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

Counselor Harriet Kelley

School Hours 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Enrollment 430

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 (2009, 2005-07 and 2000-1994); Recognized (2008, 2005-03, 2001, 1996, 1993); repeated Gold Performance Acknowledgements for Commended Performance in Reading, Math, Writing and Science; TEA Award for Inclusion (1992); three PISD Perot winners; two Region X Teachers of the Year; one PISD Beginning Teacher of the Year; Superintendent Service Award winner (2006-07); Odyssey of the Mind team - Third in World (1997); Shepard chess team placed 22 in the Super Nationals (1997); strong showing in elementary Science Fair; McGruff Exemplary Safe School Award; Mockingbird Poetry Contest winners 2nd and 3rd place (2008, 2009); 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 identified gifted and talented students; special education; speech therapy; Plano Accelerated Reading (PAR); Accelerated Instruction in Math (AIM); safety patrol; mentor program; Literacy Links; PASAR (after school childcare); and PTA sponsored after school programs such as science, drama, art, Earthsavers, and book buddies.

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Parent Teacher Association (PTA); School-Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); practical parenting; library volunteers; Literacy Links; Earthsavers; after-school extension programs 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.