Education

Burbank Unified’s 11 kindergarten programs have been deemed safe at preventing an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease.

The Burbank Unified board voted 4-0 during a regular meeting Thursday to place a parcel tax, the second in 17 months, on the March 2020 primary ballot.

New Monterey High School principal David Guyer took time to sit down speak about second chances with the Burbank Leader

Burbank Unified staff and the board of education will hold a public hearing on a parcel tax at 7 p.m. Thursday at Burbank City Hall, located at 275 E. Olive Ave. Following the discussion, board members are expected to vote on a resolution in favor of placing the tax on a ballot.

A group of 24 San Fernando Valley youngsters, including three from Burroughs High School, took part in a five-week high school design lab hosted by Woodbury University that wrapped up Friday afternoon.

Less than a year after Burbank Unified’s parcel tax, known as Measure QS, failed to pass, the Burbank Chamber of Commerce delivered district staff, led by Supt. Matt Hill, and board members, its own proposal with the promise of help as well.

St. John Paul II STEM Academy at Bellarmine-Jefferson, which is taking over the former campus of Bellarmine-Jefferson High, will be offering a unique type of learning where male and female students will be divided up in STEM classes.

The point of the “Vision 2032” discussion on Friday, part of a greater six-hour Burbank Unified retreat and meeting, which included about 30 members of the public, was to take a long view of the future of education in Burbank.

Burroughs High School graduate Tom Crowther, a former district special education teacher, baseball coach, student newspaper adviser, Burbank High assistant principal and high school sports reporter is returning to the Media City as the next principal at Burbank High.

Burbank Unified staff, led by Supt. Matt Hill, will give this spring’s graduates the option for a second straight year to fundraise just under $40,000 to keep graduations on-campus or not solicit any money and hold commencement ceremonies at the foot of rival Burroughs High School.

Some disregarded sleep; others heeded the call to service to honor the life Burbank High School student Evie Swierczynski, who passed away in October 2018.

After a 23-year hiatus, Los Angeles County native Scott McLarty returned home by accepting Providence High School’s vacant position as head of school this March.