Schoolkids Everywhere, But SF

The SF Examiner has two articles in today's edition that should be on the same page.  On page 3, it notes that the City had a net loss of 5,000 kids between the 2000 and 2010 Census.  "The number of kids in the City has plunged more than 40 percent over the last 50 years."  Then on page 5 another article is titled "Peninsula schools cope with tide of students."  It notes the San Carlos superintendent's view that

“Every time a house becomes available, it seems to get filled by people with strollers,” Baker said. “On the one hand, it’s a good thing because people want to come to our schools, but on the other hand, we would like to get a rest for a few years.”

And Burlingame Elementary School District is in line with the trend growing from 2,343 to 2,771 year over year (up 18 percent).  Good planning is helping here with new buildings having come into service this year.  The BESD strategic plan is ready to be updated since it was done in June 2007 with a five year view.

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Thanks for highlighting the strategic plan update. We are also in need of volunteers for the bond oversight. The district describes it this way:

Burlingame School District Bond Oversight Committee Member Search
The Burlingame School District is seeking volunteers for its Measure A Bond Oversight Committee. Local citizens are needed to review and oversee Measure A Bond expenditures for the facilities improvements at all of the District's six schools. This a great opportunity to get involved in a facet of public school finance not very well known. Selected volunteers will serve a vital role in the public oversight of the school district’s use of public funds.

The time commitment is fairly minimal with just four meetings a year, typically lasting one hour. Committee Membership is limited to two two-year terms with a representative needed from each of the following four categories:
--Member active in a senior citizens' organization
--Registered Member of a bona-fide tax organization
--Member active in a business organization representing the local
business community
--Two Members of the community at-large

For additional information, please contact Dr. Robert Clark, Assistant
Superintendent / CBO at the District (650) 259-3800 or the District's Program Manager Richard Terrones of Dreiling Terrones Architecture (650) 696-1200.

For those interested in this opportunity, please mail a letter of interest to the
District Office at
1825 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010,
Attention Dr. Maggie MacIsaac, Superintendent. All letters of interest should be submitted
by March 31, 2012 for Board review at the April 10, 2012 board meeting.