Life lessons

This from the Richmond Register:

The Bellevue Learning Center has received state-wide recognition. Bellevue
was one of 11 Kentucky schools to be named Best Practices Site for Alternative Education by the Kentucky Board of Education.

Bellevue was recognized in two areas: Culture, Support and Professional Development and Leadership and Resources/Organization and Planning.

Principal John Fields said he believes this is the first time Bellevue has received an award of this magnitude in its 20-year history.“That’s been my vision, to make this one of the top programs in the state and we’ve been able to achieve that,” said Fields, who has been ... Bellevue’s principal for two years. “Our students have been very successful and it’s been a team effort among our staff.”

Most students are at Bellevue because of chronic discipline and academic and/or school attendance problems, according to information provided by the center.

“The kids are in trouble when they get here,” Fields said. “We work on social skills to help them change their behavior so they can be successful when they go back to their schools.”