Welcome to Sadler Arts Academy
800 Altamont Street | Muskogee, OK 74401 | Phone: 918-684-3820 | Fax: 918-684-3821
Sadler Arts Academy serves students Kindergarten through Eighth-Grade
Enrollment: 370
Principal Secretary: Beverly Dorn
Sadler Arts Academy is a K-8 Arts Magnet School designed to give students the opportunity to learn through creative instruction, using the arts as a vehicle for motivation and learning. We are open to any student in grades K-8 in Muskogee Public Schools on a space available basis.
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What is a magnet school?
A magnet school draws students through its emphasis on a specific area of interest. Sadler Arts Academy attracts students by emphasizing the arts.
Location
Located near the heart of historic, downtown Muskogee, Oklahoma, at 800 Altamont, Sadler Arts Academy affords a variety of student performance and exhibition opportunities in and around the city.
Honors:
High Academic Performance
Seven National Board Certified Teachers
1998 OK Arts Alliance Award Winner
Three Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Medal Winners (1998, 2002, 2009, 2018)
1999 Reader’s Digest Hero in Education
1999 Governor’s Arts Award
2002 – 2003 National Wal-Mart Teacher
2003 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year
2007 Kate Barnard Youth Advocacy Award
2008 Finalist for Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits, Excellence Award
2008 Milliken Award Winning Teache
2008 Two “Fund for Teachers” Winners
2009 Muskogee City Foundation Grant Winner
2009 Governor’s Arts Award
2010 MPS Teacher of the Year
2010 Oklahoma Art Educator Award
2010 Kennedy Center “On Location” Grant
2010 Jimmie Johnson/ Lowe’s Toolbox Grant
2010 Fund for Teachers Winner
2011 MPS Teacher of the Year
2011 Capacity to Care Promising Practice
2011 Jimmie Johnson/ Lowe’s Toolbox Grant
2012 SUPER Club Promising Practice
2012 Lasting Legacy Promising Practice
2012 Fund for Teachers Award
2013 Promising Practice for Character
2013 Promising Practice for Monster Dash
2013 State of Creativity Award
2014 State School of Character
2014 National School of Character
2014 Promising Practice for Run for Pride
2014 Jimmie Johnson/Lowe’s Toolbox Grant
2014 OKMEA Exemplary Music Educator
“A” On State School Report Card
2015 Promising Practice Warm Hugs
2015 Promising Practice Running Club
2016 Two Fund for Teacher Fellows
2016 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
2017 Promising Practice Award Winner
2018 Oklahoma Foundation of Excellence
Sadler Arts Academy is a recipient of funding from the Phil E. Kirschner Foundation, The Reader’s Digest, The Oklahoma Arts Council, The Muskogee Area Arts Council, The Oklahoma Education Technology Trust, the Oklahoma Business Circle for Arts Education, and the Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits.
School Mission Statement:
Creating a Better Citizenry Through Arts Education. The Art of Caring.