San Bruno Park Elementary School District was created in 1906 in San Bruno, California to meet the needs of a growing population following the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Many families had moved out of the city due to the destruction of their homes and businesses, as well as concern for future disasters.Recent EventsThe San Bruno Park School District Board passed Resolution No. 11-06-2007 authorizing the issuance of school bonds in the amount of $40,000,000 which would increase property taxes for taxpayers living in the San Bruno Park School District by $30 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. This bond measure will require a 55% vote of the electorate and will be appearing on the November 8, 2011 Election Ballot.HistoryThe first public school in San Bruno, California, known as the "Old Tin School House," was built on El Camino Real with volunteer labor. The first school year, 1906–07, saw an enrollment of 44 students. A bond election in 1907 raised $1,000 for the district.Edgemont Elementary School, a two-story structure was built on a large lot bounded by Elm, Acacia, and Jenevein avenues. The building also housed the district offices. With the completion of this building, in November 1910, the "Old Tin School House" served as a municipal building, known as Green Hall, and eventually became San Bruno's first city hall in 1914, when the city was incorporated.An additional elementary school, North Brae Elementary School, was opened in 1912. An annex was added to Edgemont Elementary School in the early 1930s to accommodate the rapidly growing school population in San Bruno.With the passage of the Field Act by the California legislature, following the devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake, steps were taken to seismically upgrade existing schools or close them. However, the upgrading or closing of California's public schools took many years, since the State of California left funding to the districts.
