William McKinley  was built in 1928 and has a strong tie with the community. We have students whose parents and even grandparents attended McKinley. Staff members are faithful McKinley supporters with long, dedicated tenures. Two of the instructional assistants have served the school for almost thirty years and a third of the staff have worked at the school for 10-20+ years. McKinley serves 450 students from kindergarten through fifth grade. McKinley's school population of students is comprised of a rich mixture of language and cultural backgrounds.  Our staff values language diversity and speaks many languages. Many members of our staff speak two or more languages. McKinley is a Title I school. Our families who fall within that category receive free or reduced lunches. McKinley's mission "We Deliver" grew from the diverse backgrounds and needs of our students. Budgets and programs reflect these special needs



McKinley was honored as a California Distinguished School in 1997 and Title I Achieving Schools in 2004. Our school has a reputation for excellence and has shown exceptional academic progress. A strong and caring staff provides a rigorous standards-based curriculum as well as leadership training through Student Council and Panther Peace Patrol. Parents and families support the school and children through volunteering in classrooms and for field trips, by assisting with homework, and participating in parent groups (School Site Council, PTA, and English Learner Advisory Committee). A weekly bilingual memo keeps parents informed of special events such as PTA Family Nights, Halloween Mask Parade, and the monthly Panther Pride/Honors Assembly. The business community provides broad support. We have received trees on the playground from Warner Brothers, weekly tutoring from the Walt Disney Company and the LA Times, school supplies and encouragement from Providence St. Joseph employees, award breakfast from the Burbank Community Federal Credit Union and grants from the city of Burbank to improve the playground with new equipment and a grass field.

McKinley students are well behaved and demonstrate respect for each other and for adults who are assisting them. Many special opportunities are available for McKinley students: English Language Development, Gifted and Talented, Special Education, instrumental music for intermediate students, McKinley Science Studies for fifth grade, a new PC computer lab for all students, the Accelerated Reader Program, Spring Dance and Holiday Performances. We also have Preschool Parent and Child Library Program once per week.

We have a great school. Visitors are welcome to attend Back to School Night in August, our Kindergarten Round-Up in April, and Open House in May.


 Physical Education Information

All McKinley students in third, fourth, and fifth grade are required to participate P.E. instruction.  Our students receive 50 minutes of instruction every Monday and Wednesday.

  Click on this P.E. link.


                     



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Important School Information 2011-2012

Informacíon Importante de Escuela para 2010-2011

Find out everything you need to know about McKinley



To view the monthly school calendar click on the

May Calendar





Absences
Notas de Ausentia                                   
Don't forget...when your child is absent from school you need to send them back with a note within 3 days of their absence. Follow this link to print out an absence note to use.


NEW!!  Off-Schedule note to allow student to leave campus early.  Form must be submitted to the teacher at the beginning of the school day.
Print one here.



Lunch Menu

Want to know "what's for lunch?" check out the APRIL MENU







EZSCHOOL PAY  makes it easy to always have lunch money available for your child. 
Follow this  EZSCHOOL PAY link to sign up.







The Power of an Hour!

Hundreds of research studies show that when you get involved, your children do better in school.Can we count on you to volunteer just one hour for a PTA or school event?    Click on the link above. You'll be able to print the form and fill out.  You may drop it into the PTA box, inside the school office.  By helping with your PTA, you'll be helping your child succeed at school!





Burbank Schools

The Burbank Unified School District has 11 Elementary Schools, 3 Middle Schools and 3 High Schools.  To learn more about each one, click the link. 



California PTA

To learn more about the State PTA positions on current legislation, click the link above. California PTA en Español

National PTA