Our School

It is my honor and a pleasure to welcome you to the 2024 – 2025 school year! I hope you all had a relaxing and fun summer break. I am extremely proud to serve as the Principal of this amazing learning community for the 3rd year and to continue to support the students of Abita Springs Elementary! This year, our school theme is “Building Strong Leaders at ASE” in response to our recent and ongoing renovations. As a school, we will continue to embody our three mission qualities of Lead, Learn, Grow in all that we do. As has been our mission at Abita Springs Elementary, we will continue to strive at The Hive for academic excellence and social and emotional well-being for our students.
We will continue to infuse our school-wide focus of The Leader in Me, Franklin Covey’s whole school transformation process. It teaches 21st century leadership and life skills to students and creates a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader. The Leader in Me produces incredible results such as higher academic achievement, fewer discipline problems, and increased engagement among teachers and parents. Better yet, The Leader in Me equips students with the self-confidence and skills they need to achieve in today’s everchanging world. The entire staff is working to develop a deep understanding of the 8 Habits, incorporating the language, skills and strategies into our school and personal lives. We strive to search for and develop the leaders in ourselves, creating a school culture that promotes the development of the unique leadership abilities of each of our students. We will continue teaching weekly lessons through our counselor and MHP focused on these principles. We invite you on this journey with us by using the same language and principles at home assisted by school-provided resources.
I look forward to the start of the new school year and to continuing our collaboration of providing your children with an effective and engaging educational experience. As always, we will look to our families to be positive partners in their children’s educational journey. The ASE staff has always made a priority of working together as a caring and compassionate learning community with professionalism, teamwork, action, and expertise. We will always put the best interests of our students at the center of our purpose. Join us in ensuring the success of all ASE’s students.
As always, my door is open and our team welcomes your input. Please feel free to contact me via email at the address below or call to make an appointment to speak with me to discuss any ideas you feel will make this the best year yet!

Your partner in education,

Kay Burns,
Principal Kay.burns@stpsb.org
(985)892-8184

We strive to instill excellence in our students by developing LEADERS to serve our school and community, LEARNING thorough high quality education in a safe and respectful environment, and GROWING socially and academically by fostering life long learners. 

Through teamwork and collaboration, we inspire a sense of community that is committed to the development of the whole child. 

Student version: 
We strive at the hive to LEAD, LEARN, and GROW by being respectful, responsible,  and safe.