[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 8, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO THE BURBANK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2017

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special recognition to 
the Burbank Unified School District as it celebrates its Ninetieth 
Anniversary.
   In 1927, the Burbank Union High School District (BUSD) and the 
Elementary City School District unified to become the Burbank City 
School District, which served approximately 1,000 students. The name 
later changed to Burbank Unified School District to reflect state 
educational standards.
   Today, BUSD's total enrollment is approximately 15,000 students, who 
attend grades K-12 at three high schools, three middle schools, and 
eleven elementary schools. The District also has an Alternative 
Education Program, an Adult Education Program which serves more than 
5,000 students, and numerous district child care centers serving 
preschool or school age children.
   The Burbank Unified School District's mission statement reflects its 
purpose by building partnerships with parents, families, students, and 
the community and promises the effective use of all available resources 
to create, provide, and support quality instructional programs, 
services, and environments. The District strives to ensure that every 
student develops the skills, knowledge, attitude, and behavior in order 
to be a responsible, productive citizen and lifelong learner in a 
diverse and changing global society.
   BUSD is proud to have had seven of its elementary schools named as 
2016 Gold Ribbon recipients as well as all three of its middle schools 
and its comprehensive high schools recognized as California 
Distinguished Schools. Five elementary schools have earned the 
distinction of being named 2016 Academic Achievement Award winning 
schools and four are designated as having Exemplary Arts programs. In 
addition, the District's continuation high school, Monterey High, has 
been selected as a state model school, and the Burbank Adult School has 
been honored as a Program of Excellence by the State of California.
   I ask all Members to join me today in honoring the Burbank Unified 
School District upon the celebration of its Ninetieth Anniversary. The 
entire community joins me in thanking the past and current School Board 
Members, Superintendents, Teachers, Administrators and Support Staff of 
Burbank Unified School District for the outstanding educational 
opportunities they have provided for the youth of California's 28th 
Congressional District.

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