Hedgcoxe Elementary

School Website

State Reports:

7701 Prescott
Plano, TX 75025
Phone: (469) 752-1700
Fax: (469) 752-1701

Principal Kristi Graham

Assistant Principal Candy Atwood

Counselor Derenda Saleh

School Hours 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Enrollment 532

School Colors Black and gold

Mascot Hurricanes

Motto Take care of yourself.
Take care of each other.
Take care of Hedgcoxe.

Directions to School

From Dallas North Tollway: Legacy Exit – East to Red River, North on Red River to Prescott.
From Central Expressway: Legacy Exit –- West to Red River, North on Red River to Prescott.

Achievements

National School of Excellence Blue Ribbon School (1993-94); Texas Successful School Award (1994-95); Texas School of Excellence (1993); Texas Successful School Award (1992); Exemplary School Rating (1996-97); PISD's Teacher of the Year (1995-96) - Linda Arbolino; Environmental Club - Keep Plano Beautiful Award for Blackland Prairie (1997-98); Exemplary Writing (1997-02); Chess Club-National Ranking (2001-02); Gold Performance Acknowledgements for Attendance; Commended on Reading/Writing/Math and Science (2003-2004); Linda Arbolino, Music Teacher, Who's Who Among America's Teachers (2004-2005); Rising Star - Several Students Published (2004-2005); Gold Performance Acknowledgements for Attendance; Commended on Reading/Writing/and Science (2005-06); Exemplary School Rating (2006-2007).

Campus Programs

Campus Assessment, Review & Evaluation Team (CARE); special education; speech therapy; Plano Accelerated Reading (PAR); Accelerated Instruction in Math (AIM); after-school art program; Chess Kids; field day; future teachers; English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); Jr. Achievement; Plano Academic Creative Education (PACE) for identified gifted and talented students; parent curriculum workshops K-5th; PASAR (after-school childcare); Post Office; meetings for entering kindergartners and parents prior to entering school; Reflections Art Contest; safety patrol; science fair; history fair; student council; student mentors; young inventors; after-school science program; Computers@Home; MyPISD.NET- accessing student files and programs from home; Collin County Adventure Camp (5th grade); tutorials; 5th grade graduation ceremony; multicultural night; family art night; science and technology Night; "Experience the Awareness" day; family skate night and family picnic (beginning of the year).

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Collin County Adventure Camp /Camp Hedgcoxe (5th grade); chess club; classroom volunteers; field day; fine arts day; Hurricane Helpers; Junior Achievement; library; office volunteers; PTA carnival;"Partners Enrich Reading with Kids" (P.E.R.K.); TEAMS mentoring program; reading assistance; School-Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); study skills; YO folders; field trips; Kindergarten Rodeo; yearbook; Key Communicators; youth safety; Dad’s Club; family picnic; multicultural night; family art night; McGruff House; and McDonald’s nights.

Community/Business Partnerships

Back 2 Health Chiropractic; Barbara Bentley/ReMax; EDS; Central Market; Junior Achievement; McDonald’s (McDermott and Custer); Plano Police Department (Cafeteria Cops); and Target.