Okolona Elementary

The mission of Okolona Elementary is to value each student as a unique learner and to provide engaging learning opportunities within a safe and caring environment. Our vision is that all Okolona students will develop socially, emotionally, and academically through authentic learning experiences in order to become productive members of society. Okolona Elementary became a Leader in Me school in 2019. This leadership model assists in integrating a culture of character and leadership into our students, staff, and community based on the principles of Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The Leader in Me brings the 7 Habits into the elementary school setting where students can begin to develop these important life skills at an early age. This model embraces the beliefs and values of our school community. We believe that all students can be leaders, whether it is through community service, the arts, technology, achievement, or in other ways. We believe that developing the 7 Habits positively affects all of our students to be the best version of themselves in our school community.

School Highlights:

• Focus on the ABCDs: Attendance, Behavior, Curriculum/Core Standards, and Deeper Learning
• Provides a caring, nurturing environment with a wide range of educational and extracurricular opportunities
• Provides extra support for students through small focus groups in math and reading, Extended School Services (ESS), and the Schoolwide Tiger Time Intervention Program
• Offers a range of activities, including chess club, Academic Team, 4-H, Sport Stacking Club, Kaleidoscope Camp, Safety Patrol, Boy and Girl Scouts, Girls on the Run, Leader of the Month, and after-school programs sponsored by the Family Resource Center (FRC)
• Uses an “all hands on deck” approach to meet the diverse needs of every student
• Classrooms are equipped with SMART Boards, computers, document cameras, and 1:1 Chromebooks for students in first through fifth grades.
• Students attend art; music; physical education (PE); library; and Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Lab once a week.
• Offers an increased exposure to the arts through a 5x5 Fund for the Arts Grant, which allows the school to host artists-in-residence and visiting artists