About Our School
Oak Terrace Elementary School
240 Prairie Avenue
Highwood, Illinois 60040
Phone: 224-765-3100
School Hours: 8:25 a.m. to 3:17 p.m.
Principal: Dr. Lilli Melamed, lmelamed@nssd112.org
Associate Principal: Tori Dobies, vdobies@nssd112.org
Director of Early Childhood: Niki Scofield, nscofield@nssd112.org
Enrollment: 497 students
Mascot: Monarchs
DISTRICT 112 DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
OAK TERRACE BELIEFS
We Believe That…
- All individuals are valued.
- Hard work, self-advocacy and determination are essential to achieving full potential.
- Our Oak Terrace community benefits when people willingly contribute to the well-being of others.
- Everyone is a learner, it’s our job to empower them to be successful.
- Learning enhances the quality of life.
- Collaboration and the ability to accept differing points of view are essential to thrive in a diverse and interdependent world.
- Honesty, integrity and respect build trusting relationships that foster a sense of belonging.
- Education is a partnership that brings together school, family and the community.
- Change involves risk and is necessary for continuous improvement in a dynamic world.
- Belonging precedes achievement.
- Diversity to university!
- We are strong because we belong.
MISSION STATEMENT WHAT AND HOW
Oak Terrace provides the means for every (child person everyone stakeholder) to belong and achieve in a diverse learning community.
Belonging! Diversity! Learning! Oak Terrace!
MOTTO/SLOGAN - IN SPANISH
We are diverse! Somos diversos!
We belong! Somos unidos!
We achieve! Podemos lograr!!
The mission of Oak Terrace school is to empower every student to become a responsible, life-long learner, create a sense of belonging and partnership with our community and encourage change through diversity in a climate of academic excellence.