Through BISD’s partnership with TCC and the City of North Richland Hills Fire Department, BISD students have the opportunity to participate in the TCC Fire Academy program.
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North Ridge Middle Wildcats and Birdville Hawks Help Watauga Elementary Wildcats
North Ridge Middle School Wildcats participating in Mark Rue’s Project Lead the Way-Gateway to Technology class recently assembled, sanded, and painted dismissal signs for Watauga Elementary. Additionally, Birdville Hawks Cecilia Cortez and Hannah Finch donated their time to paint Watauga Elementary teachers’ names and text on the dismissal signs.
Watauga Elementary Wildcats Cloe and Cameron Cortez thank Mark Rue, North Ridge Middle School’s PLTW-Gateway to Technology teacher, and his students for their work on the Watauga Elementary dismissal signs. #WeAreBirdvilleISD #BISDShines
Two BISD bands are honored by The Foundation for Music Education
The Foundation for Music Education and its board of trustees recently announced that two Birdville ISD bands were among the winners in the 2016 Mark of Excellence recorded music competition.
The Birdville High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by Mike Cheripka, was selected as a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence I National Jazz Honors project.
The Richland High School Honors Band, directed by Jason Bird, was selected as a Commended Winner in the Mark of Excellence I National Wind Band Honors project.
The Mark of Excellence consists of the National Wind Band Honors, National Choral Honors, National Orchestra Honors, National Jazz Honors and National Percussion Ensemble Honors. It is a competition, entered by recordings, in which the top quarter are selected as National Winners and the second quarter receive Commended Honors.
This year 236 of the finest musical ensembles in the nation entered the competition. The project has now received entries from thirty-six states.
Congratulations to Mike Cheripka, Jason Bird and the student musicians from Birdville and Richland high schools for their accomplishments.
Congratulations to Watauga Middle School Social Studies Teacher #BISDShines
Congratulations to Elizabeth Cumbie, Watauga Middle School social studies teacher, for being named the Texas Council for the Social Studies’ (TCSS) Betty Barringer Middle School Teacher of the Year. She will be honored at an awards luncheon Oct. 15 at the TCSS fall conference in Corpus Christi.
Show us your Birdville ISD Pride!
Take a photo during your summer adventures and post it on social media with the hashtag #WeAreBirdvilleISD, or send it with your name and campus/department to BISDPhoto@birdvilleschools.net to be included in the District’s Facebook photo album.
TEA designates 23 new T-STEM Academies
AUSTIN – Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today that the Texas Education Agency has designated 23 new Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(T-STEM) Academies for the 2016–2017 school year. With the addition of these 23 new campuses, Texas is now home to 121 state-designated T-STEM Academies.
T-STEM academies are rigorous secondary schools focusing on improving instruction and academic performance in science and mathematics-related subjects, with a goal of increasing the number of students who study and enter STEM careers. Designated T-STEM campuses serve students in grades 6–12 or 9–12.
“The continued growth of Texas STEM academies reflects a commitment to rigorous instruction in key subjects that challenges students while also preparing them for the future,” said Commissioner Morath. “A strong foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics prepares students for college, career or the military, which in turn strengthens our state’s economic future.”
The 23 campuses or charters designated as T-STEM Academies for the 2016–2017 school year are:
- Birdville ISD: Birdville Career and Technology Education
- Canutillo ISD: Canutillo High School
- Cedars International Academy: Cedars International Next Generation High School (Austin)
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD: EE-T-STEM Early College High School*
- Edinburg CISD (2): Economedes T-STEM Early College High School* and Edinburg Collegiate T-STEM Early College High School*
- El Paso ISD: Franklin High School
- Greenville ISD: Greenville High School T-STEM Academy
- Harmony Public Schools: Harmony School of Excellence (Austin)
- Houston ISD: South Early College High School Advance Technology Institute
- Humble ISD: Humble High School STEM Academy
- Judson ISD: Karen Wagner T-STEM
- Kingsville ISD: H.M. King STEM Academy*
- La Joya ISD (4): Academy of STEM at La Joya ISD at Juarez Lincoln High School; La Joya High School; Palmview High School Academies;
Thelma Salinas STEM Early College High School* - Lufkin ISD: Lufkin ISD T-STEM Academy
- Mansfield ISD: Frontier High School
- Salado ISD: Salado High School
- Tekoa Academy: Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School (Port Arthur)
- West ISD: West High School
- Ysleta ISD: Ysleta High School Environmental Science and Engineering Academy
* Denotes campus with a state T-STEM and Early College High School designation
School districts or open-enrollment charters can apply each year for a campus to be awarded T-STEM designation (if certain criteria are met). Once a campus is designated, professional development and technical assistance are provided to designated T-STEM academies to serve as demonstration schools and learning labs. Designated academies showcase innovative instruction methods that integrate technology and engineering into science and mathematics instruction.
A complete list of designated T-STEM Academies in Texas can be found here: http://tea.texas.gov/T-STEM_schools.pdf. To learn more about T-STEM Academies, visit the Texas Education Agency website at http://tea.texas.gov/T-STEM/.