Brinker Elementary

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Principal	Barbara Richardson
Assistant Principal	Jeanne Beall
Counselors	Ashala Foppe' Jamie Jaubert
School Hours	7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Enrollment	652
School Colors	Royal blue and gray
Mascot	Bears
Motto	All for one, one for all.

Directions to School

From Dallas North Tollway: Parker Rd. Exit – East to Clark Parkway, North on Clark Parkway to School.
From Central Expressway: Parker Rd. Exit – West to Clark Parkway, North on Clark Parkway to School.

Achievements

TEA Exemplary School (1997-2007); Perot Winner Teacher of the Year (2000-2001); PISD Beginning Teacher of the Year (1999-2000); Keep Plano Beautiful $1000 Award; National Blue Ribbon School (1996-1997); PTA Outstanding Volunteer of the Year; PTA Membership Award (1989-1997); Beautification; Youth Protection; Child Abuse Prevention; Parent Education; Volunteers Awards; and Outstanding PTA Award (2004-2005).

Campus Programs

Good Morning, Brinker News;  Destination ImagiNation™; chess club; Spanish club; Collin County Adventure Camp (5th grade); Special Olympics; book buddies; history fair; science fair; multicultural fair; colonial days; Ellis Island Experience; special education inclusion; Plano Academic Creative Education (PACE) for identified gifted and talented students; English as a Second Language (ESL); multi-sensory literacy program; grade level buddies; and PASAR (after-school childcare).

Parent Involvement Opportunities

V.I.P. tutoring; PTA; office and library assistants; Brinker PTA eNews; classroom volunteers; science fair judges; history fair judges; Key Communicators; reading buddies; book fair; Reflections; School-based Improvement Committee (SBIC); field day; family picnic; literary magazine; Spring Fling; shoebox science; and WOKC Fun Run.

Community/Business Partnerships

Cindy Brinker Simmons and the Brinker Family; Barnes and Noble; Central Market; Kroger Food Store; SuperTarget; Tom Thumb; and Walmart.

Feeder Schools

• Renner Middle School
• Shepton High School
• Plano West Senior High School