Welcome to Payne Elementary School, home of the Payne Panthers. The Payne School team of teachers and staff join parents and community members in a collaborative effort to promote student development from acquisition of basic academic skills to the application of those skills through rigorous standards-based instruction. Payne's child-centered environment focuses on providing a positive, supportive climate that enables students to develop social interaction skills and foster personal responsibility and helps them become successful, contributing members of a global society.