Ottauquechee School

304 Dody Lane
P.O. Box 353
Quechee, Vermont 05059
802-295-8654

Learning together for everyone's future

Grade levels: Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5
Student populaton: 198
Average class size: 16
Number of classes: Morning/Afternoon Pre-K and Kindergarten and 9 classrooms , grades 1-5

The Ottauquechee School was completed in 1994 and opened in August of that year. We serve the families and children from the villages of West Hartford, Quechee and part of White River Junction.

Our Mission Statement is: “At the Ottauquechee School, we believe that in order to lead productive and satisfying lives, our students must develop a full complement of lifelong skills: social, emotional, physical and academic. As a community of learners, we build our sense of belonging and social responsibility by supporting a safe and healthy school climate, advocating learning for all students and adults.”

This statement was developed, collaboratively by the staff in 2001. We value and emphasize academic and social skills. We are proud of our school’s safe and respectful school climate and the expected use of appropriate social skills by everyone. Within this context, as a learning community, we have adopted common instructional goals and specific strategies to improve student learning, our priority.

The Ottauquechee School has several programs and indicators which support its mission to help students develop academically as well as socially. These include:

Playground enhancement completed by the OQS PTO, August 2006
The Ottauquechee Outdoor Learning Site (T.O.O.L.S), officially opened in September 2006
The Winter Enrichment program, which consists of weekly ski and snow board lessons during the months of January and February
Buddy classes are paired for reading and other activities to help older students get to know and respect younger students
Our Peer-Mediation Program with trained student mediators in grade 5
Teacher Teams meet regularly to assess students’ skills to inform and improve instruction in order to increase learning
Experienced OQS teachers serve as Mentors, in our district’s formal mentoring program, for beginning educators
Our Parent-Teacher Organization is active and works to provide a variety of enrichment activities for our students, including mini-grants for classroom teachers and annual artists-in-residence programs
Teachers have common preparation time within the school day which they may use to work together
Staff Meetings focus on professional development
Supportive parents value and support our priorities for student learning
Students feel positive about their school, teachers and their learning experience, as indicated by a recent survey of all children in grades 3,4, and 5

Cheryl V. Hooper-Feeney, M.Ed.
Principal

hooperc@hartfordschools.net