About Casey

Overview

Casey adopted the Whole School Model in the fall of 1999. As a model whole school, Casey receives support from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, which is supported by funding from the Mississippi State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal Agency.

At Casey Elementary, the arts are an essential part of learning for each student. Teachers expose students to an arts-integrated curriculum each school day. It fosters a community of growth, artistic excellence, and self-awareness. It also enhances awareness of their contributions to the world and social-emotional learning.

Students receive quality lessons in music, visual arts, theater, dance, and media arts.

Casey History

Casey Elementary was named after Miss Hattie Casey (1894-1959), a devoted teaching professional who entered the Jackson Public School system in 1921 and spent thirty-eight years at Power Elementary School. She retired in June of 1959.

Miss Hattie Casey was educated in the public schools, Hillman College, and Mississippi College. She did post-graduate work at the University of Alabama, Millsaps College, George Peabody for Teachers, Belhaven College, and Columbia University. Miss Casey was an inspiration to her colleagues and students.

Casey Mission

The mission of Casey Elementary School is to focus on student achievement by providing a challenging and engaging curriculum for a diverse, multicultural, student body. In doing so, we incorporate the art forms of music, dance, drama, and visual arts into the curriculum. Each student is challenged to develop and achieve essential academic skills, and an appreciation and understanding of their artistic surroundings, in order to become a successful, well-rounded, productive citizen.

Casey Arts Pledge

I pledge to learn everything I can about myself and the world around me through the arts and all other subjects. I pledge to use my imagination to solve problems and to express my ideas because Casey is a creative arts school.

Casey Community

Adopters

BankPlus — Ralph Jackson, RalphJackson@BankPlus.net, (601) 944-4631
CDFL — Mandy Carroll, mcarrol@cdfl.com, (601) 366-3110
Covenant Presbyterian Church — Missy Wyatt, missy@covenantpresjackson.org, (601) 981-7236
The Greater Eastover Neighborhood Foundation — Dana F. Robertson, eastover.director@gmail.com, (601) 613-9000
KPMG — Lissa Webb (Regional Office), jwebb@kpmg.com, Christina Bull (Local Office), cbull@kpmg.com, 601-832-0448

PTA

The Casey-Parent Teacher Association is extremely active, holding formal monthy meetings and hosting numerous events. Our PTA has provided an abundance of technology for Casey, including Promethean Boards and iMacs. These resources enable our students to compete in our increasingly technology driven world. PTA has also purchased the Accelerated Reader program (as well as student incentives) to promote reading comprehension for our students. However, far from merely financing our commitment to reading, Casey parents are often prensent at the school taking groopus of students to the library to take quizzes on books they've read, giving prizes for point totals, or running an AR center. Our principal and teachers host grade level Parent Academies to provide parents with strategies to support stuident learning at home. For more information please contact:

Shandolyn Russell, President

Email: Caseyexecpta@gmail.com

Casey Brochure

Casey Elementary School: Where the Arts Make Us Smart (PDF)