Walt Disney Elementary

Walt Disney Elementary
1220 West Orange Grove Avenue (Get Map)
Burbank, CA 91506
Telephone: (818) 558-5385
Fax: (818) 558-4664

Principal: Mrs. Sandra Cavalheiro

I am very happy to welcome you to Walt Disney School, the smallest of the eleven elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District. Disney School serves about 450 kindergarten through fifth grade students in the heart of Burbank. Our students are a happy, well-behaved group of hard-working children. The families in our Disney community represent a wealth of diverse ethnic backgrounds and speak over a dozen different languages. They are all united, however, in the goal of transforming the lives of their children through academic achievement.

The well-trained staff at Disney School is dedicated to building a strong foundation in reading, writing and math. Teachers receive continuous training in effective teaching strategies andalign their instruction with our standards-based state curriculum. Student progress is monitored throughout the year with on-going assessments in order to ensure that grade level standards are mastered. Support programs are available to meet the various needs of all students, including Power Reading andPower Math classes, Special Education classes, English Language Development classes and Gifted and Talented Educational programs. Our goal is to have all of our students soar into the future prepared for success!

We welcome you to stop by and visit our school. We would be proud and happy to show you our quality educational program in action!

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SCHOOL DESCRIPTION

Walt Disney Elementary is a K-5 school located in a suburban community north of Los Angeles in the city of Burbank. Disney has a total enrollment of 425 students. Just under two-thirds of students who enroll at Disney Elementary School speak a language other than English as their first language. Currently seventeen different languages are represented in the total school population. Most of the English language learners speak Spanish as their first language. Disney is designated a school wide Title I program school, which means we receive federal funding for programs designed to meet the specific needs of our students.

WHAT MAKES DISNEY A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL

• School staff is dedicated to making sure that all students master reading and math skills and apply these skills to science, history/social science, literature and the arts
• Students are assessed four times during the year to make sure they are learning
• Student assessments are analyzed by staff, and resources are allocated to student needs
• Intervention classes are provided before and after school to address learning needs
• School staff is continually trained in research verified instructional strategies to deliver high level instruction that will result in student learning
• Curriculum is aligned to the California content standards
• Parents take pride in the school and support the learning of their children
• Emphasis is on developing understanding, respect, cooperation and teamwork
• School-wide events celebrating the accomplishments of students include Science Fair, Open House, Holiday Program, Spring Dance and Multicultural Evenings
  
  

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