BSD Trustees to Receive Academic and Financial Reports

When the Burlingame Elementary School District meets Tuesday, members will focus on the performance of students at the six district schools and the funding that keeps them running.

A public hearing on the sufficiency of instructional materials in the district falls early on the agenda. By law, the district must hold such a hearing annually to discuss if students receive the proper books and materials necessary for adequate education in social sciences, language arts, math and science.

Later in the meeting, students’ education will be further analyzed during the accountability progress report, which examines schools’ scores on state-wide tests determining Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) and (API) reports.

In terms of API, each school met its target, but half faltered with AYP goals—, and .

Each failed to reach goals for specific groups within the schools, such as English Learners, Latinos, socioeconomically disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. BIS additionally missed its school-wide mark for English Language Arts while McKinley fell short of its mathematics goal.

At the meeting, the trustees will also receive the 2010-2011 Unaudited Actual Report on the budget. The district ended the fiscal year on June 30, 2011 with a balance of $3,753,022 and a reserve of 17.2 percent.

For a full agenda, click here.

The Burlingame Elementary School District Board of Trustees meetings at 7 p.m. in the district administration office at 1825 Trousdale Drive.