Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year

Dear Anderson Families,

My name is Kellee Humphrey Butler and I’m your new school principal! It’s my pleasure to lead the Anderson staff this year as we build a strong foundation of school culture to support academics and positive student behavior. I join Alex Anderson Elementary as I enter my twentieth year with Oak Grove School District. My previous experiences within the district include being a primary teacher, instructional coach, intermediate school English Language Development teacher, and assistant principal. I have had many opportunities to collaborate with educators across the district as we implemented new curricula and pedagogies. My leadership experience began as a grade-level representative on the leadership team, followed by coaching opportunities with literacy, SEAL, and ELD. I’m excited to bring my learnings from these experiences to enhance the instructional focus at Anderson. 

The Bulldogs will continue to receive emphasized instruction in English Language Arts and Math Talks, while building academic vocabulary to increase comprehension and skill sets. Support for Multi-language learners will remain in place with continued focus through Professional Learning Communities for staff development. Much work has been done in the past few years to analyze student needs post distance learning. This work will continue with additional focus areas or strategies to increase the number of students passing district and state-level assessments. 

As we enter the new school year, it is a time to reflect and grow as a community. It serves as an opportunity to create a learning environment that is desirable by all stakeholders. Community support is important to achieve this goal. It truly takes a village to raise a child and an informed village, is what it takes to raise a well-educated student. I look forward to my journey as I walk or run along this roadmap that Anderson has designed. 

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!

Principal Humphrey
Go Bulldogs!