At a special meeting on Tuesday, May 17, Birdville ISD’s Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Carrie Welborn as principal of Foster Village Elementary. She is replacing Sherri Gamble, who was named principal of North Richland Middle School.  

Welborn has been an assistant principal at Stowe Elementary since 2019. She also was a second- and third-grade teacher at Porter Elementary from 2014–19, and a first-, second- and fourth-grade teacher at Caprock and Independence elementary schools in Keller ISD from 2006–14. 

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas Woman’s University and master’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington.