Burnham Wood Charter Schools

Company overview

Welcome To Burnham Wood Charter Schools Dr. G With Students Superintendent of Burnham Wood Charter Schools, Dr. Joe E. Gonzales, was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in the early 1940’s. He was born into a large migrant farmworker family of six sisters and one brother. Dr. Gonzales’ mother, Luciana (Lucy) Canales-Gonzales, and his father, Rosalio (Ross) Gonzales, dedicated their lives to their children’s well-being. They were determined that their children would attain the necessary education to be capable of escaping the physical hardships of migrant labor. Mr. and Mrs. Gonzales were convinced that the path to a more secure future for their children was one that included a lifetime of educational endeavor. As a result, all the Gonzales children grew up knowing that the minimum level of education expected of them was a high school diploma. All of the reached that level of education, and then some.