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.
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.
On Thursday, September 28, 2017 U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized 342 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017 based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Smithfield Elementary, in Birdville ISD, was one of 18 elementary campuses in Texas that received this prestigious recognition.
National Blue Ribbon Schools demonstrate that all students can achieve at high levels. The Department will formally recognize the 292 public and 50 private schools at an awards ceremony at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C. on November 6 and 7, 2017. The 2017 cohort represents public and non-public elementary, middle and high schools, including traditional, charter, magnet schools, parochial and independent schools in 44 states, the District of Colombia and Department of Defense Education Activity schools in Okinawa, Japan; Stuttgart, Germany; and West Point, New York.
The National Blue Ribbon Schools award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging content. The National Blue Ribbon Schools flag gracing a school’s building is a widely recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning. National Blue Ribbon Schools are an inspiration and a model for schools still striving for excellence. Now in its 35th year, the U.S. Department of Education has bestowed this coveted award on more than 8,500 schools.
ACT scores for the 2017 graduating class were released this week, and BISD’s composite score of 21.4 for English, mathematics, reading and science is higher than the state composite of 20.7 and the national composite of 21.0. Average scores on the individual portions of the tests were:
Individual campus scores were 22.4 for Birdville High, 19.7 for Haltom High, and 22.2 for Richland High. A total of 528 BISD students from the 2017 graduating class took the ACT.
“I am proud that our students continue to show improvement on state and national tests,” said Superintendent Dr. Darrell G. Brown.
SAT scores will be released later this fall.
DAEP educational assistant, Victor Ochoa, has been working hard in the storm-affected areas. This photo was originally published in the NY Times showing Ochoa and other National Guardsmen taking a break from the action. He is the man on the left. We are grateful for all that he is doing for the people of South Texas. #BISDShines
#BISDShines
During the 2016–17 school year, the Birdville Council of PTAs Supply Depot provided more than $40,000 worth of school supplies and backpacks to 2,146 BISD students.
This was made possible through the generous donations of BISD employees and community members, fantastic volunteers, and supportive campus PTAs and principals.
During the 2016–17 school year, the Birdville Council of PTAs Clothes Connection served more than 1,500 BISD students.
Clothes Connection distributed:
This was made possible through the generous donations of BISD employees and community members, fantastic volunteers, and supportive campus PTAs and principals.
Congratulations to Keonna Roberts, Spicer Elementary teacher, for being named the Region 11 Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Elementary Educator of the Year.
Congratulations to Kathy Grupe, West Birdville Elementary librarian, for winning the Texas Library Association’s Siddie Joe Johnson Award. This honor is presented annually to recognize an outstanding Texas librarian. Nominees are evaluated on the basis of outstanding or innovative programs, a sustained high level of performance, leadership ability, involvement in professional organizations, community involvement, and cooperation with parents and other libraries, especially outside their own system. In 2015, Kathy Grupe was selected Birdville ISD’s Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Wow! The Spring DL Conference….What an Awesome and Fun Learning Experience!
Click on the links below:
GREAT TWEETS AND PICTURES FROM THE CONFERENCE
PRESENTERS’ SESSION HANDOUTS AND RESOURCES
CONFERENCE RE-CAP VIDEOS AND MORE ON THE THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Campus Attendance Winners…….
In addition to all the wonderful door prizes we gave away, we also have a reward for the elementary and secondary campus with the greatest percentage of attendance! The winners will get to choose a technology prize that best suits their campus needs.
Congratulations!
West Birdville Elementary
North Richland Middle School
Shannon High School
Your teachers came out in large numbers to present and attend our conference so you WIN!
