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Cedar Ridge Profile

Cedar Ridge is proud to have students, parents and teachers
striving toward good character,
a lifetime of learning and reaching for success.

Highly Qualified Teaching Staff

Cedar Ridge is proud that all of our teachers have qualified for status as Highly Qualified Teachers as required by the State of Oklahoma and U.S. Department of Education. 

Cedar Ridge also has teachers who are Nationally Board Certified.  

Parental Involvement

Cedar Ridge has been recognized by the National PTA Council with the Parental Involvement School of Excellence award.  This award is given because of the number of hours Cedar Ridge parents and grandparents volunteer and the quality of services they provide to the school.  This award also recognizes the communication and support between the school and our PTA and parents.

PTA Reflections

Reflections is a PTA-sponsored activity that allows students to showcase their talents through student writings and fine art projects.  

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Cedar Ridge students love their teachers.

Kayla Williams
Cedar Ridge Elementary Teacher of the Year

Principal

Michele Spencer

Michele-Spencer

Michele Spencer was named principal of Cedar Ridge Elementary in 2018. She previously served as assistant principal of Ellen Ochoa Elementary and Briarglen Elementary School. She previously served as assistant principal for the 6th/7th Grade Center in 2015, moving from Jefferson Elementary where she had served as assistant principal. She had been named administrative intern at Jefferson Elementary School in the summer of 2014. Spencer has been with Union since 2000, serving as a teacher in a number of capacities. Spencer was a fourth grade teacher at McAuliffe from 2000 to 2006 and a teacher and Language Arts Specialist at Rosa Parks Elementary from 2006 until 2013. She served as a Carrera Academic specialist for the 2013-2014 school year.

Spencer was named a school site Teacher of the Year at both McAuliffe and Rosa Parks Elementary School. She has served in Leadership Union, as well as a grade-level team lead teacher, presenter on Everyday Mathematics and Lucy Calkins Writing workshops and assisted the district with writing CRTs in both language arts and math.

She received her bachelor’s degree from Langston University and her master’s in education with an emphasis on English as a Second Language from the University of Central Oklahoma.  She received her administrator certification through The University of Oklahoma.

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Welcome to Cedar Rudge Elementary!

Cedar Ridge At A Glance

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Children in the foreground are playing a game with colorful balls, while a crowd of spectators watches from the background in a gymnasium.
Children dressed as elderly people perform on a stage with microphones in front of a dark curtain.
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A boy in modern clothes leads two girls in historical costumes across a grassy field, while a woman in a blue dress watches them with a smile in the background.
A young girl in a pink shirt and a woman in a red shirt stand in front of parked cars and trees.
A woman and three children sit on the floor with donuts and drinks, while a gray wall forms the background.
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Two young girls smile at the camera in the foreground, while a teacher and other children sit at a round table in a classroom filled with colorful supplies in the background.
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