BISD Superintendent Announces Director of Child Nutrition 

BISD Superintendent Dr. Gayle Stinson announced on Tuesday, May 17 the administrative appointment of Michelle Risenhoover, M.S., R.D. as director of child nutrition. She is replacing Judy Sargent, who is retiring after 40 years of service to the Birdville family.  

Risenhoover has been the assistant director of Child Nutrition for BISD since 2004. 

Celebrating School Communicators Day 

Today, Friday, May 13, is national School Communicators Day. This day was set aside to recognize the incredibly valuable work of school public relations professionals. In BISD, we are fortunate to have the following staff, who work tirelessly to provide trusted, reliable, relevant, and timely communication for students, families, staff, and our community. 

  • Mark Thomas, Chief Communications Officer 
  • Phil Beckman, Partners in Education Manager 
  • Michelle DoPorto, District Webmaster 
  • Abigail Juarez-Orona, Administrative Secretary/Web Services 
  • Jessica Lomas, Receptionist/Administrative Clerk 
  • Kim Tweed, Copy Editor 
  • Stephanie Whitlock, Communications Specialist 

Communicating with BISD families is critical to the continued success between the District and the community. Thank you to the Communications Department for being another reason #BISDShines. 

Post an applause gif in honor of BISD School Communicators Day! 

Prekindergarten Showcase Event

Prekindergarten-The Place to BEE!
Birdville ISD
Pre-Kindergarten Showcase Event

Prekindergarten-The Place to BEE!
Birdville ISD
Pre-Kindergarten Showcase Event

Come and learn more about our Early Childhood Program
Thursday, May 19, 2022
6–7 p.m.
Speak to Pre-K teachers, administrators and learn what we do in Pre-K.

Childcare will be available: Please RSVP so we know how many children to expect.

Where:
Birdville Professional Learning Center
6351 Blvd. 26, North Richland Hills, TX 76180


Questions?
Submit Questions Online

BISD Announces Richland Middle School Principal 

At the regular Board meeting on April 28, Birdville ISD Superintendent Dr. Gayle Stinson announced the appointment of Charles W. “Billy” Neal as principal of Richland Middle School. He is replacing Jody Fadely who is retiring at the end of the 2021–22 school year. 

Neal has been assistant principal at Richland Middle since January 2019. Prior to joining Richland Middle, he worked at Worley Middle School in Mansfield ISD from January 2012 until joining BISD in 2019. During his tenure at Worley, Neal served as an administrative intern, instructional coach, English as a Second Language (ESL) lead, seventh- and eighth-grade math teacher, AVID Excel teacher, athletic coach, and was the 2019 Worley Teacher of the Year. 

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University–Commerce and master’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.