Birdville ISD Superintendent Dr. Darrell Brown announced the appointment of Amanda Holman as principal of David E. Smith Elementary. She is replacing Jennifer Martin who was named BISD principal at Watauga Elementary on Thursday, April 8.
Holman has been assistant principal of David E. Smith Elementary since August 2018. Prior to joining Smith Elementary, she was an elementary math academic coach for BISD from 2017–18, and a math interventionist at Walker Creek and North Ridge elementary schools from 2014–17. Holman was a fifth- and third-grade teacher at Walker Creek and Hardeman elementary schools respectively from 2010–14.
She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Woman’s University.
Birdville ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Steven Franks as director of business and finance. He is replacing Sharay Boynton who is retiring at the end of the school year.
Franks has been director of business operations with Irving ISD since 2017. He was director of accounting with Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD from 2011–2017 and director of finance with HEB ISD from 2008–2011.