Trustees Approve Foster Village Elementary Principal

At their regular meeting, Birdville ISD’s Board of Trustees approved Jody Lynn Fadely as principal of Foster Village Elementary School. She is replacing Patrick Guy, who recently left the District.

Fadely began her career serving as a teacher for nine years. She then became an assistant principal in Splendora ISD from 1991 to 1998, assistant principal in Katy ISD from 1998 to 2008, and most recently, the principal in Forney ISD from 2008 to present.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Southwest Texas State University and master’s degree from the University of North Texas.

Board approves two administrative appointments

At their regular board meeting, the Birdville ISD Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Cecil “Skip” Baskerville as associate superintendent for human resources, governance, and support services and Darrell Brown as principal of Major Cheney Elementary at South Birdville. Baskerville will replace Joe Cammarata, who is retiring from BISD, and Darrell Brown will replace Han Arthurs, who took a position in BISD’s Special Education Department.

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Baskerville has worked in education for more than 20 years. He began his career in 1996 in Stafford ISD. Baskerville was a coordinator of human resources from 2002–16 and currently serves as interim executive director of human resources in Katy ISD.

He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1995 and two master’s degrees from Houston Baptist University in 1999. He holds a mid-management certification.

 

Darrell Brown

Brown began his career in 1991 as a teacher in Northwest ISD. He then moved to Ponder ISD, where he taught for five years. Brown returned to Northwest as a teacher at Northwest High School from 1997 to 2000, was Pentamation Finance coordinator from 2000 to 2001, and director of curriculum and technology from 2001 to 2005. He has also worked in Lewisville ISD from 2005 to 2008, Carroll ISD from 2008 to 2011, Eagle-Mountain Saginaw ISD from 2011 to 2014, and most recently, as director for curriculum for HEB ISD from 2014 to present.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hardin-Simmons University and master’s degree from Southwestern Seminary.

Both Baskerville and Brown will begin in BISD in July.

Retirement Declaration Deadline

February 1 is the deadline to request compensation for unused leave if you are planning to retire at the end of the 2015 – 2016 school year.

To qualify for this benefit, an employee must:

  • Submit notice of retirement to Human Resources no later than February 1 of the school year they plan to retire;
  • Be eligible for retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas*; and
  • Have been employed by the Birdville School District, with no break in service, for a minimum of five (5) years. DEC (Local)

Additional questions may be directed to Barbara Eubank in Human Resources at ext. 5756 or accessed on the Birdville website. <<Retirement Information>>

Payment for unused leave will be disbursed after the TRS 7 Form has been received by the payroll department and submitted to TRS. Funds will be deposited into the employee’s account on the payroll following their final check.