In celebration of National Dyslexia Awareness Month, Birdville ISD is promoting awareness of dyslexia and related language-based learning disorders by offering a free, community awareness event.
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Board approves prepaying some bonds saving taxpayers more than $3.8 million
At their regular meeting on Sept. 26, BISD’s Board of Trustees approved the order calling to prepay $4.4 million of outstanding voter-approved bonds originally sold by the district in 2008. This early repayment of bonds, which has a 5 percent rate, will save taxpayers more than $3.875 million in interest payments over the next 18 years. The district will be able to do this without raising the debt service (I&S) tax rate for the 2013-14 school year.
“The Board is pleased to be able to prepay some of the voter-approved bond indebtedness,” Board President Brad Greene said. “This good news comes at the same time the district, for the 10th consecutive year, receives a ‘Superior Achievement’ rating under Texas’ Schools FIRST financial accountability rating system. The superior achievement rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of BISD’s financial management and reporting system.”
ASPIRE and Community Garden
Holiday Heights and Mullendore elementary schools have weekly ASPIRE classes at the Community Garden attached to Davis Memorial United Methodist Church in North Richland Hills. Recently, community volunteers helped students create little characters filled with soil and seeds, which the students took home to “grow.” This is part of a weekly class/collaboration that happens every Wednesday from 4-5 p.m.
Birdville ISD receives “Superior Achievement” rating for finances
The Texas Education Agency announced Friday, Sept. 13 that Birdville ISD received a rating of “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ Schools FIRST financial accountability rating system. The Superior Achievement rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of BISD’s financial management and reporting system. This is the 10th consecutive year BISD received the top rating.
The purpose of the financial accountability rating system is to ensure that school districts are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and achieve improved performance in the management of their financial resources. The system is designed to encourage Texas public schools to manage their financial resources better in order to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes.
Play It Safe Program
The Play It Safe Program is a personal safety program for students. The program addresses such issues as safety rules regarding strangers and different types of touching (safe, unsafe and confusing touch). In addition, the non-threatening and age appropriate program is designed to teach students positive options for dealing with abusive situations, such as recognizing an abusive situation, resisting the abuser if possible and reporting the incident to a trusted adult.
A Play It Safe parent information night will be held Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at the Fine Arts/Athletics Complex, 9200 Mid Cities Boulevard, North Richland Hills. This is an opportunity for parents to preview programs that will be presented in their child’s or teen’s class.
The Play It Safe presentation schedule, FOR PARENTS ONLY, is as follows:
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. – General Overview – Room A (Second Floor)
7:30 – 8:00 p.m. – PreK – Room A
Kindergarten – Room B
First Grade – Room C
Second Grade – Theater Room
8:00 – 8:30 p.m. – Third Grade – Room A
Fourth Grade – Room B
Fifth Grade – Room C
Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Grades –Theater Room
The Play It Safe program is one component of our overall student assistance program. We appreciate your support of these programs as we strive to serve the students and families in the district.
Birdville High principal named Outstanding Principal
Birdville High principal named Texas Association of Secondary School Principals’ Region Outstanding Principal
Jason Wells, Birdville High School principal, has been selected to represent the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) as their Region XI Outstanding High School Principal of the Year. TASSP recognizes outstanding principals and assistant principals from the 20 region Education Service Centers in the state. School administrators are nominated and chosen by their peers within their regions. Nominations are based upon exemplary performance and outstanding leadership. As a region winner, Wells is eligible to compete for the state title of TASSP’s Texas Principal of the Year.
Wells, a six-year principal has headed the leadership team at Birdville High School since 2008. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tarleton State University.
Each of the region winners will be recognized during the Josten’s Night of the Stars Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Hilton Austin Downtown Hotel. Each will be presented with an award and recognized in a commemorative booklet entitled “Texas Principals, Texas Heroes.” The TASSP summer workshop will be held June 11-13, 2014, at the Austin Convention Center.