About Burns Valley Elementary

Burns Valley School is located in Lake County on the shores of beautiful Clear Lake with a stunning view of Mt. Konocti. Burns Valley School serves 522 students as a K-7 school.

History

Burns Valley was originally built in 1934 and houses a historic bell which is rung to begin and end each school year. Burns Valley is a neighborhood school and many of our students live within walking distance of campus.

School Goals

Our school goals focus on ELA, math, our English Learner Students, our Students with Disabilities, and School Climate. Progress on these goals is assessed formally with state testing and informally with district-aligned benchmarks.

School Climate is measured by suspension/expulsion rates and a survey of students and staff at the end of the year.

In our regular day schedule, we incorporate a daily 45-minute "RtI" class where all students (1-7) are deployed into intervention support classes, ELD classes, or enrichment classes depending on individual student needs. These "RtI" classes are 4-6 week sessions and follow an assessment procedure for measuring student needs and success and a "redeployment" for the next session after the conclusion of the current session.

We offer opportunities after school for student enrichment and support with grade-level tutorials, classwork & homework support.

Burns Valley has an Academic Counselor 5 days a week to help support our most at-risk and needy students with social curriculum, school incentives and climate improvement, and academic support for students.

For the 20-21 school year, technology improvements include new teacher computers, interactive whiteboards and upgrading Chromebooks.

Burns Valley uses CCSS board-adopted curriculum for all subjects. Teaching strategies are research-based and designed to offer differentiated instruction to reach all students. Our district works diagnostically to improve students’ achievement and meet every student’s needs. We offer a resource classroom, an SDC-LH classroom to assist academically struggling and learning disabled students, an SDC-BH classroom to assist behaviourally struggling and academically struggling students, and a Healthy Start program to work with families in need.

School Accountability Report Card

Mission

The goal of Burns Valley School is to have a safe friendly atmosphere where students are actively engaged in lessons. We promote life-long learning and help students develop skills for success. Burns Valley School celebrates student accomplishments and sets specific goals to nurture growth. Students, staff, families, and community members contribute to the progress and growth of Burns Valley School. Burns Valley uses the Common Core State Standard (CCSS) board-approved curriculum with a focus on Common Core State Standards. Active instruction with researched-based teaching strategies is an essential component in the academic growth of Burns Valley. We emphasize our three rules: Be safe, be respectful, and be responsible