On Aug. 18, Birdville ISD’s Board of Trustees unanimously called for a bond election to be held as part of the general election on Nov. 8. BISD voters are being asked to consider three propositions totaling $359.8 million bond package that was developed with extensive community input by a diverse group of citizens from all parts of the District. The package approved by the Board addresses: safety and security upgrades at every campus; replacing three campuses with two (Mullendore Elementary and David E. Smith Elementary/W.T. Francisco Elementary [Partner School]); expansion of the Haltom High School cafeteria; critical repair/renovation needs requiring action in the next three years; indoor multipurpose activity centers at the three high schools; and technology upgrades Districtwide. This plan impacts every student, staff member, facility and community served by BISD. 

The proposed bond package: 

• Provides additional safety and security measures throughout the District; 

• Eliminates more than 26 portable classrooms across the District; 
• Maintains replacement cycles for current 1:1 student-to-technology ratio and teacher/staff technology; 
• Addresses priority repair/renovation needs (requiring action in the next one to three years), roofs, HVAC and plumbing; 
• Replaces three existing facilities that are more than 60 years old with two new facilities that require less money to operate and maintain.  
• Will be monitored by a Board-appointed citizen’s bond oversight committee to monitor the scope, timeline and expenditure of bond funds. 

If BISD voters approve this bond package, school property tax rates will not increase as a result of this bond proposal. 

Early voting is Oct. 24 – Nov. 4, and Election Day is Nov. 8. 

For more details on the proposal, visit BISDBond22.net.