Principal's Message

Welcome to South Park Elementary, Home of the Cougars!

As we wrap up a successful 2024–2025 school year, I want to thank our incredible Cougar families, students, and staff for your continued partnership and dedication. This year has been filled with joyful learning, meaningful growth, and strong community connection — all of which reflect the heart of South Park Elementary.

As we look ahead to the 2025–2026 school year, our focus will center on MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) — a framework that supports every student in attendance, social-emotional wellness, behavior, instruction, and learning. This year’s theme, "Pueblo Strong, Cougar Proud – Our Heart, Our Community!" reflects our commitment to the whole child and the strong Pueblo community we are proud to serve.

We are proud to offer each Cougar a vibrant and enriching experience that includes art, music, PE, STEM, gifted and talented programming, WIN (What I Need) time, Accelerated Reader, clubs, after-school enrichment, and more!

We are so excited to welcome you — or welcome you back — to our Cougar community. Let’s make 2025–2026 a year of connection, growth, and celebration of the whole child!

With PRAISE,
Ms. Kempf
Principal, South Park Elementary

Mission Statement: To provide a high-quality education that assures each student the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to lead a life of purpose and impact.

Vision Statement: To become a high-performing school district that inspires community confidence.

Core Values:

• Learning is cultivated through authentic learning experiences.

• Accessibility expands lifelong opportunities.

• Each and everyone has unique talents and qualities.

• Community partnership is monumental in educational success.

Purpose Statement: Through strong community and family relationships, South Park Elementary will cultivate authentic learning experiences for our Cougars that are transferable to the real world. The South Park staff is dedicated to working as a team to create common goals and collective core values that meet the needs of each individual student through the delivery of a diverse, rich, and rigorous curriculum. Our staff will incorporate these core values in our daily interactions with our Cougars, fostering acceptance, strengthening life skills, building relationships, embracing a growth mindset, promoting inclusivity, encouraging creativity, and striving for excellence. Our Cougars will leave prepared, with the desire and ability to make a difference and lead a life of purpose and impact.

Welcome to our community! We look forward to a fantastic school year together.

 

PRAISE is alive at South Park!
We practice PRAISE in all we do! 
(P – Positive, R – Respectful, A – Accepting, I – Integrity, S – Safety, E – Equality)