Burbank Unified School District

Mission Statement

The Burbank Unified school district in partnership with parents, families, students, and community, guarantees the effective use of all available resources to create, provide, and support quality instructional programs, services, and environments. Every Student will develop the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours in order to be a responsible, productive citizen and a lifelong learner in a diverse and changing global society.

Goals

The primary goal of the district's early education program is to develop an autonomous learner through the development and pursuit of the following goals:

To develop a positive self-concept in children with an awareness that they are valued special individuals.

To provide activities and an environment that develops and strengthens language ability with the knowledge that cognitive development is greatly influenced by language acquisition.

To assist children in developing problem solving skills.

To provide experiences and opportunities for children to develop effective social interaction skills.

To encourage staff to be non judgmental as they relate to the behavior of children.

To focus on parent involvement and participation.

To develop articulation between the child development programs and the elementary schools.