Burlington Community School District

Burlington Community School District (BCSD) is a school district headquartered in Burlington, Iowa. Entirely in Des Moines County, it serves Burlington and Middletown, as well as residences in the western portion of West Burlington.[1][2]

History

School District No. 2 of the Township of Burlington was established on March 29, 1849 when 63% of voters at Congregational Church agreed to create it. The first school built with taxpayer money, with construction in the period 1851–1852, was North Hill School.[3]

Schools
Burlington High School

- Principal David Keane

  • Aldo Leopold Middle School

- Principal Mark Yeoman

  • Edward Stone Middle School

- Principal Angela Butler Primary:

  • Black Hawk Elementary School
  • Corse Elementary School
  • Grimes Elementary School
  • North Hill Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School

Former schools

At one time the district had 15 elementary schools and three middle schools, but the board of education decided to enact a "Newer and Fewer" school consolidation program, in which new school buildings opened with each replacing multiple older schools.[4]

Middle schools:[5]

  • James Madison Middle School - Jane Evans, the superintendent as of 2012, stated that the lack of total air conditioning and lower ceilings made it outdated.[4]
  • Horace Mann Middle School
  • Oak Street Middle School

Elementary schools:[5]

  • Central Avenue Elementary School
  • Perkins Elementary School
  • Prospect Hill Elementary School
  • Salter Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School

References
  1. "Burlington." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  2. "Zoning Map." West Burlington. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  3. "History." Burlington Community School District. August 19, 1999. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  4. Parrott, Jason (2012-05-31). "Four Southeast Iowa School Buildings Closing". Tri States Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. "SCHOOLS.HTML". Burlington Community School District. 1998-12-03. Archived from the original on 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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