About the Teacher

My name is Mrs.Burstynski, 2023-2024 will be my 7th year of teaching. I spent the first three years of my teaching profession in Peoria Unified School District. In those three years, I spent one year teaching 6th grade Social Studies, and the other two teaching 8th Grade Social Studies & 8th Grade English as well as Science. In 2019 I moved to Deer Valley Unified School District to be part of the opening team at Union Park School. I spent the first year as a 6th grade Social Studies/Science teacher. Then, for the next two years, I have been teaching 8th Grade Social Studies & an exploratory of Theater Arts. 

I grew up on the east coast of the United States in Virginia with my two loving parents. I got married last year to my husband, a Software Developer/Computer Engineer . He is selflessly voluntold to help with the technical difficulties that inevitably arise during a school year. We have two adorable little kittens, who bring joy to our household. 

I am a huge supporter of the Arts, especially in schools. I spent four and a half years, in Florida, working for one of the largest entertainment companies on earth, "Walt Disney".  Additionally, in my free time, I support local theaters in the area. Including the "Phoenix Youth Theater", which my nephew is a part of, and being a frequent audience member at ASU Gammage.

This year I will be helping Dr. McLean at Union Park School with their first musical that they will be putting on this spring. I highly encourage anyone who is interested to come out and support Union Park's music and theater department by seeing the show.