Vision

Morningside Elementary School, in partnership with families and the community, will provide an educational institution of academic excellence. Each student will be afforded the opportunity to reach his or her maximum potential to be a successful citizen in the global society.

Mission
The mission of Morningside Elementary School is to provide all students a safe and positive learning environment, rigorous academic curriculum, and access to technological resources evidenced by continuous student achievement.

Florida Department of Education 5 Star School

The Five Star School Award was created by the Commissioner’s Community Involvement Council and is presented annually to those schools that have shown evidence of exemplary community involvement. In order to earn FIVE STAR school recognition, a school must show documentation that it has achieved 100% of the established criteria in the categories of business partnerships, family involvement, volunteerism, student community service, and School Advisory Councils.

Florida’s Golden School Award

The Golden School Award is given annually by the Florida Department of Education to recognize public schools with exemplary volunteer programs. Hours donated in all forms of volunteering, i.e. mentors, tutors, advisors and advocates, are to be included. A Golden School must meet the following criteria:

  • A staff training program on volunteerism in which a minimum of 80% of the school staff have participated during the school year.
  • A School Volunteer Coordinator who has been designated to provide leadership for the school volunteer program through recruitment, placement, training and supervision of participants.
  • A total number of hours in volunteer service that equals twice the number of students enrolled in the school. These hours of volunteer service will be in the areas that support instruction. “  (FLDOE website)

Meet our administration

 

Heather Bolitho- Principal

 

Welcome to Morningside Elementary School! I am honored to serve as the Principal at MSE, working alongside educators that are committed to excellence and who truly care about the success of all our Blue Jays!

St Lucie Public Schools has been my home since 2006, and in this time, I have served as a Middle Grades Reading Teacher, a PreK-8 Media Specialist, Elementary Literacy Coach, and Assistant Principal.  Fostering a lifelong love of learning through literacy is my passion, and I look forward to seeing our amazing MSE students continue to learn, grow, and thrive!

Shauna Turner-Wright- Assistant Principal

Mrs. Wright proudly joins the Morningside Elementary Family this school year from Palm Beach County School District. Mrs. Wright comes to us with 27 plus years of experience as an Educator in Florida schools, with the past 4 of those years as an Assistant Principal.

Mrs. Wright is a graduate of Bethune Cookman College (University) in Daytona Beach where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education. She is also a graduate of National Louis University earning her Master’s Degree in Curriculum & Instruction, and Nova Southeastern University where she received her Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership. Mrs. Wright shares that her successes are not in her degrees, they are in the encounters and experiences that she has with people.

Mrs. Wright is excited to join St Lucie Public Schools with MSE! She is most thankful for the Warm Welcome from students, staff and parents! She is looking forward to Amazing learning adventures with all of her Blue Jays!