Briarglen Elementary
Welcome to Briarglen Elementary School, where we provide each student and our community of learners with the essential skills needed for academic growth, lifelong learning, and personal character.
Briarglen Elementary holds full accreditation from North Central Association and the State of Oklahoma and school-wide Title I status. Our staff appreciates the opportunity to develop young people who have a desire for learning and healthy living.
Briarglen Elementary School
3303 S. 121st E. Ave.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146-2200
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
School Hours - Monday-Thursday: 7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. / Friday: 8:15 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Main Phone: (918) 357-4330
Fax: (918) 357-8499
Union HelpLine - 918-461-HELP (4357)
Principal Tracy Weese
Assistant Principal Chasity Butler
Community Schools Coordinator Mallory Nolen
Counselor Amanda Hall 918-357-8416
Resources
In the fall of 1970, classes started at Briarglen Elementary, making Briarglen the oldest of the elementary schools in the district. It was named after the housing addition in which it was built. Today, Briarglen serves about 600 students in pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade in traditional and looping classrooms.
Working with and through our community of patrons, area businesses, central office administration and our PTA, Briarglen is proud to offer a well-balanced curriculum and activities for students and their families.
Briarglen will continue to evaluate our school program to improve our instructional methods and assessment procedures. Briarglen welcomes the involvement of our community and is proud of its ownership of our school.
Briarglen participates in the Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative (TACSI). 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:
- Early childhood care and development
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Core instructional programs
- Health/health education
- Mental health/social services
- Family/community engagement
- Youth development/out-of-school time
- Neighborhood development
- Life-long learning
Teacher Accomplishments
Briarglen is proud that all our teachers have qualified for status as Highly Qualified Teachers as required by the State of Oklahoma and U.S. Department of Education.
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Principal Biographies
Tracy Weese was named principal at Briarglen Elementary School in 2012. She previously served as administrative intern at Rosa Parks Elementary School. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education from Oklahoma State University in 1995 and her master’s degree in education administration from the University of Oklahoma in 2010.
Weese has worked as a classroom teacher for 14 years and has taught second, third and fifth grades. She has worked on a multitude of committees during her tenure as a teacher. Weese is married with two children who attend school in the Union district. In addition to her teaching career, she has been a board member of the Northeastern Division for the March of Dimes for 10 years. Weese is thrilled to be joining the administrative team at Briarglen Elementary.
Chasity Butler is excited to join the administrative team at Briarglen Elementary School as assistant principal. She first joined Union Public Schools as administrative intern at Grove Elementary in the summer of 2009 and again joined Rosa Parks Elementary in 2010.
Butler earned her bachelor’s of science degree in elementary education from Oklahoma State University in May of 2003 and her master’s degree in educational administration from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas in 2007. Prior to joining Union, Butler began her teaching career in the Dallas area. She taught in both Carrollton-Farmers Branch as well as Frisco, Texas. Butler has also served as a classroom teacher in rural, northwest Oklahoma. She has taught first, second and fifth grades. Butler has also been an active trainer of teachers and served on a multitude of curriculum-specific focus committees in her tenure as a teacher.
Butler is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals, Phi Delta Kappa and the Junior League of Tulsa.
Union Help Line
A safe and secure school environment is essential to the learning process. An important ingredient in achieving safe and secure schools remains alert eyes and ears. Safety is achieved when an atmosphere exists in which students are comfortable talking with adults about their concerns.
One such tool available for students is a Union Help Line that is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. to anyone who wants to report a concern. The caller may leave a message so his or her call can be returned, or they may choose not to be contacted. You can also call COPES if this is a mental health emergency.
Union HelpLine
918-461-HELP (4357)
COPES
918-744-4800