School Profile
Disney Elementary School
4100 S. Fremont Ave.
Springfield, MO, 65804
Principal - Dr. Lynne Miller
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Phone: (417) 523-3600
Fax: (417) 523-3695
School Web site: http://sps.k12.mo.us/disney/
Grades Served: Kindergarten-5
Mission Statement: Disney’s mission is to educate for life, so every child acquires the knowledge and skills to succeed in school and beyond.
School Profile:
- TEAM DISNEY has an experienced, caring staff that uses innovative learning strategies, and is committed to meeting all students’ needs. We are a tradition-rich school, where students historically excel academically, and parents are extremely supportive and actively engaged.
- Notable programs include one fourth-grade and two fifth-grade eMINTS classrooms, which will expand to another fourth grade in 2009-2010. Disney Dynamics, a phenomenal honor choir for fourth- and fifth-grade students, performs multiple times each year in the community and across the state.
- Disney and its Partners in Education have built a strong working relationship. We also partner with the YMCA to offer before- and after-school programs for all students.
- With approximately 500 students, Disney has 23 grade-level teachers along with library, computers, art, music, and physical education teachers. We have a full-time and a part-time counselor, two registered nurses, a full-time and a half-time Special Education teacher, and a speech specialist. Our support staff consists of two and a half classroom aides, one full-time and one half-time secretary, three custodians, and six cafeteria staff.
- Disney’s average daily attendance consistently exceeds the district’s target of 95 percent. Our 2008-2009 average daily attendance was 96.37 percent.
- Disney staff averages over 18.6 years' professional experience, and nearly 78 percent of teachers have master’s degrees. Our faculty centers professional learning activities around the continuous quality improvement cycle of Plan-Do-Study-Act. Throughout the building, all staff seek to put students first, continue student engagement, and provide data-driven instruction to increase student achievement.