What Makes us Unique?

• Academic Excellence with a Heart
• Accelerated Schools Plus School
• Teamwork and Collaboration! Parents, students and staff are a team!
• Partnerships with the community, such as Simply Strings Free Violin Program, student teachers, counseling interns
• Consistency across grade levels.
• We teach the whole child-academics, manners, life skills and perseverance.
• Seniors at Roseland University Prep mentor elementary school students in their classroom
• Grade level teams plan and support each other
• We love our students forever

What Students are Saying?

“My teachers challenge me to learn.”

“Our teachers are so welcoming.”

“We learn new stuff every day.”

“We don’t have bullying here.”

“I love our school!”

“Best school ever!”

What Teachers are Saying?

“I love coming to school each day and teaching my amazing students."

“We work hard and have lots of fun each and every day."

What Parents are Saying? 

 "The one thing I can say about Sheppard is that I wish I should have enrolled my son sooner! The school, the staff and the teachers are amazing. They go above and beyond for the students. Amazing School!"

"¡Una cosa que puedo decir de Sheppard es que desearía haber inscrito a mi hijo más pronto! La escuela, personal y maestros son maravillosos. Todos van más allá de ayudar a los alumnos. ¡Una escuela maravillosa!  "

"One positive thing I like about the school is that teachers always have a smile when helping the students."

"Lo positivo que me gusta de la escuela es que los maestros siempre están con una sonrisa para ayudar a los niños"

"What I like about Sheppard is all the help and positive attitude towards parents and students. They always have a smile, especially the teachers. Rumualdo and the principal are always full of energy and that energy gets transmitted during our meetings. "

"Lo que me gusta de Sheppard es toda la ayuda y el positivismo con el que atienden tanto a los padres y alumnos. Siempre tienen una sonrisa para todos, sobre todo los maestros atentos y ni se diga Rumualdo y la directora que siempre tan llenos de energía que nos la transmiten con sus juntas y el café que no falta."

"Sheppard is a very safe place for my kids, I love Sheppard school. " 

"Sheppard es un lugar muy seguro para mis hijos, amo la escuela Sheppard."

"Sheppard is a second home for our kids, they are treated with love and are kind to them, and the most important, they provide with an education. " 

"Sheppard es un segundo hogar para nuestros hijos ya que los tratan con cariño y son amables con todos, y les brindan lo más importante, educación."

Additional Highlights

• Highly involved and active parent club and parent volunteers
• Student leadership demonstrated through K-6 Student Steering and 4-6 grade student leadership
• Students are recognized for high honor roll, honor roll, and student of the month (average 1,000 students per year)
• Strong community partnerships (Simply strings, Bayer Farms, 4-H Soccer)
• High Sports participation:Volleyball, Basketball, Flag Football (average 91 students per year). 1st place in Girl's Basketball Tournament
• Clubs: 6 (Drama, Service, Kindness, Art)
• Social/Emotional Learning for all students
• Summer Learning Experiences
• Whole-child academics
• Highly attended monthly parent club.
• Full circle service model (High School and Middle School students are returning to the classroom to mentor elementary students)
• Senior Graduation Walk (all of Sheppard students watch high school students walk in cap and gown)
• Visual/Performing Arts Opportunities
• TK-12th Grade Through College Theme
• Family Events (BBQ, First Grade Dance, Games, Movies)