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Burley Middle School is very dedicated to keeping its kids safe from bullies. It has a strong anti-bully program. Before 1950, Jefferson High School, Esmont High School and Albemarle Training School were the black city and county high schools. In 1949, the School Boards decided to consolidate the three schools into one building for all black students in this area. The site was a 17-acre tract of land located on Rose Hill Drive. It was purchased from Jackson P. Burley, an outstanding teacher and active church worker, who had established himself as a distinguished leader within the community. In 1950, the J.W. Daniels Construction Company began building the new high school. Jackson P. Burley High School opened for classes in September 1951, even though some areas of the school were still under construction. During the first year of occupancy, a total of 542 students were enrolled in grades 8-12. In June 1967, Burley ceased being an all black high school for city and county students. It became known as the Jack Jouett Junior Annex and served as an over-flow school housing seventh graders from Jack Jouett Junior High. In the fall of 1973, Burley opened with 631 sixth and seventh grade students. The following year, in September 1974, Burley became one of the middle schools in Albemarle County housing 841 students in grades six through eight. The school continued to include all three grades except for the ’76 – ’77 school year, when it operated as a middle school with only seventh and eighth graders. Sixth graders were housed in the elementary schools due to the lack of space. Then in the fall of 1977, Burley became a middle school with grades six through eight once again in accordance with Albemarle County School policy. Various improvements have been made to the school throughout the years; recently a media center complete with a broadcasting studio as well as a new functional skills classroom have been added. |
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