Robert J. Burch Elementary School
330 Jenkins Road Tyrone, Georgia 30290
Phone: (770) 969-2820 Fax: (770) 969-2824
Principal: Sharon Walters
Greetings from the Principal,
Mrs. Sharon Walters
Dear Robert J. Burch Community,
What a busy summer it has been! I am so excited to be your Principal at Robert J. Burch this year. I have served as the Assistant Principal at Crabapple Lane and Huddleston for the past seven years. As a classroom teacher, I taught kindergarten and first grade in both Clayton and Fayette counties. After twenty years in education, I can honestly say that watching children grow is a wonderful job!
Family is a word at the top of my list. It says who I am. My husband, Glynn is a tax audit supervisor for the State of Florida. Our roots are from the hot Louisiana Delta; hence, we are avid LSU fans! We have four children, all of which attend Fayette County schools.
The focus for my first year at Robert J. Burch will be to continue cultivating the positive school culture, giving consistent and clear communication, and providing a challenging curriculum. Together, WE will ensure that our students learn in a caring and sharing environment that promotes each child’s personal growth. My office door is always open.
I want to take this time to remind you of how critical you are to the success of your child. Together we can provide the support each student needs. A narrative written by Karen Hegeman supports this message.
Essential Piece
Schools are like jigsaw puzzles. Each edge piece of a puzzle interlocks with two others to form the puzzle’s framework and give structure and support to the puzzle as a whole. Each piece has a unique design and cut that ensure just the right place to fit within the puzzle. The school community is the strength and stability, and like the edge pieces, they do not stand alone in this responsibility. There are always others to support and assist, ensuring that each and every student has a place.
I encourage you to volunteer and take your place in completing this wonderful “puzzle” we call Robert J. Burch Elementary School. I look forward to working with all of you this school year.
Go Burch Bears!
Mrs. Sharon Walters
Principal
Title 1
Distinguished School Award
2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007
1997 School of Excellence
We were named for
Robert J. Burch, local author of children's books.
Our School Colors are Red, White & Blue.
Our School Mascot is a Bear.
Open House Dates
Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten, August 7th at 9:00 a.m.
1st – 5th Grades, August 7th from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
School Supply Lists for 2008-2009 Our 2008-2009 school supply lists can be found under " Links & Resources".
About Title I
Robert J. Burch Elementary Title I Information 
Our School Report Card
View Burch's School Report Card from the Governor's Office of Student Achievement
Information about Georgia's Math Standards
Visit the new website devoted to Georgia's math standards
Burch Facts
Burch Elementary School Information Sheet
Fayette County Schools Website
Georgia Department of Education: Safety Hotline
As required by the No Child Left Behind Act, the Fayette County school System advises parents that they may request, and the school will provide in a timely manner, information regarding the professional qualifications of your child's classroom teachers, including the following:
1. Whether the teacher has met state certification criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status through which state certification has been waived.
3. The degrees earned by the teacher and the field of certification or degree.
4. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
Please contact the school principal, if you wish to request such information.