Burbank School District 111 Explained

Address:	7600 South Central Avenue
City:	Burbank
Zipcode:	60459
Country:	USA
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK–8
Students:	3,343

Burbank School District 111 is an elementary school district located in Burbank, Illinois, a southwest Chicago suburb just south of Chicago Midway International Airport in Stickney Township, Cook County. The district, which was established in 1923  - nearly a half century before the city incorporated in 1970  - includes seven elementary schools and one junior high school, all of which are located within the city of Burbank; all of the elementary schools enroll students from kindergarten through sixth grade.^[1] The district superintendent is Carol Kunst.^[2]

Schools

Elementary schools

The elementary schools are:

• Luther Burbank School (1943), under principal Robert Mocek, which was reopened in 2018 after being rebuilt^[3]
• Richard E. Byrd School (1958), principal Marian Stockhausen^[4]
• Harry E. Fry School (1956), principal Mary Rein, which closed after the 2003–2004 school year and reopened during the 2009–2010 school year.^[5]
• Jacqueline Kennedy School (1964), principal J.R. Entsminger^[6]
• Rosa G. Maddock School (1954), principal Mark Antkiewicz^[7]
• Frances B. McCord School, principal Sharon Walker-Hood as of 2023 ^[8]
• Edward J. Tobin School (1938), principal Mary Anne Sheehan, which was reopened in 2007 after being rebuilt^[9]

Students from all these elementary schools move on to Liberty Junior High School, which is under the direction of principal Jim Martin.^[10] Prior to Liberty's opening in 2004, most of the elementary schools enrolled students through eighth grade. Following junior high school, students advance to Reavis High School.

Middle schools

• Liberty Junior High School

Former schools

Former schools in the district included:

• John Foster Dulles School (1960-?), which was demolished to make way for Liberty Junior High School
• Nottingham Park School (1950-?), in the adjacent unincorporated community of the same name
• Marjorie Owens School (1956-1980), which was converted into a police station and courthouse, and later into the township's senior citizens' center

External links

• • A brief history of school district 111

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schools in Burbank School District 111 . 2009 . 2009-06-22.
2. Web site: Superintendent's Office . 2009 . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911113006/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/Administration/Superintendent/ . 2011-09-11 .
3. Web site: Meet the Principal . 2009 . Luther Burbank Elementary School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090807082310/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/Schools/Burbank/principal/# . 2009-08-07 . dead .
4. Web site: Dr. Stockhausen at Byrd School . 2009 . Richard E. Byrd Elementary School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007080826/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/Schools/Byrd/principal/# . 2007-10-07 . dead .
5. Web site: Classes at Harry E. Fry Elementary School . 2009 . Harry E. Fry Elementary School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911113656/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/Schools/Fry/classes/# . 2011-09-11 . dead .
6. Web site: Main Page . 2009 . Jacqueline B. Kennedy Elementary School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090510233853/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/schools/kennedy/# . 2009-05-10 . dead .
7. Web site: Main Page . 2009 . Rosa G. Maddock Elementary School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090424062001/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/schools/maddock/# . 2009-04-24 . dead .
8. Web site: Principal . 2009 . Frances McCord Elementary School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005012810/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/Schools/McCord/principal/# . 2011-10-05 . dead .
9. Web site: Ms. Sheehan at Tobin School . 2009 . Edward J. Tobin Elementary School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090826155547/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/Schools/Tobin/principal/# . 2009-08-26 . dead .
10. Web site: Administrators . 2009 . Liberty Junior High School . Burbank School District 111 . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091009183513/http://www.burbank.k12.il.us/Schools/LibertyJH/Web%20Page%20Files/Admin.htm# . 2009-10-09 . dead .