Yearly Archives: 2016

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Summer 2016 Mail Schedules

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The following mail delivery schedules will be in effect during June and July 2016.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:
The last mail delivery will be on Thursday, June 16. Mail delivery will resume on
Tuesday, July 19.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS:
The last mail delivery will be on Thursday, June 16. Mail delivery will resume on
Tuesday, July 12.
Mail delivery for Administration, Athletics, BCTAL, the FAAC, high schools, all Shannon building departments, and Transportation will continue through June and July
(Monday-Thursday).
EXCEPTIONS:
Mail delivery for summer school will continue until Tuesday, June 28 at Smith, and Stowe, and Academy at C.F. Thomas elementary schools and North Richland Middle School.
ASPIRE (May 31 – June 30): Binion, Foster Village, Hardeman, Holiday Heights, Mullendore, Richland, Spicer, Academy at C.F. Thomas Elem., and Watauga elementary schools; and Richland Middle School.
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Summer 2016 Website Trainings

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The BISD Communications Department is hosting a variety of training sessions this summer.
 
Interested in a PERSONALIZED Website Tech Support Session?
  • Email Tonia Pickett at tonia.pickett@birdvilleschools.net or call
    817-547-5781 to pre-schedule your one-hour session for either June 8 or August 3 to work individually with a web trainer to get your website ready for 2016-17.

    Note: You are NOT confirmed until you receive an email from Tonia Pickett confirming your session.
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2016 Teacher of the Year Gala

rotatingimageOn May 5, BISD celebrated teaching excellence at the 16th annual Golden Gala, honoring all campus teachers of the year. Congratulations to the 2016 District teachers of the year. They are Lynn Kiser, Walker Creek Elementary teacher; Robin Massey-Davis, North Ridge Middle school teacher; and Joe LaFarge, Shannon High School teacher.
> View Pictures from the 2016 Gala

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Digital Learning for the Week of May 16


Teacher Technology Tool of the Week: Flippity!
Flippity is a site that takes a Google Sheet and creates different games and other functions. Teachers can use rosters and lists for a variety of products in Flippity.


Classcraft – Make learning an adventure
Classcraft helps teachers manage, motivate and engage their students by transforming their classroom into a role-playing game.



Student Technology Tool of the Week: WeVideo!

WeVideo is a Chrome extension that makes video editing easy and editable anywhere.

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March 2016 Notes from Dr. Brown

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It is hard to believe there are only three months left in the 2015-16 school year. A lot has happened since school began on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Students and staff continue to achieve great things, both academically and personally.

I hope you will join me in telling others Birdville ISD’s focus is excellence, integrity and service. The District has created the social media campaign #WeAreBirdvilleISD for the purpose of sharing the pride of BISD.

Listed below are a few of the points of pride that illustrate why #WeAreBirdvilleISD.

  • BISD has three National Merit Finalists, 13 National Merit Commended Scholars and one National Hispanic Scholar for the 2015-16 school year.
  • BISD was named a finalist for the $5 million Raise Your Hand Texas Blended Learning Initiative.
  • Sixteen BISD high school band and choir members were selected as Texas All-State musicians.
  • Smithfield Middle School was named to the 2016 Texas Schools to Watch® program by the Texas Middle School Association.
  • The Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning’s (BCTAL) robotics team recently advanced to the Regional competition.
  • Two Birdville ISD eighth-grade social studies teachers were accepted to attend a week of learning at George Washington’s Mount Vernon home.
  • Birdville ISD’s Audio/Video Production Department announced that Birdville High School senior Ian Chapoy’s short film “The Ambition Song” was accepted into the Texas High School Shorts Program at the 2016 South by Southwest Film Festival.
  • Hafsa Syed from North Ridge Middle School won BISD’s 2016 Spelling Bee. Adriana Fackender from Holiday Heights Elementary was the runner-up.
  • Richland Elementary’s choir was the only BISD choir invited to perform with the North Texas Children’s Choir at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.
  • Six BISD aspiring middle school and high school playwrights were named winners of the Stage West Theatre’s Neighborhood Play Contest.
  • Binion and Smithfield elementary schools tied for first place in BISD’s 2016 Battle of the Books competition.
  • BISD celebrated with a groundbreaking for the new North Richland Middle School campus on Jan. 15. Thank you BISD voters for your support of the 2014 Bond.

This list might seem long, but it doesn’t begin to touch on all of the accolades I could share about our students, staff and community.

I want to invite you to join me in showing your BISD pride by posting your pictures on social media with a sign or caption containing the hashtag #WeAreBirdvilleISD. Show the world why they should want to be part of the great things happening in Birdville ISD.

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