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Benning Hills Elementary 
Benning Hills Elementary
190 Munson Drive
Columbus, GA 31903
 
 
Phone: (706) 685-7609 
Fax: (706) 685-7750 

Enrollment: 280

Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 24 to 1

Principal
Dr. Mary Ryles-Sanks

Secretary
Amanda Fowler

School Facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 15
Number of Computers: 38

Welcome to Benning Hills Elementary School

 We are committed to providing an adaptable instructional program and at the same time, creating a school environment that is conducive to learning. We strive to promote cooperation, responsibility, respect and feelings of self-worth among students. The strength and unifying ingredient of Benning Hills is our mutual commitment involving students, teachers, paraprofessionals, principal, custodian staff, cafeteria staff, parents and business partners working together to provide an opportunity for each student to receive a quality education.
Sincerely,
Mary Ryles

Partners in Education

  • Regions Bank
  • Target
Parent/Community Involvement
  • Parents are contracted to spend a specific number of hours per month reading to students, working in the media center and providing one-on-one tutoring of selected students
  • Partner in Education sponsors six weeks honor programs for all honor students.
  • Grandparents Day Celebration
Student Incentive Programs
  • Good Citizen - Chosen by teachers based on specific, defined criteria
  • Honor Roll - for all A&B or E&G
  • Principal's List - For all A's or all E's
  • Student of the Month - Selected by teachers
  • Most Improved Student - selected from each classroom based on improvement in academic areas 
Mission

 Benning Hills Elementary School's Mission is to provide an instructional program and create a school environment that is conducive to learning and to promote cooperation, responsibility, respect and feelings of self worth among students.

School Awards

  • Art Award selected to be displayed in the state capitol
  • One of 16 elementary schools chosen to participate in the Pilot Light Georgia Challenge Program Grant
School Programs
  • Reading Recovery
  • EIP
  • Reach for Reading
Special Programs
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Puppeteers Club - for Special Education students
  • DEAR - Drop Everything and Read - Faculty, staff and students read 10 minutes each morning
  • Reading - Sing, Spell, Read and Write
  • Math - Sing, Spell, Read and Write Math Component
  • Staff Recognition - Employee of the Month/Year

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