• Welcome to Bicentennial South, home of the Bears!,

    You and your children have joined a community of 850 students, kindergarten through 8th grade.

    At Bici South our teachers and staff work in collaborative teams to design and deliver lessons aligned with Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards. We provide data-driven, multi-tiered instruction to provide both intervention and enrichment for all students.

    Bici South is a full-service school, providing:

    • Special Education classes, including preschool, resource support, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy.

    • Related Arts classes in Physical Education, Media, and Music.

    • Social Emotional Learning Specialists (SELS) that provides both whole group and small group instruction to students on topics such as friendship, anti-bullying, and social skills.

    • First Things First Family Resource Center for families of children 0-5 years.

    • After school care through our Extended Day program.

    • After-school sports for our 6th-8th graders.

    • Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).

    • Free and Reduced meal program for breakfast and lunch.

    Bici South is a CHARACTER COUNTS! School.  CHARACTER COUNTS! uses its Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship as a foundational strategy  Besides promoting a focus on a positive school climate, other defining elements of CHARACTER COUNTS!  are intensive decision-making strategies, mindfulness, growth mindset, and behavioral change theories. CHARACTER COUNTS! practical strategies produce positive results in the academic, social, emotional, and character development domains.  At Bici South, CHARACTER COUNTS!

     

    Sincerely,

    Tamie Nicol, Principal