The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, October 26. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Birdville ISD District Teachers of the Year are Passionate About Education
Birdville ISD’s 2017 Elementary Teacher of the Year Kristin Autrey (left) and Secondary Teacher of the Year Jennifer Cruze (right) recently spoke with the women of Delta Kappa Gamma, Theta Theta Chapter. They support public education and are passionate about teachers.
Red Ribbon Week is October 23 – 29
Red Ribbon Week is set for October 23 through October 29. Wearing and displaying the ribbons during this observance helped to present a unified and visible commitment to promote drug-free communities.
The theme for this year’s Texas Campaign goes beyond the symbolism of the red ribbon and asks our families, friends and neighbors to support Good Character, Good Choices, Drug & Bully Free.
TRS Announces Changes in TRS-Care Health Plans for 2018
New Seminar/Webinar Schedules Available for Future Retirees.
BISD exceeds state and nation on SAT
SAT scores for 2017 were recently released, and BISD’s composite score of 1,073 for critical reading, mathematics and writing is higher than the state average of 1,019 and the national average of 1,070. Average scores on the individual portions of the tests were:
- Critical Reading – BISD scored 540 as compared to the state average at 512 and the national average of 538;
- Mathematics – BISD scored 533 as compared to the state average at 507 and the national average of 533; and
- Writing – BISD scored 464 as compared to the state average at 449 and the national average of 482.
A total of 770 BISD students took the SAT in 2017.
“High school students in BISD continue to show increases in their scores each year,” said Superintendent Dr. Darrell G. Brown. “Even though our students scored above the state and nation this year, the District 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.”
2017–18 National Merit
BISD is proud to announce it has two National Merit Semifinalists and five National Merit Commended Scholars for the 2017–18 school year. Nearly 1.5 million juniors in 22,000 high schools across the country entered the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program last year by taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Less than one percent of the nation’s high school seniors received the prestigious designation of becoming a semifinalist this year. To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
National Merit Semifinalists
Richland High School
Peyton Murrell, senior
Michael Bonnet, early graduate of RHS and now attending St. Edward’s University
Commended Scholars
Birdville High School
Nick Powell, senior
Jackson Boyd, senior
Haltom High School
Nischal Shrestha, senior
Richland High School
Grit Saichua, senior
Brianna Steelman, senior
National Hispanic Recognition Scholars
Richland High School
Rachel Kelly, senior
David Serrato, senior
The National Merit Scholarship Program will announce additional program honorees later this school year.
Retirement Information Meeting
October 19, 2017
4:45–7 p.m.
BCTAL Omni Room
7020 Mid Cities Blvd.
N. Richland Hills, 76180
Presented by:
MANNIX SMITH, Vice President, ISC Group, Inc. & 457/403 (B) Consultant
Mr. Smith has 20 years experience working with defined contribution plans and executive benefits plans.He’s also an in-house expert on executive compensation benefits, retirement plan design and wealth management plans.
and
PEGGY BUTTNER, TRS Retirement Consultant
Ms. Buttner has provided consulting services to school district employees in the areas of TRS retirement and Social Security for the past 20 years. Her presentation will cover the rules of TRS retirement and social security. Peggy is also a retired teacher.
REVISED Link: 2017 – 2018 Salary Notification Information
Your 2017–2018 Salary Notification information is available in the Pay/Tax Information section of Munis Employee Self Service. If you have not already done so, please review your salary information. Choose ‘Verify’ to confirm your salary is correct or choose the ‘Review Needed’ option to report any discrepancies to Human Resources. All requests for salary reviews must be submitted through Munis Self Service.
> Click here to Log into Munis self-service (REVISED link)
Questions regarding benefit deductions should be directed to Babs Holly in the Benefits Office.
<<Email Babs>>
A link is available on the login screen to retrieve forgotten passwords; however, if you need to request a reset, please open a service ticket. <<Open Service Ticket >>
2017 – 2018 Salary Notification Information
Your 2017–2018 Salary Notification information is available in the Pay/Tax Information section of Munis Employee Self Service. If you have not already done so, please review your salary information. Choose ‘Verify’ to confirm your salary is correct or choose the ‘Review Needed’ option to report any discrepancies to Human Resources. All requests for salary reviews must be submitted through Munis Self Service. <<Log into Munis self-service (REVISED Link)>>
Questions regarding benefit deductions should be directed to Babs Holly in the Benefits Office.
<<Email Babs>>
A link is available on the login screen to retrieve forgotten passwords; however, if you need to request a reset, please open a service ticket. <<Open Service Ticket >>
