Welcome to the Buchanan Elementary School web site! As you browse our web site, you will find links to pages that will provide you with information about our school, the calendar and School Accountability Report Card. You will also find maps to help you locate our school. Buchanan Elementary School has almost 470 students this year. We have a staff of 22 classroom teachers, ten support teachers, and 20 support staff.


No matter what the position, our positive focus is on achieving academic success for all students. This focus is, first and foremost, “Student Learning for All at HIGHER LEVELS than ever before with Mutual RESPECT and PRIDE”. We will provide a rigorous academic program focused on Oklahoma PASS and Common Core Standards. Assessment results have shown excellent achievement and our expectation is to always continue to improve. Also, our goals are achieved in an environment that is safe, secure, and orderly. . We believe that students will achieve to their highest potential with physical activity, nutrition education, tobacco prevention, dental health and safety education.


Our staff utilizes "Schools for Healthy Lifestyles" activities integrated into our daily curriculum.  Buchanan offers a variety of opportunities to complement the academic program. A few examples are: Headstart Pre-Kindergarten, after school tutoring, gifted education, Accelerated Reader, STAR Reader, Junior Achievement, English language learner support, resources in OT, PT and speech.


We invite you to visit our school and our District Site to learn more about how we at Buchanan and the Oklahoma City School District are working to "Educate Students for Life-Long Learning and Responsible Living.

Sincerely,

Scott P. Kaufman
Principal

My Career:

For more than 30 years I have been an educator (teacher and administrator) in the Oklahoma City Public School District. Working at Page-Woodson Fifth Year Center, Hoover Fifth & Sixth Grade Center, Hoover Middle School, Webster Middle School, Jackson Middle School and as principal at Buchanan Elementary School for the last 13 years.


My Favorite Books:
My favorite picture book is Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey.
My favorite chapter book is Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes.

The book I'm reading right now is:
Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports Autobiographical Genre Howard Cosell was one of the most recognizable and controversial figures in American sports history. His colorful and fearless reporting, and courageous stance on civil rights soon captured the attention of listeners everywhere. No mere jock turned "pretty-boy" broadcaster, the Brooklyn-born Cosell began as a lawyer before becoming a radio commentator. "Telling it like it is," he covered nearly every major sports story for three decades, from the travails of Muhammad Ali to the tragedy at Munich. Featuring a sprawling cast of athletes such as Jackie Robinson, Sonny Liston, Don Meredith, and Joe Namath, Howard Cosell also re-creates the behind-the-scenes story of that American institution Monday Night Football.


My Hobby:
I enjoy collecting diecast model cars from the early 1900's to 1980's.