Schools

High school students show consistent growth in percentages of passing grades for AP exams. BUSD numbers are higher than state and global percentages.

Burbank Unified, along with other schools in the area, begins classes on Monday, August 18. Burbank Police remind people to slow down, park and walk and be extra mindful of pedestrians as the school year begins.

BUSD encourage people to apply for the program and lists the national guidelines for the program.

The articulation agreements with Glendale Community College and L.A. Valley College allow Burbank and Burroughs High School students to take certain classes and receive credit towards graduation and college course credit at the two colleges.

The selective summer music program attracts young musicians in high school from throughout the country; three Burbank teenagers were accepted after auditioning and attended camps in Minneapolis and downtown Los Angeles earlier this month.

Stevenson Elementary's Pirate Patch takes its mobile farmers market to Cartoon Network studios during the summer, with all organic fruits, vegetables and herbs.

BUSD offers free-of-charge summer classes via Options For Youth charter school at Burbank High School. Free online classes in some subjects are also available via OFY for credit recovery and initial credit.

Three students from Burroughs High School directed their own films during a New York Film Academy intensive film-making course, shooting on Universal Studios' backlot.

After lengthy public and board member comment sessions, Burbank Unified's Board of Education voted to deny Giligia Charter Academy's petition to open an Armenian-centric charter school in Burbank.

Principal Michael Stumpf looks forward to his second year at the private Catholic high school and the introduction of a new technology program and STEM classes for students.