{"id":160,"date":"2016-01-21T03:25:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T03:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/thomasjefferson\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:05:40","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/thomasjefferson\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><\/div><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/thomasjefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/IMG_0651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-548 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/thomasjefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/IMG_0651-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0651\" width=\"568\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/thomasjefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/IMG_0651-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/thomasjefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/IMG_0651-1024x545.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our mission as a Thomas Jefferson Family is to provide a safe and empowering environment in which every student can embrace their fullest potential on their way to becoming life-long learners and leaders in our dynamic world.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INSTAGRAM- tjbasd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Way to \u201cBee\u201d at Thomas Jefferson<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BE THERE BE READY<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Follow directions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Enter &amp; 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