Burgard Vocational High School

Burgard Vocational High School

Humanity, Integrity, Scholarship
Address
400 Kensington Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Kensington
Buffalo, New York, Erie 14214
United States
Coordinates 42°55′44.14″N 78°50′10.61″W / 42.9289278°N 78.8362806°W / 42.9289278; -78.8362806Coordinates: 42°55′44.14″N 78°50′10.61″W / 42.9289278°N 78.8362806°W / 42.9289278; -78.8362806
Information
Type Vocational school
Established 1929
Status Priority School
School district Buffalo Public Schools
School number 301
Interim Principal Lizzy C. Crispin
Grades 9-12
Campus size 5 acres (20,000 m2)
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Blue and White          
Team name Bulldogs
Newspaper The Blueprint
Yearbook The Technician
Website Burgard High School

Burgard Vocational High School is a vocational high school located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It holds about 800 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current Acting Principal is Elizabeth Crispin .[1]

History

The school was founded in 1910 as a combined printing class between Public School #5 and Public School #44 on Elm Street in Buffalo. In 1914, it became known as the Elm Technical School. A $1,000,000 construction project was begun to construct a new facility for the school, with the land being donated by Henry P. Burgard.[2]

In 2009, a renovation was completed on the school that expanded the main office and created new science and computer labs, technology shops, and renovation to the automobile shops. Locker rooms were also expanded.[3] While the school was being reconstructed, freshmen and sophomores were housed at School 171 on East Delavan Avenue.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Academics

Burgard offers Regents level courses as required by New York State. Burgard's curriculum includes a career and technical component in classes such as Automotive Repair Technology, Virtual Enterprise, Welding, Computer-aided design (CAD) & CAM Robotics, and Building Management.[15]

2010 controversy

In 2010, Burgard was placed on New York State's list of consistently low-achieving high schools in the state. The school's current graduation rate is 44%, below state standards, and saw a drop in on test scores on Regents exams in all subject areas except Earth science[16] New state requirements state that schools on the list that do not show improvement must either convert to a charter school, replace the building principal and at least 50% of its staff, create incentive pay for high-performing staff and implement staff development for teachers that do not, or close entirely.[17] Superintendent James Williams initially announced that he would keep Principal Florence Schimert-Krieter in place at Burgard despite the fact that doing so would cost the school and district federal funds,[18] approximately two million dollars per year for three years.[19] Following a visit by the state education department, Williams announced that he would remove Krieter as well as the principals at two other Buffalo high schools,[12] with the changes taking effect October 15, 2010.[20] Around that time, it was announced that Burgard had failed to meet the requirements for those grants, and would not receive that funding.[21]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Buffalo Public Schools. Retrieved September 19, 2010, from Burgard Public Schools: Burgard High School 301
  2. ↑ LaChiusa, C. Burgard Vocational HS Retrieved September 19, 2010, from Buffalo Architectural History.
  3. ↑ Ramtech Engineers. (Ramtech Engineers - Projects - Buffalo Public Schools - Burgard High School. Burgard High School Retrieved September 9, 2010, from Ramtech Engineers:
  4. ↑ "Truck and Bus". (2006, August 14). Retrieved September 19, 2010, from Karl R. Joser Photos: Burgard High School Photo
  5. ↑ J. PATRICK CURRY, RETIRED BURGARD PRINCIPAL. (1994, December 29). The Buffalo News.
  6. ↑ John J. Mattimore, Principal in Buffalo schools . (2011, May 2). The Buffalo News
  7. ↑ Mills, R. P. (2002). The New York State School Report Card for Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo City School District. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
  8. ↑ Hammersley, M. (1990, August 2). School chief details proposed staff changes. The Buffalo News, p. SPLIT.
  9. ↑ Mills, R. P. (2006). New York State School Report Card Comprehensive Information Report. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
  10. 1 2 3 Buffalo Public Schools (2007, February 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  11. ↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, December 6). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  12. 1 2 Pasiack, M. B. (2010, November 12). Principals shifted to positions on central staff. The Buffalo News .
  13. ↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2010, December 1). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  14. ↑ Tan, S. (2014, August 1). Principal of Burgard High School resigning. The Buffalo News.
  15. ↑ Burgard virtual tour. (2009). [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.buffaloschools.org//videos.cfm?vID=2043
  16. ↑ Jones, M. H. (2010). New York State Education Department Joint Intervention Team (JIT) Review: The Written Report. Albany: New York State Education Department.
  17. ↑ Simon, P. (2010, January 22). 7 Buffalo schools on state list face reforms. The Buffalo News.
  18. ↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, July 25). Williams will keep principals at three failing schools. The Buffalo News.
  19. ↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, August 17). Profile: Burgard Vocational High School. The Buffalo News.
  20. ↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, October 19). Ways To Say Goodbye. The Buffalo News
  21. ↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, October 19). State OKs grant for 4 schools. The Buffalo News.

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