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BISD exceeds state in all areas of SAT

SAT scores for 2012 were released today, and BISD’s composite score of 991 for critical reading and, mathematics is higher than the state average of 976. Average scores on the individual portions of the tests were:

  • Critical Reading – BISD scored 485 as compared to the state at 477;
  • Mathematics – BISD scored 506 as compared to the state at 499; and
  • Science – BISD scored 468 as compared to the state at 461.

Individual composite campus scores were 1017 for Birdville High, 924 for Haltom High, and 1033 for Richland High. A total of 677 BISD students took the test in 2012.

“Like the ACT and STAAR tests, BISD is proud of our students who continue to show improvement on state and national tests,” said Superintendent Dr. Darrell G. Brown. “BISD is committed to continuous advancement of our students, and we will continue to implement curriculum improvement in our pre-advanced placement and advanced placement courses and content areas to improve college readiness.”

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Haltom High School’s 2013 Buffalo yearbook inducted into Gallery of Excellence

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The staff of the Buffalo yearbook at Haltom High School has been honored with the induction of its 2013 yearbook into Walsworth Publishing Company’s Gallery of Excellence.

Books included in the Gallery of Excellence represent a small percentage of all yearbooks published by Walsworth. A premiere showcase of the company’s top yearbooks, Walsworth’s Gallery of Excellence recognizes those books that exemplify excellence through their comprehensive coverage, innovative design and superior copy and photography.

The Buffalo yearbook, along with other Gallery of Excellence yearbooks, will be loaned to schools across the country to serve as an idea generator, and will be displayed at regional, state and national conventions and workshops. Also, excerpts from many of these yearbooks will be used for example illustrations in Walsworth’s educational and resource materials.

Walsworth bestows the Gallery honor to select yearbooks annually in recognition of a staff’s dedication to the challenging task of producing a quality publication in nine months or less. The 2013 edition of the Buffalo yearbook was produced under the direction of Emily Arnold, yearbook adviser.

About Walsworth Publishing
Walsworth Publishing Company is among the 50 largest printing companies in the U.S. The company is among the top five yearbook printers and is the only American- and family-owned publisher of yearbooks. Started in 1937 by Don Walsworth, current leadership is under the second and third generations: Don O. Walsworth, CEO, and his son, Don Walsworth, president. The company operates from administrative offices and printing and binding facilities in Marceline, Mo., a prepress facility in Brookfield, Mo., a sales and marketing office in Kansas City, Mo., and a printing facility in Saint Joseph, Mich. Additionally, Walsworth owns the Donning Company Publishers in Virginia Beach, Va., a specialty book publisher, and The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, Mo., a printer of journals and magazines.

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ASPIRE and Community Garden

Holiday Heights and Mullendore elementary schools have weekly ASPIRE classes at the Community Garden attached to Davis Memorial United Methodist Church in North Richland Hills. Recently, community volunteers helped students create little characters filled with soil and seeds, which the students took home to “grow.” This is part of a weekly class/collaboration that happens every Wednesday from 4-5 p.m.

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Birdville ISD receives “Superior Achievement” rating for finances

The Texas Education Agency announced Friday, Sept. 13 that Birdville ISD received a rating of “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ Schools FIRST financial accountability rating system. The Superior Achievement rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of BISD’s financial management and reporting system. This is the 10th consecutive year BISD received the top rating.

The purpose of the financial accountability rating system is to ensure that school districts are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and achieve improved performance in the management of their financial resources. The system is designed to encourage Texas public schools to manage their financial resources better in order to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes.