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About Douglass Elementary
The New Douglass Elementary School broke ground May 10, 2010. The building is 77,442 square feet and the estimated cost at the time of construction was $14.5 million. Douglass meets silver LEED certification and has a state-of-the-art central heating and cooling system.
Douglass Elementary School
408 Price Street, Eden, NC 27288
Phone: 336-623-6521
Fax: 336-627-2781
Office Hours: 7:00-4:00
Student Hours: 7:45-2:45
Grades Served: Pre K-5
Mascot: Eagle
Colors: Blue and White
Administrative Staff
Lauryn Duncan, Principal
Janear Johnson, Data Manager
Donna Howell, Bookkeeper/Secretary
Rhonda Paschal, Administrative Assistant
345
Students
215
White
72
African-American
87
Other
Beliefs & Pledge
Vision Statement
"Every student can learn but not in the same way on the same day."
Mission Statement
"At Douglass Elementary School, our mission is to provide a safe and positive learning environment where the staff, and school community work together to prepare all students to become productive citizens and life-long learners with the necessary 21st century skills to succeed in a diverse and changing world."
Learn More about Douglass
We are a Title I school. View our Title I/Student Handbook.
Directions
Please click on the icon to access directions to Douglass Elementary school.
Douglass PTO
The PTO appreciates the support of the parents, staff and community as they work together to help the school and students. Please contact our officers for information on ways to help and support our school.
PTO Members
Leesa Baker
Lisa Carter
Kathy Cox
Tabitha Cox
JoAnna Cox
Doneka Dillard
Teresa Dishmon
Chrissy Griffin
Mandy Gusler
Jessica James
Courtney Prewette
School Improvement Plan
The Douglass School Improvement team is a group of representatives who work together to implement continued growth and improvement at our school. This team is made up of teacher representatives from each grade level, support staff, parents and community members that each have a stake in our school. This team is elected by our staff to represent each stakeholder and they meet monthly to engage in dialog, create and work on our School Improvement Plan and implement programs or changes to improve our school.
Our School Leadership Team for 2020-2021 is represented by the following members:
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Lauryn Duncan- Principal
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Samantha Crews - Instructional Coach
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Connie Thackston - School Counselor
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Karen Owen - Kindergarten
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Dana Patterson - First Grade
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Vaughn Ricketts - Second Grade
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Loretta Murphy - Third Grade
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Christine Hinson - Fourth Grade
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Mary Beth Slaughter - Fifth Grade
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John Riddle - Enhancements
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Teresa Dishmon - Teacher Assistant
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Amy DeFalco - Exceptional Children
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Bruce Curtis - Title 1 Intervention Specialist
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Doneka Dillard - Parent Representative
Our School Leadership Team meets monthly starting at 3:00 in room 405. These meetings are open to the public and anyone can attend. Some meetings do include a closed sessions that pertains directly to school safety and security. Dates are subject to change due to the need sometimes for additional meetings and to accommodate severe weather. Please see the list of dates below.
Currently Scheduled SLT Meetings (tentative to change)
August 24, 2022
September 6, 2022
October 4, 2022
November 1, 2022
December 6, 2022
January 3, 2023
February 7, 2023
March 7, 2023
April 4, 2023
May 2, 2023
June 8, 2023 @ 9:00am
Our School Improvement Plan is located on the Indistar website. This is a web-based tool that guides our school in charting our improvement and managing our continuous improvement process. Updates are made regularly in the plan. Check it out using the link and information below.
Link to Indistar
Login: GuestS17173
Password: GuestS17173
We want your feedback! Please click HERE to complete a form to offer suggestions, comments, or ask questions about our School Improvement Plan!
Letter to Parents: Low Performing School (click to view)
Douglass Accreditation
In October of 2008, the SACS CASI Team visited Douglass.
To view the Report of the Quality Assurance Review Team for Douglass Elementary School click here.
"...the greatest benefits of accreditation are the external mark of quality, high standards, and school improvement process and support."