Laura Sandrell – Principal

Greetings and welcome to Mt. Pleasant Elementary School Website! I am honored to serve at a school “Where kids come first every day.” As Principal of Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, I welcome you to our community of learners and hope to get to know you as we work together to strive for our students. Our mission is to provide the educational instruction, tools, and environment for every child to succeed in LIFE as Lifelong Learners, Independent Thinkers, Fearless Innovators, and Exemplary Citizens.

My professional background has provided me with many awesome opportunities. Most of my educational career has been spent as a classroom teacher at Randolph Howell Elementary and here at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School. Many great years were spent in grades 1-4, and I truly will never forget what those years meant to me and how important the classroom is. Later, I was asked to step into the role of a Title Teacher, and that led to many learning opportunities with intervening and enriching students throughout the entire school. I served as the Academic Facilitator and Title Facilitor before serving as Assistant Principal at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School from 2016 – 2025.

These roles created many meaningful experiences to help raise rigor along with meeting and identifying the needs of many students. It has always been a philosophy of mine that I wanted to be part of a school where every staff member, teacher, and administration believed that EVERYONE learns, and that is exactly what we have at Mt. Pleasant.

I can’t think of a better place that I would rather spend my days than alongside dedicated staff and faculty with the best students that come to school with a smile and ready to learn. Mt. Pleasant is an awesome place to spend your days and is the best-kept secret in Maury County!

When I’m not working, I have the blessing of enjoying my three children. They keep my husband and me busy with arts, dance, sports, and playing on our farm. We enjoy many outdoor activities together, like camping in Middle Tennessee’s gorgeous parks, riding our Razors, and spending time at the Tennessee River. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit our page. It is my hope that you and your family will find our school community feels like home.