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Congratulations to the 2022 Teachers of the Year!

Congratulations to 2022 Teachers of the Year! Kelly Campbell, The Academy at C.F. Thomas Elementary, was named the District Elementary Teacher of the Year; Liz Griffin, North Richland Middle School, was named the District Secondary Teacher of the Year; and Rebekah Beaver, Smithfield Elementary, was named BISD’s First-Year Teacher of the Year. 

Birdville ISD also congratulates the 2022 Campus Teachers of the Year. This group of individuals is one of the reasons #BISDShines so brightly in our community, state and nation. We are proud to honor you as part of the BISD family. #WeAreBirdvilleISD  

ELEMENTARY 

Lisa Hankins, Binion Elementary 
Mary Renfrow, Birdville Elementary 
Hannah DeArmond, Cheney Hills Elementary 
Meredith Konlande, Foster Village Elementary 
Tara Link, Francisco Elementary 
Lauren Owens, Green Valley Elementary 
Tiffany Gygi, Hardeman Elementary 
Cassie White, Holiday Heights Elementary 
Cindy Wood, Mullendore Elementary 
Lyndi Wells, North Ridge Elementary 
Katie Dupre, Porter Elementary 
Weston Baccus, Smithfield Elementary 
Sarah Jones, Snow Heights Elementary 
Annell Butler, Spicer Elementary 
Jillian Dreixler, Stowe Elementary 
Kelly Campbell, Academy at C.F. Thomas Elementary 
Susan Livingston, Walker Creek Elementary 
Amanda White, Watauga Elementary 
Alejandra Resendiz, West Birdville Elementary 

MIDDLE SCHOOL 

Samantha Stinson, Haltom Middle School 
Sidney Bailey, North Oaks Middle School 
Liz Griffin, North Richland Middle School 
Shayla Huff, North Ridge Middle School 
Stacy Howell, Richland Middle School 
Samantha Sleadd, Smithfield Middle School 
John Muñoz, Watauga Middle School 

HIGH SCHOOLS  

Dana Harris, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning 
Bethany Fletcher, Birdville High School  
JennahRose English, Haltom High School 
Michael Schille, Richland High School 
Chad Hartwell, Shannon High School 

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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

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Superintendent Announces Haltom High School Head Girls Basketball Coach 

BISD Superintendent, Dr. Gayle Stinson, recently announced the appointment of Shannon Fears to the position of head girls basketball coach for Haltom High School.  

Fears has been the assistant junior varsity and varsity basketball coach at Haltom High School since 2008, and ninth-grade and assistant varsity volleyball coach at Haltom High School from 2008–19. Before Haltom High, she was an assistant coach for the University of North Texas women’s basketball team from 2007–08, and assistant varsity girls basketball coach, head freshman girls basketball coach, freshman volleyball coach and junior varsity softball coach at Carroll Senior High from 2004–08. 

Academically, she serves at the special education department chair at Haltom High. 

As a collegiate basketball player, Fears received the following awards:  

  • Four-year letter winner 1997–2002;  
  • Sunbelt Conference First Team All-Conference in 2002; 
  • Voted as team’s Best Offensive Player in 2002; and  
  • Earned the team’s Leading Rebounder Award in 2002.  

Fears received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas. 

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BISD Superintendent Announces Administrative Transfers for 2022–23 

Sherri Gamble

Birdville ISD Superintendent Dr. Gayle Stinson announced the appointment of Sherri Gamble as principal of North Richland Middle School. She is replacing Steve Ellis, who is retiring. 

Gamble has been principal at Foster Village Elementary since 2019. Prior to Foster Village Elementary, she was the assistant principal at Watauga Elementary from 2015–19, assistant principal at Stowe Elementary from 2012–15, the school librarian at Stowe Elementary from 2007–12, and a third- and fifth-grade teacher at Stowe Elementary from 1992–2007.  

She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The University of North Texas. 

Dr. Stinson also announced the administrative transfer of the following assistant principals for the
2022–23 school year. “Moving staff that are highly respected on their campus is always a difficult decision,” Stinson said. “However, these individuals were selected to provide opportunities for personal growth and to offer additional campus experience as they prepare to be a campus principal at a future time in their career. The development of future leaders is one of my top priorities.” 

Assistant principal changes for the 2022–23 school year include: 

Birdville High School 

  • Dr. Divya Tinsman from Haltom High 

Richland High School 

  • Frankie Norris from North Ridge Middle
  • James Hollis from North Richland Middle 

North Richland Middle School 

  • Mike Drysdale from Watauga Middle 

North Ridge Middle School 

  • Matthew “Colby” Blankenship from Birdville High 

Smithfield Middle School 

  • Brian Allen from Haltom Middle 
  • Hillary Friday from North Ridge Middle