Shepard Elementary

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State Reports:

1000 Wilson Drive
Plano, TX 75075
Phone: (469) 752-3100
Fax: (469) 752-3101

Principal Mary Spickler

Assistant Principal Chris Dunkle

Counselor Harriet Kelley

School Hours 7:45 a.m. –- 2:45 p.m.

Enrollment 453

School Colors Red, white and blue

Mascot Patriots

Motto We put our children first.

Directions to School

From Dallas North Tollway: Plano Parkway Exit – to Custer, North on Custer to Grandview, West on Grandview to Wilson Dr., North to the School.
From Central Expressway: 15th St. Exit – West to Custer, South on Custer to Grandview, West on Grandview to Wilson Dr., North to the School.

Achievements

National Blue Ribbon (1992 & 2008); Redbook School of Excellence Award (1992); TEA School Ratings: Exemplary 2005 - 2007 and 2000 - 1994; Recognized 2005 - 2003, 2001, 1996, 1993; Gold Performance Acknowledgements for Campus Comparable Improvement in Reading 2001-2002, for Commended Performance in Reading, Math, Writing and Science 2007, 2005, 2004; TEA Award for Inclusion 1992; three PISD Perot winners; two Region X Teachers of the Year; one PISD Beginning Teacher of the Year; one 2006-07 Superintendent Service Award winner; Odyssey of the Mind team - Third in World (1997); Shepard Chess team placed 22 in the Super Nationals (1997) and continues to place high in local tournaments; First Place Elementary Science Fair Winners 2002; McGruff Exemplary Safe School Award; Mockingbird Poetry Contest winners 2nd and 3rd place 2008; 2nd Place in Young Lone Stars Writing Contest 2005; City of Plano Recycling Award; and several Education Foundation Grant winners.

Campus Programs

Campus Monitoring & Intervention TEam (CMIT); Accelerated Reader; English as Second Language (ESL); Plano Academic Creative Education (PACE) for the gifted student; Special Education; Speech Therapy; Plano Accelerated Reading (PAR); Accelerated Instruction in Math (AIM); Safety Patrol; Mentor Program; Literacy Links; PASAR (after school care); Mad Science; Patriot Publishing Center; and after school clubs: Drama, Chess, Earthsavers, Spanish, and Book Buddies.

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Parent Teacher Association (PTA); School Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); Practical Parenting; library volunteers; Literacy Links; Earthsavers; Chess Club; Spanish Club; Book Buddies; Drama and volunteers for each grade level.

Community/Business Partnerships

Central Market; Chick-Fil-A; Dr. Pepper; Exotic Aquatics; Kroger; Papa John's Pizza; Target; Washington Mutual; and the PAL program from Vines High School and Wilson Middle School student mentor programs; as well as Community Mentor Program.