Highlands Elementary will empower all students to achieve their maximum potential, enabling them to live successful and fulfilling lives.

Highlands Elementary opened its doors in 1986 with approximately 450 students. Mrs. Barbara Kulpinsky was the school’s first principal and remained at the helm until her retirement in December 2006. We have grown tremendously over the years and now have an estimated enrollment of about 600 students. Today, our administrative team consists of Dr. Latecha Bogle, our school’s Principal, and Mr. Thomas Bellard, our school’s Assistant Principal, for the past 2 years, they work collaboratively with the school’s faculty and staff members empowering ALL students to achieve their maximum potential while simultaneously, enabling them to live successful and fulfilling lives.
 
Highlands currently has one PPCD classroom, an AM session and PM session of Pre-Kindergarten, four full-day Kindergarten classes, and a total of twenty-four 1st through 5th grade classes. We also have three ESL teachers, two Reading Recovery teachers, a Reading Specialist, a part-time Instructional Technology Specialist and a part-time Math Specialist.
 
Our school has the best PTO in the world! They are a large part of what makes Highlands such a wonderful place to learn and work. Please visit their web site to find out more about our school, our wonderful teachers, and our fantastic programs!

Highlands Elementary provides challenging, educational experiences for all students. Students, staff, parents, and community collaborate so that all students become respectful, responsible, and caring individuals.

Melodie Beattie once said, “Goals are gratitude in action. They give us the opportunity to build on what we already have. While achieving goals can be a lengthy process, we can learn to be grateful for each stage in the process of setting and meeting goals.” On a daily basis, the Highlands faculty and staff works tirelessly to achieve the ultimate goal, ‘empowering ALL students to achieve their maximum potential by enabling them to live successful and fulfilling lives.’

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
 
-- Albert Einstein

Check out the cool new Highlands PTO website! Here is the link to the website:
http://www.orgsites.com/tx/highlandspto/

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The 2009-2010 District Calendar includes school holidays, grading periods and early release dates.

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Meet the Teacher: Thursday, August 20, 2009 (3:00-5:00)
First Day of School: Monday, August 24, 2009
Open House: ……Tuesday, September 15, 2009 from 5:30-7:00
Open House:…… Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 5:30-7:00