Welcome to Burroughs

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Welcome back for the 2025-2026 school year! This packet includes important information about Burroughs. Please read it carefully and ask any questions you may have!

Dear Parents/Caregivers and Students,

Welcome to Burroughs Elementary School. This handbook is designed with you in mind. It should be useful and informative. I hope you read the information and use it as a reference throughout the school year, there have been changes made to this handbook for this school year. If you have any further questions, please feel free to call the school office. Please fill out the last page and return it to school with your child. I am looking forward to a successful year working with our students and families.

Mr. Robert Losee

Principal

The attached handbooks include information on arrival and dismissal procedures, school safety and transportation.

• Grades 1-12: The first day of school is Monday, August 25, 2025. It’s super important that your child shows up for class every day on time and ready to learn because Everyday Counts! Parent/guardians may walk their student to class on this day. Please enter through the playground doors.

• Kindergarten: The first day of school for Kindergarten Students will be Thursday, August 28th. Your student's teacher will contact you to schedule the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) before school starts. Parents may walk their kindergartner to their class on August 28. Please enter through the playground doors.

• Pre-school: The first day of pre-school is Thursday, September 4th.

ATTENDANCE - ABSENCES

Every Day Counts

Tardiness

• Students arriving at school after 9:00 AM are marked tardy.

• A note signed by the parent/caregivers stating the reason for tardiness is required.

Excused Absences

• Serious accident or illness

• Death of a relative

• Religious holiday

All other absences are considered Unexcused Absences.

Parents need to call or email school by 9:00 AM to report student absences. Upon return from an absence, the following procedure is to be followed:

A written note signed by the parent, stating date(s) of and reason(s) for absence from school. Please send the note to school with your child the day they return to school.

Attendance email address: attendance.burroughs@columbus.k12.oh.us

Attendance phone line: 380-997-0225

Under state law, absent children must be accounted for. Excessive absences for any reason will be noted and referred to our attendance team. Please assist us in upholding this law. When your child returns to school, please send a note or doctor’s note with them. If we do not receive a call or note, your child’s absence is unexcused.

When your student is absent for a medical appointment or illness, please notify the school by phone, email, or by completing the online Student Absence Form before 9:00 AM. All absence notes and doctor's notes must be received at the school within one (1) week of the student's absence. You may scan a clear and legible picture of the doctor’s note to the attendance email address found below. A voicemail or completion of the Student Absence Form can be left any time of day/night.

The attached files show what your student should know by the ends of this school year. They include how you can help them learn and questions to ask their teacher.

https://www.ccsoh.us/burroughses

Address: 551 S Richardson Ave, Columbus, OH 43204

Phone number: 614-365-5923

School hours: 8:50 AM-3:30 PM

School Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/burroughses (Includes a staff directory)

School email: burroughses@columbus.k12.oh.us

Principal: Mr. Rob Losee, rlosee4450@columbus.k12.oh.us

School Secretary: Ms. Bonnie, burroughses@columbus.k12.oh.us

School Social Worker: Ms. Lisa O’Neill loneill@columbus.k12.oh.us

Family Ambassador: Mrs. Andi Douglass adouglass@columbus.k12.oh.us

Spanish Speaking Family Ambassador: Martha Aceves maceves@columbus.k12.oh.us

• John Burroughs is a Title I school that receives Federal Title I funding to support academic achievement.
• Title I funding is spent on supplies, materials, staffing, and programs to support student achievement.
• As a parent of a student attending a school that is receiving Federal Title I dollars, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the teacher(s) and instructional paraprofessional(s) who instruct your child. Federal law requires every Title I school district to comply and to provide you with the requested information in a timely manner. We are happy to provide this information to you. At any time, you may ask.

Burroughs Vision:

Our Burroughs community provides an environment where all children feel loved, respected and encouraged to develop their full potential.

Burroughs Mission:

We embrace all families as partners in our commitment to developing the whole child in a safe, engaging, and inclusive learning environment.

Charity Newsies provides children enrolled in school from Kindergarten through 12th grade in Franklin County with brand new clothing. We serve children by providing them with socks, underwear, pants, shirts, a coat, hat and gloves. Children attending schools with dress code requirements receive compliant clothing. For children who attend schools with uniform requirements, Charity Newsies provide a uniform voucher.

The Charity Newsies Clothe-A-Child program is designed for families in need of back-to-school clothing assistance. Qualifying families may submit one application per child per school year. Applications are submitted on-line only. In-person applications are no longer accepted.

Click the link below to fill out an application today!

Any questions regarding the application or the Clothe-A-Child program should be directed to clothing@charitynewsies.com.

John Burroughs

April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921

John Burroughs was an American writer and naturalist that was very influential in conserving natural resources in America at the turn-of-the-century. He is best known for his observations on birds, flowers and rural scenes. There are 13 schools in the U.S. that are named after John Burroughs, our school being one of them! Our school used to be called John Burroughs Elementary, but it was later shortened to just Burroughs Elementary.

Email: adouglass@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/burroughses
Location: 551 South Richardson Avenue, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: 614-365-5923