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TODAY: Tuesday, November 8 is ELECTION DAY
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Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, October 27. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.
> View October 27, 2022 e-review
> View Board of Trustees Website
Superintendent Message to Staff | EARLY VOTING Begins Today!
EARLY VOTING Begins TODAY!
Thank you for hanging in there with me as I share details about BISD’s 2022 Bond election each week.
Last week I shared with you about the ballot language and the state-mandated statement required on each proposition. Once again, this is not true for Birdville ISD. The efficient management of BISD’s existing bond debt over the last ten years has allowed the District to refinance more than $142.2 million of its outstanding bonds at a lower interest rate, saving taxpayers $18.4 million in future interest costs. In addition, the District has also prepaid approximately $29 million of its bonds prior to scheduled maturity, saving an additional
$20.2 million in future interest payments for taxpayers. This is how the District is able to present the $359.8 million bond plan to voters with no tax rate increase.
Remember, the District is presenting the bond proposal as a package and asks voters to cast a vote on each of the three propositions.
I want to remind you that every vote counts. YOUR vote counts.
Below is Early Voting and Election Day voting Information. Additional details can be found on the Tarrant County Elections website at Tarrant county.com.
- Click to view Early Voting Schedule and Locations
- Click to view Election Day Voting Center Locations (in zip code order)
Early Voting Dates and Times:
Oct. 24–28: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Oct. 29: 7 a.m. –7 p.m.
Oct. 30: 10 a.m. -– 4 p.m.
Oct. 31 – Nov. 4: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Locations within the BISD Community
Haltom City Senior Center
3201 Friendly Lane
Haltom City, 76117
Northeast Courthouse
645 Grapevine Hwy.
Hurst, 76054
Tarrant County Northeast Campus
Galley NSTU 1506
828 W. Harwood Road
Hurst, 76054
Former Bursey Road Senior Adult Center
7301 Bursey Road
N. Richland Hills, 76182
Saint Paul Presbyterian Church
4517 Rufe Snow Drive
N. Richland Hills, 76180
Election Day
Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
(Tarrant County allows early and election day voting at any location within the county.)
Next week, we recap the 2022 Bond proposal.
Birdville High School JROTC Hawk Battalion Grand Champion Team
Congratulations to the Birdville High School JROTC Hawk Battalion Grand Champion Team which competed at the Top of Texas Military Skills Meet in Wichita Falls. This is the first time in Birdville High School’s 20-year history to be Grand Champions.
Academic Team (L to R):
Cadet Captain Anderson Spisak
Cadet Major Thomas Vaughn
Cadet Lieutenant Morgan Doyle
Cadet Captain Peyton Wright
COED Color Guard (L to R):
Cadet Sergeant Hayden Allen
Cadet Captain Shenouda Youssef
Cadet Sergeant Grayson Hackney
Cadet Corporal Chinenye Onoh
Female Color Guard (L to R):
Cadet Captain Madison Boyle
Cadet Command Sergeant Major Nataly Reyes
Cadet Corporal Jennifer De La Cruz
Cadet Captain Livia Kasjanowicz
Male Color Guard (L to R):
Cadet Sergeant Evan Clark
Cadet First Sergeant Andrew Davila
Cadet Captain Anderson Spisak
Cadet Major Thomas Vaughn
Female Physical Fitness Team (L to R):
Cadet Command Sergeant Major Nataly Reyes (1st Place Standing Long Jump, 2nd Place Overall Individual)
Cadet First Sergeant Autumn Previe (3rd Place Overall Individual, 2nd Place Shuttle Run)
Cadet Captain Peyton Wright
Cadet Captain Livia Kasjanowicz (3rd Place Bent Arm Hang)
Male Physical Fitness Team (L to R):
Cadet First Sergeant Andrew Davila
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Doyle
Cadet Captain Joseph Ray (2nd Place Pullups)
Cadet Major James Anderson (2nd Overall Individual, 2nd Place Shuttle Run)
Unarmed Drill Team (L to R):
Front Row
Cadet Captain Livia Kasjanowicz
Cadet Captain Peyton Wright (Commander)
Cadet First Sergeant Autumn Previe
Cadet Private Andrew Kozlowski
Back Row:
Cadet Captain Madison Boyle
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Doyle
Cadet Corporal Jovanna Gonzalez
Cadet Private Tatiana Barnett
Cadet Private Yasbet Tamayo-Soto
Cadet Private Emmerson Hickey
Cadet Private Angie Lara Gonzales
BHS JROTC Top of Texas Drill Meet Grand Champions
Front Row:
Cadet Major James Anderson
Cadet Captain Peyton Wright
Cadet Captain Shenouda Youssef
Cadet Major Thomas Vaughn
Cadet Sergeant Grayson Hackney
Cadet Corporal Chinenye Onoh
Second Row:
Captain George Jons, Senior Army Instructor
Cadet Corporal Jennifer De La Cruz
Cadet First Sergeant Autumn Previe
Cadet Corporal Jovanna Gonzalez
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Doyle
Cadet Captain Joseph Ray
Cadet First Sergeant Andrew Davila
Cadet Captain Anderson Spisak
Cadet Private Demertria Anderson
Back Row:
Cadet Private Angie Lara Gonzales
Cadet Private Andrew Kozlowski
Cadet Private Tatiana Barnett
Cadet Captain Madison Boyle
Cadet Sergeant Grayson Hackney
Cadet Private Analia Newsome
Cadet Private Yasbet Tamayo-Soto
Cadet Private Emmanuel Cuellar
Cadet Sergeant Hayden Allen
Cadet Sergeant Evan Clark
Command Sergeant Major Richard Barrett, Army Instructor
Superintendent Message | Ballot Language
For the past five weeks, I have been sharing details about the Birdville ISD Bond proposal before voters on Nov. 8. This week I want to address the ballot language.
In all of the District’s messaging, BISD continues to remind staff, parents and the community that the bond referendum before voters in November will not increase the property tax rate for homeowners or businesses. This is an important message to understand because of a new state law that requires all school bond propositions on the ballot to include ballot language that reads “THIS IS A TAX INCREASE.” This statement is required by the state even though it is not true for BISD.
Since 2019, BISD’s overall tax rate has decreased 17.4 cents. This includes the overall tax rate going down another 5.82 cents for 2022–23.
On the ballots for voters living within BISD boundary lines, voters will see the following ballot language for each proposition:
Despite the mandated language and how it is listed on each proposition, if the bond passes on November 8, it will not result in an increase in the property tax rate for Birdville ISD.
The District is presenting the bond proposal as a package and asks voters to cast a vote on each of the three propositions.
Attention Parents/Students: Nine, Not Six
Beginning with the 2022–23 school year, BISD is moving to a nine-week grading period. This gives students more time to master subjects, better aligns BISD with neighboring districts, and more than 84% of our teachers support the change. The grading periods for 2022–23 are:
- Aug. 17 – Oct. 14
- Oct. 17 – Dec. 16
- Jan. 2 – March 10 (10 weeks in the session)
- March 21 – May 25 (10 weeks in this session)