About Us

Principal Connie Horner joined Tulsa Public Schools at Eisenhower International School in 2014 following 18 years of service to Kansas City and Wichita Public Schools.

Her career began at New Song Academy in Wichita Kansas, where she taught for three years. She then spent the next six years in classrooms teaching multiple grade levels and subjects. In 2002, Principal Horner began administrative interning at Mayberry Middle School and then Horace Mann K-8 Dual Language Magnet until 2005 when she became Assistant Principal at Charles Curtis Middle School. Through 2006 to 20013 she led Rosedale Middle School and M.E. Pearson Elementary School as Principal.

Principal Horner received her undergraduate degree from Wichita State University in Spanish with a minor in Sociology. She also received a bachelors from Newman College majoring in Elementary Education. Principal Horner then earned her master’s degree in Building Leadership and Administration from Wichita State University in 2004. She is also bilingual and bi-literate in Spanish.

Principal Horner said she loves working with parents, students, staff, and colleagues. She said she values diversity and has devoted a large part of her life to understanding and implementing programs that would promote healthy educational and community partnerships.

Connie Horner
Principal
918-746-9105
horneco@tulsaschools.org

Sabina Gonzales
Assistant Principal
918-746-9100
gonzasa@tulsaschools.org

In 1991, the Tulsa Public School Superintendent announced the opening of Eisenhower International School. At that time, the school was charged with the mission to “open the doors to the international community of Tulsa.”

In 1992, Tulsa Global Alliance (TGA) stepped forward as the school’s Adopt-ASchool Partner and secured a grant from the State Humanities Council. The grant provided seed money for Eisenhower’s Culture Box Project, an outreach service that allows community check-out of Culture Boxes representing 28 different countries. The boxes contain authentic artifacts for use in global and cultural studies and are utilized by area schools and youth organizations.

In 2001, EIS and TGA received a joint grant of $12,500 from The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation to work together to provide professional development workshops for Tulsa area teachers in the area of cultural education, particularly during the years when TGA does not offer their community-based event, KIDS WORLD.

Mascot

Our school mascot is the Dolphin, with its great ability to communicate with language, to exist in this world not bound by international barriers, and to be protected by law.

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School Colors

School Colors: blue, silver, and white, representing the deep blue of the oceans, which connect all land forms of the earth, the gleaming white of ocean foam, and the silver glistening of the sun and moon upon the water.

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School Emblem

Dolphins circling a sun-bathed Western Hemisphere (Emblem conceived and created by members of the 1992 - 1993 Student UN, working with Tulsa World artist David Carman).

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School Motto

"Be Prepared, Be Prompt, Be Polite"

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School Slogan

"We Like Ike"

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School Song

We learn today
We lead tomorrow
Hand in hand and standing tall
At Eisenhower International School

Eisenhower International School
Opens the door for tomorrow
Understanding all about the world
At Eisenhower International School

Eisenhower
We've got the power
Eisenhower
Leading the way
Eisenhower
Learning to Learn

At Eisenhower International School
We learn today
We lead tomorrow
Hand in hand and standing tall

At Eisenhower International School
"We Like Ike!"
At Eisenhower International School

Lyrics and Music by Harriet Patterson, 1992 

• 1996: 
  Award of the Americas from the Tulsa Hispanic American Foundation, presented to the school for its outstanding Spanish Immersion program.
   
• 2000: 
  Global Vision Award from Tulsa Global Alliance. This award is bestowed for leadership in global understanding.
   
• 2002: 
  Eisenhower International School principal Harriet Patterson receives the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Administration from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. The $7,500 administrative award also included a $1,000 prize for the school.
   
• 2003: 
  Exemplary Flag for the top elementary school in the district.
  
  EIS PTA receives the Oklahoma PTA’s Oak Tree Award for having the highest percentage of membership. 
  
  EIS PTA also received the award for the Exemplary Level of School Volunteers.
   
• 2005:
  Exemplary Flag for the top elementary school in the district.
  
  Barbara McCrary received the Polly Clarke Award. The Polly Clark Award is given each year by the Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists. They recognize the outstanding librarians in the state and reward one with this prestigious award.
  
  EIS PTA won the Northeast Regional Award for having the highest participation in the Northeast Region of Oklahoma.
   
• 2006:
  Our school won the Creative Ticket School of Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts Education. This was presented by the Oklahoma Alliance for Arts Education in conjunction with Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network. Three schools were recognized by the State of Oklahoma. All three were in TPS.
  
  Academic Achievement Award for the highest API of all elementary schools of its size in Oklahoma.
   
• 2007:
  Academic Achievement Award for having the highest API of all elementary schools of its size in Oklahoma.
   
• 2008:
  Academic Achievement Award for having the highest API of all elementary schools of its size in Oklahoma.
   
• 2009:
  Academic Achievement Award for having the highest API of all elementary schools of its size in Oklahoma.
   
• 2011:
  Honorable Mention for the Global Classroom Award by the Council on Standards for International Education Travel.
   
• 2013:
  EIS became a National Blue Ribbon School. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and non-public elementary, middle and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where students are making significant gains in academic achievement.
   
• 2016
  Our school receive the Label Franc Education Seal from France. This  seal is granted to schools promoting French language and culture as part of their specific curriculum. LabelFrancÉducation promotes outstanding education in French among students and parents.

Measures of student success

• Eisenhower is the top-performing school in the State of Oklahoma, winning the Academic Achievement Awards based on a perfect Academic performance Index (API) 4 years in a row (2006-2009).
• More than 80% of the 5^th grade students will earn Honor Roll recognition at the middle school level each year.
• EIS French Immersion students participate in the National Concours (French National Exam), and each year a number of EIS students (and former EIS students at the middle school and high school levels) rank in the top 10 national rankings.  This is a test taken by thousands of immersion students across the country.
• Fifth grade students travel as ambassadors in our school’s academic exchange programs with Spain, Costa Rice,  France and Canada.  These students sit in class in a French or Spanish school and fully participate in the curriculum.  
• More Eisenhower students place in the District Speech Arts Festival than from any of the other 55 elementary schools in the Tulsa Public School District.
• Students develop a broader, international mind set at EIS.  For example, when learning to sing The Grand ‘Ole Flag, an EIS 5^th grader remarked in class, “How do we know this is about the American flag?  It just says red, white and blue flag and many countries have red, white and blue flags.”  Then he proceeded to name of few of those countries for the music teacher.  The staff thought this was a huge measure of success in critical thinking and international attitudes!