Mitchell Elementary School

Achievements

TEA Distinctions earned for Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading and for Postsecondary Readiness; District PTA Reflections winners; District and Regional Science Fair Winners; No Place for Hate school; PTA National School of Excellence; Rotary Club student citizens of the year; and Home of the Plano ISD Teacher of the Year

Campus Programs

Cultural Diversity Night; Title I campus; English as a Second Language (ESL) program; Plano Academic and Creative Education (PACE) for identified gifted and talented students; PTA Reflections; Collin Count Adventure Camp (fifth-grade); PASAR After-school childcare; After-school tutoring; Robotics Club; After-school Music and Art Clubs; Student Council; STEP Team; Gardening Club; and STEM Club.

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Innovative grant money for teachers provided by PTA; SBIC; Numerous parent volunteer opportunities; Dad’s Club; WatchDOGS; and Mentoring program.

Community/Business Partnerships

Dallas Museum of Art; Kroger; Picasso’s; Regions Bank; Target; and Tom Thumb.

History of Mitchell

The school is named for Dr. Oliver Tate Mitchell. He was born near Corsicana, Texas, on December 25, 1880. He received his literary education at Trinity University and graduated from the American Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Mitchell married Annie Jackson of Renner, Texas, and began his practice in Renner. They settled in Plano about 1929. Dr. Mitchell practiced extensively in the Plano-Renner-Richardson area. He served on the Plano ISD board from 1942-48.

Mitchell Elementary opened in 1992 at a cost of $3.9 million.