Open Enrollment begins today!

Mar 05, 2018 05:00 am

Open Enrollment begins today in Birdville ISD! Applications will be available at 8 a.m.

Visit birdvilleschools.net/NoBoundaries for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Recent Articles:

Birdville Elementary Students Learn About Kindness
Celebrate Texas Public Schools March 5–9
Snow Heights Elementary Fourth-graders Travel to San Antonio and Austin
Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
BHS Girls Basketball Team Wins Bi-District Championship

Smith Elementary fourth graders travel to San Antonio and Austin

Mar 07, 2018 05:30 am

News Release

Smith Elementary fourth graders travel to San Antonio and Austin on 

an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip

Fourth graders from Birdville ISD’s David Smith Elementary traveled to San Antonio and Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip February 22, 2018 to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History. Students visited The Alamo, the Battle for Texas: The Experience Museum, and the Texas State Capitol.

During the charter bus ride to Austin, students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their visit. In San Antonio, students toured The Alamo, one of the most famous missions in the United States, and learned about the Battle of the Alamo’s role in the Texas Revolution. At the Battle for Texas: The Experience Museum, students explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants and explorers, the Texas Revolution, and events that created our Lone Star identity. In Austin the students visited the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable Kelly Hancock, State Senator, District 9 and The Honorable Stephanie Klick, State Representative, District 91, office. Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers.

“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,”stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Austin reinforce and supplement fourth grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”

Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classrooms on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Discover Texas Field Trip staff members handle all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.

In addition to Discover Texas Field Trips to San Antonio, Austin, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership.

Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org and www.facebook.com/educationinaction.

Birdville Elementary Taste of Fine Arts

Mar 06, 2018 10:06 am

Birdville Elementary School of Fine Arts Presents …

2018 BES Taste of Fine Arts!

Join us for a night of Visual & Performing Arts!

March 8, 2018

6-7:30 p.m.

BES Choir & Drama club present:

Disney’s the Jungle Book KIDS at 6 p.m.

BES Kindergarten – Fifth grade visual artists present:

450 pieces, the Love Lesson” at 6:45 p.m.

Every student has designed an original art piece for this one night only gallery walk event!

* Light refreshments provided

Recent Articles:

Open Enrollment begins today!
Birdville Elementary Students Learn About Kindness
Celebrate Texas Public Schools March 5–9
Snow Heights Elementary Fourth-graders Travel to San Antonio and Austin
Board of Trustees Meeting Summary

Schools with a Specialization Application Now Available

Mar 08, 2018 05:30 am

Interested in a Schools with a Specialization in Birdville ISD?

Seating is limited! Application closes April 6.

Visit birdvilleschools.net/choosebirdville for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Author Matt Cordell Speaks to BISD Students

Mar 08, 2018 04:06 am

Matt Cordell, an award-winning author, recently spoke to students at Holiday Heights, Porter, Walker Creek, Watauga, and West Birdville elementary schools. Cordell was recently awarded the Caldecott Medal, one of the most prestigious awards given to children’s book authors, for his book Wolf in the Snow.

View pictures of Cordell with BISD students [opens in new window]

Recent Articles:

Smith Elementary fourth graders travel to San Antonio and Austin
Birdville Elementary Taste of Fine Arts
Open Enrollment begins today!
Birdville Elementary Students Learn About Kindness
Celebrate Texas Public Schools March 5–9

Green Valley Elementary fourth graders travel to Fort Worth and Frisco

Mar 09, 2018 02:50 pm

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Green Valley Elementary fourth graders travel to Fort Worth and Frisco on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip

Fourth graders from Birdville ISD’s Green Valley Elementary traveled to Fort Worth and Frisco on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip February 23, 2018 to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History at the Fort Worth Stockyards and the Museum of the American Railroad.

During the charter bus ride to Fort Worth, students played Cowtown Bingo in preparation for their day. The students’ first stop was at the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District where they toured historic buildings, learned about the life and work of cowboys on the cattle drives, and saw the Fort Worth Herd of longhorns. Participants learned about legendary cowboys and compared today’s methods of transportation to wagons used in the 1800s at the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. Then it was off to Frisco to explore the Museum of the American Railroad where the students toured vintage rail cars and learned how railroads impacted the building of cities.

“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,”stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Fort Worth and Frisco reinforce and supplement fourth grade social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives with a focus on our unique heritage.”

Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classrooms on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Discover Texas Field Trip staff members handle all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.

In addition to Discover Texas Field Trips to Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership.

Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org and www.facebook.com/educationinaction.

Recent Articles:

Schools with a Specialization Application Now Available
Author Matt Cordell Speaks to BISD Students
Smith Elementary fourth graders travel to San Antonio and Austin
Birdville Elementary Taste of Fine Arts
Open Enrollment begins today!

Two BISD Students Named National Merit Finalists

Mar 12, 2018 05:45 am

Michael Bonnett

Peyton Murrell

Richland High School was recently notified that both of their National Merit Semi-Finalists achieved Finalist status. Peyton Murrell and Michael Bonnett (early graduate) received certificates from College Board.

Haltom High Wrestlers Advance to State

Mar 12, 2018 05:40 am

Congratulations to Aaliyah Stewart and Dani Seely, Haltom High School students, for advancing to the state UIL Wrestling Championship.

• Aaliyah Stewart put together an excellent tournament run at State, going 5–1 over a grueling two days of competition. Stewart ends her junior season as  District Runner-up, Region 1 Champion, and UIL All-State Bronze Medalist with a 35–7 record. Aaliyah becomes only the third Haltom Buffalo to earn All-State wrestling honors (Mike Villvicencio 2004, Tyree Smith 2016), and the first Lady Buff to make the podium.
• Dani Seely ends her sophomore campaign as a District Champion, Regional Finalist, and two-time State Qualifier with a 39–7 record.

The Lady Buffalos finished 23rd out of 79 represented schools.

Birdville ISD offers Schools with a Specialization

Mar 12, 2018 05:30 am

Birdville is offers Schools with a Specialization. Apply before April 6!

Visit birdvilleschools.net/choosebirdville for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Recent Articles:

Green Valley Elementary fourth graders travel to Fort Worth and Frisco
Schools with a Specialization Application Now Available
Author Matt Cordell Speaks to BISD Students
Smith Elementary fourth graders travel to San Antonio and Austin
Birdville Elementary Taste of Fine Arts

Richland Elementary fourth graders travel to Waco and Austin

Mar 13, 2018 02:52 pm

News Release

Richland Elementary fourth graders travel to Waco and Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip

Fourth graders from Birdville ISD’s Richland Elementary traveled to Waco and Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip February 23, 2018 to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History. Students visited the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Texas State Capitol, and the Bullock Texas State History Museum.

During the charter bus ride to their first destination, the students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their day. At their first stop, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, students learned the history of the Texas Rangers and explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants and its many unique geographical regions. They then traveled to Austin to see the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable Kelly Hancock, State Senator, District 9 and The Honorable Stephanie Klick, State Representative, District 91, office. Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. At the Bullock Texas State History Museum students traveled in time through the Texas Revolution and learned about the events that created our Lone Star identity. The students’ visit to the museum concluded at the multi-sensory Texas Spirit Theater with the Star of Destiny where they saw and experienced the history of our great state including a gusher exploding from an East Texas oil derrick and the takeoff of Saturn V as seen from Mission Control at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston.

“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,”stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Austin reinforce and supplement fourth grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”

Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classrooms on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Discover Texas Field Trip staff members handle all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.

Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. In addition to one-day Discover Texas Field Trips to Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org.

Recent Articles:

Two BISD Students Named National Merit Finalists
Haltom High Wrestlers Advance to State
Birdville ISD offers Schools with a Specialization
Green Valley Elementary fourth graders travel to Fort Worth and Frisco
Schools with a Specialization Application Now Available

Don’t miss this opportunity for your child!

Mar 17, 2018 05:46 am

Birdville’s Schools with a Specialization application closes April 6. Don’t miss this opportunity for your child.

Visit birdvilleschools.net/choosebirdville for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Recent Articles:

Richland Elementary fourth graders travel to Waco and Austin
Two BISD Students Named National Merit Finalists
Haltom High Wrestlers Advance to State
Birdville ISD offers Schools with a Specialization
Green Valley Elementary fourth graders travel to Fort Worth and Frisco

Choose Birdville Schools!

Mar 20, 2018 05:30 am

Choose Birdville Schools! BISD’s Open Enrollment for the 2018–19 school year is March 5 – April 20.

Visit birdvilleschools.net/choosebirdville for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Recent Articles:

Don’t miss this opportunity for your child!
Richland Elementary fourth graders travel to Waco and Austin
Two BISD Students Named National Merit Finalists
Haltom High Wrestlers Advance to State
Birdville ISD offers Schools with a Specialization

Board of Trustees Meeting Summary

Mar 22, 2018 07:57 pm

The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, March 22. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.

> View March 22, 2018 e-review
> View Trustee Webpage

Join us for Discover Birdville Saturday, March 24

Mar 22, 2018 03:24 pm

Birdville offers vast learning opportunities for students.

Learn more at Discover Birdville Expo from 9 a.m. to noon on Sat., March 24 at Richland High, 5201 Holiday Lane East
N. Richland Hills, TX 76180.

Visit https://www.birdvilleschools.net/discoverbirdville to learn more!

Recent Articles:

Choose Birdville Schools!
Don’t miss this opportunity for your child!
Richland Elementary fourth graders travel to Waco and Austin
Two BISD Students Named National Merit Finalists
Haltom High Wrestlers Advance to State

Birdville ISD offers a Personalized Public Education

Mar 23, 2018 05:40 am

Birdville ISD offers a Personalized Public Education.

Visit birdvilleschools.net/choosebirdville for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

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Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
Join us for Discover Birdville Saturday, March 24
Choose Birdville Schools!
Don’t miss this opportunity for your child!
Richland Elementary fourth graders travel to Waco and Austin

BHS Deaf Students Compete in Academic Bowl

Mar 26, 2018 03:03 pm

Deaf students from Birdville High School recently competed in the academic bowl at the Tennessee School for the Deaf. #BISDShines

Recent Articles:

Birdville ISD offers a Personalized Public Education
Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
Join us for Discover Birdville Saturday, March 24
Choose Birdville Schools!
Don’t miss this opportunity for your child!

Birdville Voices, Vol. 2, No. 4

Mar 27, 2018 03:38 pm

Birdville ISD is proud of the budding talents of our middle school authors. #BirdvilleVoices, a digital literary magazine, is a compilation of writings of middle school students from around the District. Enjoy their insights, humor, and writer’s craft.

Read BirdvilleVoices (opens in new window)

BISD High School Bowling Regional Results

Mar 27, 2018 03:12 pm

Congratulations to the bowling teams from Richland and Birdville high schools for a great season. District competition for high school bowling ended with an undefeated Richland team at 10–0 followed by Birdville with a record of 8–2. The two teams and four individuals from those two schools recently bowled in the Regional competition. Three of the four individuals are advancing to state.

Richland Boys Team members:

• Ben Perez
• Gabriel Cepeda
• Ryan Wagner*
• Connor Breunig
• Alexander Daniels*# (Regional Champion/Averaged 218)
• Brenden Wagner*# (Averaged 213)
• Adam Dedushaj

Birdville Coed Team members:

• Sarah Young
• Devin Saenz*# (Averaged 209)
• Reilly Lam
• Kash Sample
• Caitlyn McCarten
• Luke Robinson
• Spencer Phelan
• Kate Tikhonova

*  Advanced to regionals in the Singles competition 

# Advancing to state in the Singles competition  

Holiday Heights Elementary fourth-graders travel to San Antonio and Austin

Mar 27, 2018 02:09 pm

News Release

Holiday Heights Elementary fourth graders travel to San Antonio and Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip

Fourth graders from Birdville ISD’s Holiday Heights Elementary traveled to San Antonio and Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip March 2, 2018 to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History. Students visited The Alamo, the Battle for Texas: The Experience Museum, and the Texas State Capitol.

During the charter bus ride to Austin, students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their visit. In San Antonio, students toured The Alamo, one of the most famous missions in the United States, and learned about the Battle of the Alamo’s role in the Texas Revolution. At the Battle for Texas: The Experience Museum, students explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants and explorers, the Texas Revolution, and events that created our Lone Star identity. In Austin the students visited the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable Kelly Hancock, State Senator, District 9 and The Honorable Stephanie Klick, State Representative, District 91, office. Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers.

“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,”stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Austin reinforce and supplement fourth grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”

Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classrooms on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Discover Texas Field Trip staff members handle all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.

In addition to Discover Texas Field Trips to San Antonio, Austin, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership.

Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org and www.facebook.com/educationinaction.

Recent Articles:

BHS Deaf Students Compete in Academic Bowl
Birdville ISD offers a Personalized Public Education
Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
Join us for Discover Birdville Saturday, March 24
Choose Birdville Schools!

BISD Students Shine at Junior Livestock Show

Mar 28, 2018 03:55 pm

Agriculture Science students from the Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (BCTAL) recently competed in the 2018 Tarrant County Junior Livestock Show. The results were: (Only market animals make the sale.)

Ag Mechanics:

• Grand Champion Ag Mechanics Project – 1941 Farmall A – Christian Reich, Matt Blackwell, Will Schreck, Tyler Harris, Elijah Loker

Best of Show: 1941 Farmall A Restoration – BCTAL Ag Mechanics

• This category included all horticulture, art, culinary, and ag mechanics for overall award.

Heifer Show Results 

• Reserve Champion European Heifer – Hunter Bedford
• 1st Place Junior European Heifer – Hunter Bedford
• 1st Place Senior European Heifer – Lily Neuman
• 1st Place Junior European Heifer – KK Bradberry
• Champion Mini-Hereford Heifer – Hunter Bedford
• Reserve Mini-Hereford Heifer – Maddison Bedford

Steer Show Results

• 2nd Place European Steer – KK Bradberry – $6,000.00 Sale plus add-ons
• 3rd Place European Steer – KK Bradberry

Market Barrow Show

• 2nd Place Market Lightweight Market Hog – KK Bradberry – Could only sell animal one.
• 8th Place Market Barrow – Mady Bradberry – $1,000 Sale plus add-ons
• 10th Place Market Hog – Xavier Rangel – $900.00 plus add-ons

Breeding Gilt Show

• Grand Champion Overall Breeding Gilt – KK Bradberry
• Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Gilt – Mady Bradberry
• 4th Place Breeding Gilt – KK Bradberry

Market Wether Goat Show

• 8th Place Market Goat – Lauren Sarine – $1,000.00 Sale plus add-ons
• 10th Place Market Goat – Madison Wood
• 12th Place Market Goat – Devonhi Figueroa
• 14th Place Market Goat – Savannah Clifton

Market Wether Lamb Show

• Grand Champion Southdown Wether – Emily Savage – $1,100.00 plus add-ons
• 5th Place Southdown Wether – Caroline Force

Breeding Does “Goats” Show

• 1st Place Breeding Boer Doe – Savannah Clifton
• 2nd Place Breeding Boer Doe – Jonathan Cox
• 3rd Place Breeding Boer Doe – Bryn Brakeley

Rabbit Show

• 1st Place Californian Doe and Best Opposite of Breed – Amberlee Moore
• 2nd Place Breed Lilac Buck – Amberlee Moore
• 3rd Place Satin Buck – Amberlee Moore
• 2nd Place Netherland Dwarf – Kaitlyn Thompson
• 4th Place Single Fryer out of 97 rabbits – Maddison Bedford – $700.00 plus add-ons
• 10th Place Single Fryer – Landon Langford – $300.00 plus add-ons
• 14th Place Single Fryer – Hailey Steelman

Total Sale for BCTAL students: $11,000.00 plus add ons.

Green Valley Readers 2018

Mar 28, 2018 03:48 pm

Members of the BISD community recently read to students at Green Valley Elementary.

View pictures of readers at Green Valley (opens in a new window)

Recent Articles:

Birdville Voices, Vol. 2, No. 4
BISD High School Bowling Regional Results
Holiday Heights Elementary fourth-graders travel to San Antonio and Austin
BHS Deaf Students Compete in Academic Bowl
Birdville ISD offers a Personalized Public Education

Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Friday, April 6

Mar 31, 2018 05:08 am

Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Friday, April 6. Don’t miss this opportunity for your child.

Visit birdvilleschools.net/choosebirdville for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Recent Articles:

BISD Students Shine at Junior Livestock Show
Green Valley Readers 2018
Birdville Voices, Vol. 2, No. 4
BISD High School Bowling Regional Results
Holiday Heights Elementary fourth-graders travel to San Antonio and Austin

Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Today

Apr 06, 2018 05:00 am

Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Today, April 6. Don’t miss this opportunity for your child.

Visit birdvilleschools.net/choosebirdville for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Recent Articles:

Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Friday, April 6
BISD Students Shine at Junior Livestock Show
Green Valley Readers 2018
Birdville Voices, Vol. 2, No. 4
BISD High School Bowling Regional Results

Open Enrollment closes in BISD at 4 p.m. on Friday

Apr 17, 2018 09:18 am

Open Enrollment closes in BISD at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 20. Don’t wait or it could be too late!

Visit birdvilleschools.net/NoBoundaries for more information and the application. [opens in a new window]

Recent Articles:

Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Today
Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Friday, April 6
BISD Students Shine at Junior Livestock Show
Green Valley Readers 2018
Birdville Voices, Vol. 2, No. 4

Board of Trustees Meeting Summary

Apr 26, 2018 09:47 pm

The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, April 26. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.

> View April 26, 2018 e-review
> View Trustee Webpage

Trustees Approve Two Administrative Appointments

Apr 26, 2018 09:43 pm

At their regular meeting, Birdville ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the administrative appointments of Dave Lambson as executive director of technology and Lisa Collett Walker as principal of Holiday Heights Elementary School. Lambson is replacing Randy Sumrall, who is retiring at the end of the 2017–18 school year; and Walker is replacing Mike Dukes, who is also retiring at the end of the school year.

Dave Lambson has been director of technical services with BISD since 2013. Prior to Birdville, he was an enterprise solutions architect at Brigham Young University–Idaho from 2010–13; director of application development and maintenance at Katy ISD from 2006–10; lead developer at Xpediant Educational Solutions from 2002–06; and a web application developer at ExpressTimeSheets, Inc. from 2000–02.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and master’s degree from the University of North Texas.

Lisa Walker has been an assistant principal at Old Union Elementary School in Carroll ISD since 2012. Prior to Carroll, she was an assistant principal at Pflugerville ISD from 2007–11; assistant principal at Elgin ISD from 2006–07; instructional specialist at Elgin ISD from 2005–06; and fifth-grade teacher at Pflugerville ISD from 1997–2005.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and master’s degree from the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor

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Open Enrollment closes in BISD at 4 p.m. on Friday
Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Today
Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Friday, April 6
BISD Students Shine at Junior Livestock Show
Green Valley Readers 2018

RHS Basketball Coach Selected to Coach All-Star Team

Apr 30, 2018 10:20 am

Congratulations to Richard Bacon, Richland High School boys basketball head coach, on being selected to coach one of the All-Star teams during the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Clinic, May 17–19 in San Antonio. These are considered the most prestigious All-Star games in the state! Being selected to coach is quite an honor!

Medical City Children’s Hospital Recipe Challenge Competition

Apr 30, 2018 10:07 am

The Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning Culinary Arts students prepared healthy snacks for our guest judges from Stowe Elementary. The top two snacks will have the honor of being featured in the recipe book for 2018-19. Haltom High School’s CTE Photojournalism students took the pictures for the book.

Fourteen BISD Students Recognized in Duke University Talent Identification Program

Apr 30, 2018 09:43 am

Fourteen BISD Students Recognized in Duke University Talent Identification Program

Duke TIP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving academically gifted and talented students. Duke TIP works with students, their families, and educators to identify, recognize, challenge, engage, and help students reach their highest potential. Now in its thirty-eighth year, the 7th Grade Talent Search identifies bright seventh-graders based on standardized test scores achieved while attending elementary or middle school. Candidates are invited to take the ACT or the SAT college entrance exams as seventh-graders, which allows them greater insight into their academic abilities. In addition, they gain valuable benefits and have access to unique resources for gifted students. The following BISD students participated this year:

State Recognition honorees have scored approximately at or above the national average of recent high school graduates on at least one part of the ACT or the SAT as seventh-graders. These students have been invited to a special recognition ceremony held at Texas Christian University on May 14 at 5 p.m.

Haltom Middle School: Carolin Alan

North Richland Middle School: Matthew Barnett

Richland Middle School: Madelyn Allred

North Ridge Middle School: Jack Bartlett, Sofia Canales, Conner Canales, and Brynnah Thompson

Smithfield Middle School: Sonya Demaree, Nora Furlow, Harrison Gist, Reese Koedam, Grant Peart, Megan Pitner, and William Moody

Grand Recognition honorees have scored approximately at or better than 90 percent of recent high school graduates on at least one part of the ACT or SAT as seventh graders. These students have been invited to a special recognition ceremony held at Duke University on May 22. Only about 4 percent of all the participants in the talent search qualify for grand recognition.

Smithfield Middle School: Sonya Demaree

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Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
Trustees Approve Two Administrative Appointments
Open Enrollment closes in BISD at 4 p.m. on Friday
Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Today
Birdville ISD’s Schools with a Specialization application closes Friday, April 6

High School Choir Shows

May 01, 2018 12:43 pm

High School Choir shows are scheduled in May. Click photo or visit birdvilleschools.net/highschoolchoirshows

Birdville Among Top School Districts on Twitter

May 01, 2018 12:00 pm

Congratulations to BISD’s Communications Department for BISD being named among the top 10 school districts in Region 11 on Twitter by the Texas Social Media Research Institute (#TXSocialMedia). #TxSocialMedia wrote: “Hey, @KellerISD, @ArlingtonISD, @FortWorth_ISD, @LewisvilleISD, @Carrollisd, @BirdvilleSchool, @mansfieldisd, @NorthwestISD, @dentonisd, and @EMSISD! The award tells it all! Congrats on being the Top 10 districts in Region 11 for social media on Twitter! #TXSocialMedia“

Smithfield Elementary Named National Showcase School

May 01, 2018 08:09 am

Smithfield Elementary School Named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School

Smithfield Elementary School has received a Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase SchoolsTM award for the 2017-18 school year from the Flippen Group.

Two years ago, Smithfield Elementary began an initiative to transform the campus into an emotionally safe and relationally connected place for students, staff, and parents to come alive with a love for learning.

After researching programs used by some of the nation’s most successful schools, Smithfield leaders chose to join hands with the Flippen Group to bring Capturing Kids’ HeartsⓇ to its campus. Teachers and staff learned processes to increase students’ connectedness with both peers and adults on campus. They learned how to create a classroom environment where students are excited to enter and learn every day.

Capturing Kids’ Hearts campuses across the country were considered for these awards based on the following criteria: 1) nomination based on observation, 2) level of implementation of Capturing Kids’ Hearts processes by all staff as measured by online surveys, and 3) data demonstrating that Capturing Kids’ Hearts has made a significant improvement in attendance, discipline, climate/culture, or academics.

The Flippen Group is proud to recognize these outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to making a difference in the lives of our children. As we identify these remarkable schools, campus leaders, and teachers each year, please join us in celebrating them as some of the most skilled and effective educators in the country!

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Medical City Children’s Hospital Recipe Challenge Competition
Fourteen BISD Students Recognized in Duke University Talent Identification Program
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Congratulations to the 2018 District Teachers of the Year! #BISDShines

May 03, 2018 10:03 pm

2018 District Elementary Teacher of the Year

Maegan Holycross

Snow Heights Elementary

Fourth-Grade Reading and Social Studies

“Teaching should create in each child a deeper understanding of themselves as an individual and with that understanding, foster a vision for the role they can play within their community and perhaps even beyond to the global scene.”

2018 District Secondary Teacher of the Year

Ryan Pabor

North Ridge Middle School

Eighth-Grade Math and Algebra 1

“I want students to see the power of learning and realize that by sharing their knowledge through teaching, they are reinforcing their understanding of a given topic.”

Birdville ISD’s 2018 First-Year Teacher of the Year

Leslie Gamboa

Major Cheney Elementary at South Birdville

Fourth-Grade

“I want my students to know that they will always have a teacher who will care about them and motivate them to succeed despite the obstacles that they face.”

Congratulations to the 2018 Campus Teachers of the Year #BISDShines

May 03, 2018 01:19 pm

• Lynn DeMoss, Jack C. Binion Elementary
• Fred Vertrees, Birdville Elementary
• Nuvia Ramos, Major Cheney Elementary at South Birdville
• Elizabeth Tanner, Foster Village Elementary
• Kristie Bui, W.T. Francisco Elementary
• Diane Grado, Green Valley Elementary
• Wendy Teague, Grace E. Hardeman Elementary
• Kimberly Hughes, Holiday Heights Elementary
• Kevin Hood, AllineMullendore Elementary
• Gail Stewart, North Ridge Elementary
• Mindy Anstey, W.A. Porter Elementary
• Michelle Bertucci, Richland Elementary
• Julie Herring, David E. Smith Elementary
• April Mueller, Smithfield Elementary
• Maegan Holycross, Snow Heights Elementary
• Todd Chandra, John D. Spicer Elementary
• Heidi Roese, O.H. Stowe Elementary
• Tara Greene, Academy at C.F. Thomas
• Angela Thompson, Walker Creek Elementary
• Cortney Cooper, Watauga Elementary
• Maria Marcano, West Birdville Elementary
• Sarah Barnard, Haltom Middle School
• Eric Webb, North Oaks Middle School
• Lindsey Cato, North Richland Middle School
• Ryan Pabor, North Ridge Middle School
• Jacob Chastain, Richland Middle School
• Rob Kirspel, Smithfield Middle School
• Seini Mila, Watauga Middle School
• Russell Bywater, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning
• Ann Blankenship, Birdville High School
• Becky Church, Haltom High School
• Mark Ashley, Richland High School
• Janet Erlinger, Shannon High School

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