Providencia Elementary

Providencia Elementary
1919 North Ontario Street (Get Map)
Burbank, CA 91505
Telephone: (818) 558-5470
Fax: (818) 558-5475

Principal: Mr. Tom Kissinger

It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome you to the Providencia Elementary School Web Site. When you visit our school, you will find a place where teachers provide a high quality instructional program in a caring environment. We have a relatively small student body, with fewer than four hundred children. This enables our staff to work closely with families and students as partners in the educational experience.

Providencia has a culturally diverse student body. We take tremendous pride in how individual differences are respected and valued and how we all work together to form a cohesive and thriving school community. Along with our highly dedicated staff, strong parental involvement, exciting enrichment programs and a safe student centered environment, cultural diversity is one of the hallmarks of our identity and our success.

Our staff members are known for our tireless dedication to working with parents and students to assure that each student's educational program is individualized to meet his/her needs. Student assessment data drives our rigorous academic program, in which all students work to meet grade level standards. Researched based practices are implemented to assure optimal student performance. As our school’s API score rose an amazing 51 points in 2009 to a height of 821, it is clear that those practices are working. However, as professional educators, we are always looking to improve. This year, with our highly focused Response to Intervention (RTI) program, along with all of our research based instructional practices, we are sure to continue to make gains in student achievement.

In addition to our instructional program, our school hosts a wide variety of interesting and exciting events and programs. In addition to our annual Harvest Festival, students, families and staff members look forward to events such as the Community Read in, Outdoor Science School and Dr. Seuss Night. We have very active and involved PTA and ELAC organizations.

It is important to note that Providencia has had a long history of community business partnership. Our relationship with companies like Disney Studios, Warner Brother and COSTCO provide the students with additional valuable services and resources. We also have active ASES and ASD after school programs that serve more than a quarter of our student body.

I invite all parents and community members to become actively involved in the education of our children. Together we make a difference!