundation

• The Charles Davis Foundation

• Costco Wholesale

• Krispy Kreme

• Bail U Out Bonding

• Vanderbilt University Student Mentors

• Sylvan Heights Community Gardens

• Interdenominational Services Organization of America, Inc.