Angela Maiers, a nationally-known keynote speaker, taught BISD teachers through the use of professional learning techniques, how to apply the seven Habitudes (imagination, curiosity, self-awareness, perseverance, courage, adaptability, and passion) to 21st century classrooms. The activities, tools, and strategies used with participants were engaging and uplifting.
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These trainings will be at Technology Lab 108 – 3126 Carson Street, Haltom City, 76117
The Technology Department is moving the District’s Eduphoria service to a new hosting location. The system will be taken offline tomorrow at 8 a.m. and will be down for most of the weekend. The system will be back online by 6 a.m. on Monday at the latest.
A new link to access Eduphoria will be sent out after the move is complete and all of the links on the BISD staff page pointing to Eduphoria will be updated as well.
This change will allow our district to get application updates applied faster and will give us access to data quicker. Eduphoria applies updates to the districts they host first before releasing updates to districts that host the software themselves.
This change will also allow the Technology Department to remove a bunch of servers from our on-site data center and will shift the responsibility of keeping the system and all of its modules up-to-date to Eduphoria’s own technical staff instead of our own staff.
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Dave Lambson
Director of Technical Services
Birdville Independent School District
(817) 547-5604
BISD has changed the name of two departments to better reflect the services provided to the District.
Technology Department (formerly Technology Information Management System [TIMS]) handles all technology needs for the District.
> Technology Department website
Facilities Management (formerly Buildings and Grounds [B&G]) handles all facility and property needs for the District.
> Facilities Management website
AUSTIN – The State Board of Education (SBOE) is issuing a survey in English and Spanish to seek public input about the state’s current assessment and accountability programs and gather suggestions for future program development. The survey will be open online to all Texans through June 30.
From October 2015 to March 2016, SBOE members held nine Community Conversations meetings around the state, meeting with more than 500 citizens to gather comments about the state’s student assessment and accountability systems. The online survey addresses the issues raised during the community meetings and allows for additional input from educators, parents, business people and students.
“Our constituents often talk to board members about testing and school ratings issues,” said SBOE Chair Donna Bahorich. “I felt it was also important for board members to have in-depth discussions to learn what educators, parents, business people and others want from these two high profile programs. I believe our findings will be useful in shaping the next generation systems.”
The information gathered from the survey and the Community Conversations will be compiled into a report and presented to the SBOE for its consideration at its July 19-22 meeting. Once adopted, the report will be provided to legislative leaders and the Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability.
The 15-member commission, created by the Texas Legislature, is to make recommendations for statutory changes to the state’s assessment and accountability systems. The commission report is to be submitted to the governor and legislature by Sept. 1.
The survey is available in English at http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2762440/State-Assessments-and-Accountability-Survey and in Spanish at http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2851839/Encuesta-de-evaluaciones-y-responsabilidad-educativa-del-estado. Bahorich encourages Texans to share the link to the surveys to encourage widespread participation.
Comments gathered at each of the Community Conversations are available at http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Leadership/State_Board_of_Education/SBOE_Meetings/Community_Conversations_about_Assessment_and_Accountability/.
For more information about the Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability, please visit
http://tea.texas.gov/2804Commission.aspx.
Birdville High School is hosting a community celebration/rally for the Lady Hawks softball team Friday, June 10 at 6 p.m. on the softball field. This is an opportunity for the community to celebrate and congratulate the girls for winning the 2016 UIL 5A state championship.
This summer, we will be Learning in 3D in Birdville ISD. We invite you to get started by exploring the catalog of available sessions. Begin registering now before sessions fill up!
Schoolwires BASIC Website
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. (Earn 3 hours credit): Technology Lab 109
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REMIND101 (Text Messaging with Students/Parents)
9 – 11 a.m. (Earn 2 hours credit); WEBINAR
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Schoolwires Website Apps/Functions OVERVIEW
2 – 4 pm (Earn 2 hours credit); WEBINAR
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Schoolwires Website/Google Integration
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Earn 3 hours credit); Technology Lab 109
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Video – YouTube Channel and Website
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. (Earn 3 hours credit); Technology Lab 109
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Schoolwires Training for CENTRAL ADMIN Staff (Administrative Departments)
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Earn 3 hours credit); Technology Lab 109
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Schoolwires ADVANCED Website
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. (Earn 3 hours credit); Technology Lab 109
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Schoolwires BASIC Website
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Earn 3 hours credit); Technology Lab 109
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Schoolwires ADVANCED Website
1:30 – 4:30 pm (Earn 3 hours credit) *Schoolwires BASIC website training is a prerequisite; Technology Lab 109
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Video – YouTube Channel and Website
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Earn 3 hours credit); Technology Lab 109
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Schoolwires Website/Google Integration
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. (Earn 3 hours credit); Technology Lab 109
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Birdville High School’s Lady Hawk softball team will play Gregory–Portland High School for the state title at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at the University of Texas’ McCombs Field. The game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Ticket Information: No presale tickets are available. Adult tickets are $12 per session, students are $7 per session, an all-tournament pass is $85, and coaches’ all-tournament passes are $45. All tickets are available at the gate. Ticket windows open one hour before the start of the day. Ticket sales for each session will begin one hour before the allotted session is scheduled to begin. NOTE: Games may not start at the scheduled time due to issues such as weather, extra innings from previous games, etc.
GO LADY HAWKS!!!
