All BISD offices and campuses will be closed March 15–19. Enjoy your week!

Birdville ISD Superintendent Dr. Darrell Brown announced on March 9 that the District is joining forces with Texas Health Resources to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all District employees. This includes part-time and/or substitute employees.

Employees who have not yet received a vaccination are invited to sign up with their district. Texas Health Resources will contact those who signed up and provide them with a link to schedule a vaccination time and location that works best for them.

“We are extremely grateful that Texas Health has offered to help protect our employees from COVID-19 by offering these vaccinations,” said Dr. Darrell Brown. “This will help keep our teachers and other employees safe and allow us to return to a more normal learning environment for our students.”

The vaccination program with BISD is part of Texas Health’s continuing outreach efforts in North Texas to improve the health of people in the communities it serves by protecting them from COVID-19.

“It is our privilege to work with the Birdville ISD to bring vaccines to these critical front-line workers in education,” said Texas Health CEO Barclay Berdan. “These vaccines are safe and effective and will help turn the tide on this pandemic.”

Texas Health, designated a vaccination hub for Tarrant County by the state of Texas, has been actively vaccinating North Texans through numerous community clinics designed to make the process simple and efficient for patients while maximizing clinic throughput.  The health system also is working with area community health clinics through a series of mobile clinics to reach underserved populations.

In recognizing the importance of teachers in community health, Texas Health is supporting the request from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directing states to expand eligibility to include people who work in school and childcare operations.

“So many people have sacrificed so much during the pandemic, including healthcare workers, first responders and others on the front lines,” said Winjie Miao, Texas Health senior executive vice president and chief experience officer. “We are appreciative of teachers and other school district employees who have given so much of themselves and are honored to be able to help provide critical protection for them.”

For more information about Texas Health’s vaccinations efforts in North Texas and its response to COVID-19, visit: www.TexasHealth.org/Vaccine

Get groceries on Saturdays in March:  March 13, March 20 and March 27 (while supplies last)! Provided by the Tarrant Area Food Bank—distribution begins at 10 a.m. at the BISD Plaza in North Richland Hills. Enter the parking lot at 6361 Boulevard 26.  

March 9, 2021

Dear BISD Parents/Guardians,

I am writing to inform you that access to the 2019–20 School Report Cards (SRC) for each BISD campus, and Federal Report Cards (FRC) for the state, district and each BISD campus (prepared by the Texas Education Agency (TEA)) is now available via the links provided on the District’s Planning, Assessment and Research site at www.birdvilleschools.net/accountabilityratings. You may also use the following links to go directly to the TEA site:

Summary of School Report Card (SRC)

The SRC is a report required by Section 39.305 of the Texas Education Code and is prepared each year by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for each campus in the state. There is no district- or state-level SRC. It is a campus-only report.

The SRC is intended to give a broad view of campus performance by combining the following information:

• the campus’ accountability rating
• data from the campus’ Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), and
• financial information.

The information contained in the SRC is described in more detail in the 2019–20 School Report Card Definitions, accessible using the associated link at the bottom of the TEA SRC site.

The SRC for your student’s school may or may not have all the information described because the information presented depends on whether the school is an elementary, middle, or high school.

Summary of Federal Report Card (FRC)

The FRC is a report required under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). Each year, TEA prepares an FRC for the state, one for each district in the state, and one for each district’s related campuses. FRCs for the state, districts, and district campuses are now available at the associated link above.

The information contained in the FRC is described in more detail in the FRC Definitions (link found at the bottom of the TEA 2019-20 Federal Report Card site via the link above).

If you have any questions concerning the SRC or the FRC, please contact your campus principal. If you would like a printed copy of either the SRC or the FRC, email your request to publicinformationrequest@birdvilleschools.net. Make sure to include the campus name(s) and your contact information.

Thank you for your continued support of our schools.

Sincerely,
Darrell G. Brown, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Birdville ISD

BISD’s board of trustees met in a special meeting on Monday, March 8 to discuss the District’s current procedure requiring the wearing of face masks in all District facilities. This meeting resulted from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath’s recent update of the public health guidance for schools as it relates to wearing masks. The TEA’s guidance maintains all previous mask requirements in schools and provides an option for local school boards to adjust these requirements for their own school districts. 

Clarification regarding masks at school: The Texas Education Agency’s (TEA’s) SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance dated March 4, 2021 states that mask requirements are still in place. However, these requirements do not apply to any person younger than 10 years of age. 

Therefore, BISD’s board of trustees voted to continue operating under the District’s existing COVID-19 prevention protocols implemented in August 2020, including masks except for pre-K through third grade students. However, effective Wednesday, March 10, pre-K through third grade students will not be required to wear masks in class during individual student activities. However, pre-K through third grade students will be required to wear masks in common areas* such as building entrances and exits, in the cafeteria before and after eating, in the hallways, etc. Any pre-K through third grade students wanting to wear a mask in class will be allowed to do so. 

After the meeting, BISD Superintendent Dr. Darrell Brown announced that elementary playgrounds would reopen after spring break. Students playing outdoors will not be required to wear masks on the playgrounds.  

BISD remains focused on student and staff safety and well-being, and we are encouraged by the progress being made with vaccine availability. Thank you for your continued efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in our community.   

*Note: Individual campuses may identify additional common areas to meet the uniqueness of their facility.