Boevers Elementary
Welcome to Boevers Elementary School, home of the Boevers Bobcats!
We like to refer to Boevers as "the best place to be!"
We believe in the relentless pursuit of high levels of learning for all students and adults. Success for all is an attitude not a slogan. A high level of collaboration is the key to our success.
Our teachers continually seek to learn the best instructional practices for all learners.
High expectations for every student result in excellent academic achievement. At Boevers, we believe in celebrating great students who display exceptional character and academic success every day. Our teachers represent more than 450 years of experience, 10 masters degrees and one doctorate.
General Information
George F. Boevers Elementary School
3433 S. 133rd E. Ave.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74134-4041
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
School Hours: 8:55 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Main Phone: (918) 357-4329
Fax: (918) 357-8399
Principal Sherri Fair
Assistant Principal Chris Reynolds
Resources
Welcome Parents!
Parent involvement is also an essential component of student success. Parents are expected to be an integral part of their child’s education. Our PTA is an active group and supports the staff and students in multiple ways. The commitment and devotion to our community crosses many generations. Current staff members were former Boevers students and several of our parents were former Boevers students. Every day we work together building into the lives of our future.
Boevers Elementary is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The achievement of NCA Accreditation is a tribute to a caring staff of teachers, administrators, and support personnel. Boevers is a Title I School. You may contact us for a copy of the Title I Plan.
Our team continues to refine and study our school wide goals in the areas of reading, math, and Character Counts. The desired result of these three goals is to improve teaching practices and student learning in the specified areas. You can also visit the State’s site at www.oknca.com.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” -- Aristotle
Programs
E-Lab
One of our most popular spots is the outdoor class called the E-Lab or Environmental Learning. This class is made possible by combined community and school efforts. It is certainly a multi-purpose room, perfect for art, reading, writing classes and anything from digging fossils to taking a quiet respite from daily activities.
Accelerated Reader
Reading is an integral part of our curriculum at Boevers. Accelerated Reader promotes and encourages students to read at their individual reading level. At the beginning of each school year, students set a reading goal. Throughout the school year, celebrations are conducted to honor students attaining his or her goals.
Accelerated Math
This program is used as a supplement to our Every Day Math program. Students are able to progress through higher level math skills as they pass the individualized assessments offered through the program.
This program consists of special activities and events that celebrate the importance of character development. The “Six Pillars of Character” are Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Trustworthiness, Fairness, and Citizenship. Each quarter, we celebrate student character and recognize their application of the pillars to their own lives. Our school environment has been positively affected through the implementation of Character Counts.
Special Services
A wide variety of student services can be found at Boevers Elementary. One goal is to meet the needs of all students. Boevers has a speech therapist on staff as well as an ER1 Teacher that works with special needs students. Physical and Occupational Therapy are also offered at Boevers through district therapists. Our gifted and talented students are serviced through our ARC or Academic Resource Center. The ARC teacher challenges all students though classroom integration and small group instruction. We also have a full time counselor on staff.
Boppin’ Bobcats
This select musical group features our fourth and fifth grade singers. The Boppin’ Bobcats perform at community and district wide ceremonies as well as school-based concerts. Students practice before school at least twice a week and more as concert appearances deem necessary.
Student Council
Student leaders are actively involved in school and community activities. "Bobcat Buddies" is a program involving fifth graders who are paired with first graders for reading practice. Student Council also participates in the “I-Care” program, collecting books for homeless shelters, and many other service projects. Student council members are also responsible for collecting and sorting cans for the annual district canned food drive during the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Broadcast System
Students, along with the help of ARC teacher Karen Pearman, produce a daily news broadcast. Students tune into the school television station every morning for the lunch menu and other important information. The school broadcast system was purchased with school bond dollars.
Parents are very supportive at Boevers and involved at through an active Parent-Teacher Association and volunteer program. Parents and staff embrace the philosophy that children's education is a joint venture and a shared responsibility. Boevers also participates in the U-Choose Program.
Community Schools
Boevers participates in the Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative (TACSI) and Schools Uniting Neighborhoods for Student Success (SUNS). The community school’s philosophy supports school personnel, parents, neighbors and community partners working together so our children can participate in a strong instructional program by living and learning in safe and supportive environments.
Core components of a community school are:
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Early childhood care & development
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Core instructional programs
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Health / health education
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Mental health / social services
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Family / community engagement
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Youth development / out-of-school time
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Neighborhood development
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Life-long learning
History of the School
In the 1975-76 school year, George F. Boevers Elementary opened and was named after a 35-year veteran of the district who taught agriculture and was advisor to several school organizations.
Principal Biographies
Sherri Fair Sherri Fair is a native of northeastern Oklahoma. She is a graduate of Pryor High School with a bachelor's degree from Southwest Texas State University and a master’s degree from Northeastern Oklahoma State University. Fair began her teaching career with Union Public Schools in 1994 at Roy Clark Elementary.
Fair came to Boevers in 2003 after serving as assistant principal at Briarglen Elementary during the 2002-2003 school year. As principal, Fair believes high expectations and an excellent staff result in high levels of learning for every student. She believes in the importance of every staff member and every student giving 100 percent every day. Fair has a wonderful husband, two terrific children and two spoiled schnauzers. She is an avid sports fan attending Union sporting events and college events. She loves to spend time fishing with her family, riding roller coasters, and working in the yard.
Chris Reynolds attended Union Public Schools kindergarten through 12th grade. He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Oklahoma State University and a master’s degree in school administration from Northeastern State University.
Reynolds began his teaching career with Tulsa Public Schools. He taught second grade and fourth grade at Carnegie Elementary and sixth grade at Nimitz Middle School. In 2007, he received an award as Oklahoma’s PTA Teacher of the Year, the Pat Henry Award.
Reynolds is married to a fellow educator and together, they have two beautiful girls. He is an outdoor enthusiast and loves spending time with his family, friends, and Labrador retrievers.
Helpline - Student Assistance Programs
A crisis helpline is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, to any patron of the district who wants to report a crisis situation or to ask for information. Leave a message and your call will be returned promptly.
461-HELP - Union Safe Line
You may also call
1-877-SAFE-CALL, ext OK!
(1-877-723-3225, ext 651)
SAFE-CALL is a toll-free confidential hotline for students, parents, teachers, neighbors and anyone concerned about the safety of their local school.
Call us when you know of any activity threatening your school.