Muscogee County School District - School Profiles

Fox Elementary School

Fox Elementary

School Website

Webmaster
Dan Hall

600 38th Street
Columbus, GA 31904
 
Phone: 706-748-2723 
Fax: 706-748-2726 

Enrollment: 500
Teachers:  40

School Facilities
Number of Classrooms: 25
Number of Computers: 208

School Board District 8
Representative

Dr. Philip Schley

Principal
Cliff Moulton

Assistant Principal
Penny Thornton

Secretary
Susan Mitchell


Message from the Principal

Welcome to the school where "Kids Come First." At Fox Elementary School we believe that providing a positive school climate is essential for improving student achievement. Students at Fox are successful because of our high expectations and nurturing environment. You are cordially invited to experience a caring atmosphere that is fostered by our experienced and competent staff.

Partner in Education

  • Burger King

Honors/Awards

  • Muscogee County Teacher of the Year
  • Muscogee County First Year Teacher of the Year
  • Georgia Association of Education Partnership of the Year Award - Third Place Individual Partnership
  • First Place Riverfest Art Contest
  • Partners in Education Gold Achievement Award

Student Incentive Programs

  • Principal's List
  • Honor Roll
  • Perfect Attendance
  • Accelerated Reader Wall of Fame
  • Computer lab achievements
  • Top 5th Grade Students Awards given by Burger King

Parent/Community Involvement

  • PTA Fall Festival
  • Burger King provides incentives and awards
  • Fun Day
  • Burger King/Sam's Club/Valley Rescue Mission Christmas Project
  • Annual Christmas Breakfast
  • March of Dimes Fundraiser
Mission

The mission of Fox Elementary School is to provide students with opportunities to be successful and to realize their potential by creating a positive, caring, and innovative environment.  Our motto is "Kids First."

School Programs

  • Special Education (MI, BD, LD, Resource)
  • Pre-Kindergarten
  • School-wide Title I
  • Speech
  • Music and Art 
  • EIP
  • Focused Reading

Special Programs

  • Safety Patrol
  • Fox Publishing Company - School-wide writing program
  • Mathletics - School-wide math program
  • Fifth Grade Reading Challenge

After School Programs

  • Girls, Inc.
  • Collaboration with Columbus Dream Center

Technology

  • New IBM-compatible computers in every regular education classroom
  • Fully automated media center
  • TV and scan converter in all classrooms
  • Two computer labs
  • Media distribution system in all classrooms
  • Internet access throughout the building
  • 200 instructional computers with Internet access
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