Burlingame School District

Mission

The Burlingame School District provides education in a stimulating, safe and caring environment. Learning is supported through a challenging, comprehensive instructional program that strives to meet the needs of all students. Our goal is to educate our students to their fullest potential so as lifelong learners they will be able to effectively contribute to a changing society. Students, staff, parents and the community work cooperatively in an educational process that respects individual differences and provides opportunity for all.

Our Core Values

The Board of Trustees of the Burlingame School District believes in the core values listed below. These values create a starting point from which appropriate policy, action and planning will flow. These values will be the cornerstone of our Strategic Plan.

Instructional Program:

We value the highest quality staff that can instill the love of learning in all students.

We value the excellence in Curriculum and Instruction, and support from the district level.

We value specialist programs that have historically not been funded by the state.

We value the expectation that all students will be reading at grade level by the end of third grade.


We value supporting all students to reach their full potential.

We value increasing student achievement and an assessment program utilizing multiple measures that measures that achievement.

We value the instruction of critical thinking skills.

We value small class size.

We value students to become socially responsible citizens.

Facilities:

We value safe and clean facilities.

We value caring and stimulating learning environment.

Fiscal Solvency:

We value fiscally responsible resource management.

Our Goals

Curriculum: Provide a curriculum that exceeds mandated standards as assessed through multiple measures. This instructional program will develop every child academically, socially and physically.

Instruction/Staff Development: Recognizing the teaching team as the key to superior instruction and how it is delivered, the District will attract and retain the highest caliber staff and maximize potential through training, support, collaboration and motivation.

Community: Assist in meeting the community's needs, best utilize community resources and achieve the District's goals through communication and partnerships with citizens, parents, business leaders, local government and community groups.

Facilities: Provide attractive, well-maintained efficiently utilized school campuses that meet present and future educational needs, and house both community and child-centered activities year-round.

Fiscal Management: Continuously work to maintain fiscal stability, protect and maintain the assets of the School District and anticipate, plan and secure the revenue sources required to meet the District's educational goals and needs of the community.