The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, September 24. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.
Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
Lone Star Leadership Academy
Each year, the Birdville ISD Gifted and Talented Education program nominates students from the fourth grade for the opportunity to attend a summer camp, Lone Star Leadership Academy. Education in Action offers this camp in Action, a nonprofit organization that empowers young people to be informed and active community leaders. Our student nominees display strong leadership, collaboration skills, and academic excellence characteristics. Three students from BISD attended the 2024 summer academy during various weekly offerings. They are: Ian Gonzalez, Smithfield Elementary fifth-grader; Payton Calvin, Thomas Elementary fifth grader; and Parker Haussecker, Walker Creek Elementary fifth grader, all attended.
WFAA Scholar Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Brooke Lightfoot, Haltom High senior, for being named the WFAA Scholar Athlete of the Week on Sept. 1. She is a four-year letterman for the Lady Buff Soccer team as the goalkeeper.
Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, August 22. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.
> View August 22, 2024 e-review
> View Board of Trustees Website
Bond22 Update – Mullendore Elementary
Birdville ISD is excited to share with you this construction update on the new Mullendore Elementary campus at the intersection of Flory Street and Manor Drive in North Richland Hills. Funding for this project was approved by voters in the November 2022 bond election.
Early in 2023, Birdville ISD began working with architects to design the new Mullendore Elementary campus. Because of demolition and construction needs, Mullendore staff and students were moved to the former Richland Elementary campus in Richland Hills, their temporary “home” for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. Construction began in fall 2023 and is anticipated to be completed by summer 2025.
As of July 2024, significant progress on the new campus has been made. The foundation and majority of the parking lots have been poured, steel framing is in place and walls are being constructed. As work progresses, you’ll also see that the main entrance to the new building has been relocated from Flory Street to Manor Drive.
Completion of the new building in early summer 2025 allows the District to move teacher materials to the new campus during the summer break.
We’d like to extend our thanks to the students, parents, teachers, campus staff, and communities around the new construction site for your patience during this time.
Bond22 Update – Smith Elementary
We’re pleased to share updates on several ongoing projects approved by voters in the November 2022 bond. This update deals with construction of the new David E. Smith Elementary campus, located at the corner of Haltom Road and Stephanie Drive in Haltom City.
Early in 2023 Birdville ISD began working with architects to design the new Smith Elementary campus. During the evaluation of the construction site, it was determined that the new building would need to be situated in the same location as the existing building. Therefore, the Smith and Francisco campuses were combined at the Francisco Elementary site beginning with the 2023-24 school year. This allowed construction to begin without the added safety concerns of having students go to school on the construction site.
With the foundation and most of the parking lots poured the community should begin to see the steel structure going up very soon. As work progresses, you may also notice that the main entrance to the new building has been relocated from Haltom Road to Stephanie Drive.
The new David E. Smith Elementary building is scheduled to be completed in summer 2025, with the school opening in August 2025. Completion of the new building during the summer allows the District to move teacher materials to the new campus without disturbing school operations.
We’d like to extend our thanks to the students, parents, teachers, campus staff, and communities around both the new construction and current school sites for your patience during this time.
After the move to the new building is complete, the old W.T. Francisco Elementary building will be shut down, and the District will determine the future of the aging facility.