Dr. Kaye E
Burnside
Dr. Kaye E. Burnside comes to Compton from the West Contra Costa Unified School
District where, for the past 8 years, she served as Regional Superintendent,
Chief Academic Officer, Associate Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent.
Additionally, Dr. Burnside served as State External Evaluator for school
program reform and participated on a technical panel for the Grants and Program
Development Institute.
During her time at WCCUSD, Dr. Burnside worked as a teacher and project
assistant. In 1992 she was named principal of WCCUSD’s Washington Elementary
School where she was hailed as “a miracle worker” for bringing the school back
from the brink of closure due to a lack of leadership and declining enrollment.
Under her guidance the school’s enrollment more than doubled from 150 to 354
students with a waiting list and test scores rose by 75 percent. For that
accomplishment, Dr. Burnside received a $15,000 grant to write her story of how
she turned the school around.
Prior to joining Contra Costa, Dr. Burnside worked for 10 years for the U. S.
Department of Education. In 1999 she received the Woman of the Year Education
Award from the State of California and Administrator of the Year for the West
Contra Costa Unified School District.
“I look forward to working with the Board, the community and businesses to
continue the district’s theme of excellence in progress and ensure that
students of the Compton Unified School District receive the highest quality
education and become life long learners,” Dr. Burnside said.
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