McAuliffe Curriculum

Art, music and physical education are an important aspect of education at McAuliffe.

Students attend classes on a rotation schedule. 

Challenger Choir

The choir is a fourth and fifth grade select musical group. They perform at community and district-wide ceremonies as well as school-based concerts. Students involved in the Challenger Choir practice before school.  

McAuliffe offers an English Learners curriculum to those students for whom English is not a primary language. Students participate in small group instruction that focuses on the English language.

The Extended Day Program (EDP) provides safe, alternative educational child care, enhancing the child’s extended day. Recognizing the busy lifestyles of today’s family, the district attempts to work in partnership with home and parents by providing before and after school supervision at the school site.

Children who are identified as “gifted and talented” may participate in additional academic studies, having demonstrated potential abilities of high performance capability and needing differentiated or accelerated education or services.

Union Intramural Sports provides Union students opportunities to participate in athletics at a recreational level in flag football, basketball, and volleyball.

McAuliffe Elementary has been named as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC). This recognition comes because the school has achieved outstanding student outcomes, by implementing The Leader in Me process with fidelity. It is also because of the extraordinary impact the school is having on staff, students, parents, and the greater community.

Student Council

McAuliffe provides leadership opportunities for students in grades 3-5. 

These students are selected by their peers and teachers to lead McAuliffe in school wide community projects. These projects include a school wide improvement plan where student council focuses on one project throughout the year that will benefit the school.  

Multi-year class placement (Looping)

At McAuliffe Elementary, we are interested in students, teachers and families developing long-term relationships to better meet the needs of individual learners. 

McAuliffe is participating in multi-year relationships by having many teachers stay with the same students for two years.  For example if a child is in kindergarten, he or she will stay with the same teacher for kindergarten and first grade.

Teams of teachers will also loop from second to third and fourth to fifth. We know that the relationship of teachers to student, to the parents, to other teachers, and to the curriculum is critical throughout a child’s education.  Some of the benefits of a child staying with the same teacher for two years are:

• The teacher develops a deeper understanding of students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and emotional.
• In year two with a teacher, the teacher knows exactly where the child is academically so there is no need for extensive review.
• The teacher understands the students’ family dynamics and the parents’ needs and expectations regarding their children’s education.
• The teacher can approach the curriculum in more depth, knowing that there is more time to help students make connections in their learning.
• Students already understand classroom procedures, rules and expectations.

At McAuliffe Elementary, students are empowered to grow as leaders through a variety of meaningful school-based roles that build responsibility, teamwork, and pride in their school community. Our Student Leadership opportunities include:

• Morning Announcements -  students share important school information and news daily over the intercom.
• Library Helpers - support organization and reshelving of library books in the Media Center
• PreK Helpers -  serve as positive role models for our youngest learners
• Safety Patrol  - promote a safety during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal times
• School Photographers -  capture special moments and events throughout the year
• Recycling Crew and Beautification Team – look for ways to care for our environment
• Lost and Found Crew – help manage student lost items
• Classroom Leaders – serve in individual classrooms to support learning

All of our Leaders encourage accountability and service, helping every student find a way to contribute and to make a difference at McAuliffe.

Fifth graders exhibiting leadership capabilities are able to participate in the school’s safety patrol.  This group aids our staff in supervising the safe arrival and dismissal of students throughout the school on a daily basis.

Union students showcase their art work during YouthArts!

YouthArts! is one of the longest running festivals of its type in the state of Oklahoma. 

Visit the District Fine Arts page.