About Our School
Mission
Educate, Engage, and Empower military-connected students to succeed in a dynamic world.
Vision
Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere
Purpose Statement
Bechtel Elementary School provides a safe learning environment where everyone is valued, challenged, and prepared for the future.
Welcome to Bechtel Elementary School!
Bechtel Elementary is a Prekindergarten (PK) to 5th grade school that enthusiastically serves Military families and the families that support our military families. The school’s namesake, William C. Bechtel, was a Marine stationed on Okinawa during World War II. He returned to the island as a DoDEA administrator and school principal. Bechtel Elementary, home of the Bulldogs, was built in 1987.
Bechtel Elementary School provides a safe learning environment where everyone is valued, challenged, and prepared for the future.
School Hours of Operation
Office Hours: 0830 - 1550
School Hours: 0850 - 1500
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ARRIVE ON CAMPUS BEFORE 0835 HRS.
Please be advised that there is no student supervision prior to 0835.
Early Release: All students (1st-5th) are dismissed early every Tuesday at 1400. All Kindergarten, Sure Start, and PSCD are dismissed early every Tuesday at 1355. The purpose of the Early Release time is to provide teacher training and collaboration time.
We belong to the DoDEA Pacific South District which is part of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). DoDEA is a Department of Defense field activity operating under the direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
School Improvement Goal
By the end of the 2025–2026 school year, Bechtel Elementary School will increase student proficiency in solving multi-step word problems within the Measurement and Data (MD) domain. Proficiency will improve as measured by the CCRS End-of-Year Math Summative Assessment, with the percentage of students meeting the standard rising from 54% to 60% in Grade 3, from 57% to 63% in Grade 4, and from 57% to 63% in Grade 5.
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Bechtel Bulldogs will get better at Multi-Step Word Problems in Math by using the weekly Tuesday Breakdown. We want to become Word Problem Masters!
