January 23, 2025 | Vol. 46, No. 7

Recognitions

The Birdville ISD Board of Trustees was recognized for its leadership and commitment to the students of the District.   

Mid-Cities Christmas Providers was recognized for their longtime support of Birdville ISD students and families. In December 2024, they helped 402 Birdville ISD families, 1,199 children, and 732 adults. This is an increase of 28% over 2023

Summary of Actions

• Approved the Order of Trustees Election for Saturday, May 3 to fill Places 6 and 7 (currently held by Ralph Kunkel and Kris Drees respectively).   
• Approved the kindergarten-Algebra 1 mathematics instructional material. 
• Approved budget amendments.

Personnel Report

> View January 23 Personnel Report (opens in a new window).   

Bids/Contracts/Final Payments Awarded

• Approved the bids/purchases for: (Funds come from Bond 2022 funds) 

  • Lenovo student Chromebooks from Delcom Group;

  • Network equipment from Flair Data Systems; and

  • Furniture for the Mullendore and Smith elementary schools from multiple vendors. 
     

• Approved the contracts for:

  • Safety fencing for the Richland High School Courtyard from Lee Lewis Construction, Inc.;
  • Energy management contract renewal with Cenergistic LLC; and
  • Real estate agent services agreement with Howe/Wood and Company. 
     
• Approved amending the Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. contract for safety fencing at Birdville High School. 

Future Board Meeting

• Thursday, February 27, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, open session at 7 p.m., Boardroom. 

February 27, 2025 | Vol. 46, No. 8

Recognitions

The 2025 Texas All-State Musicians were recognized. The All-State Band musicians are Matthew Cantrell, Joshua Craig, Lian Duncan, Andrew Hernandez, Finnegan Morgan, Ayden Pryhuber-Fant, Carlos Quintanilla, Amber Reina and Joshua Rose. The All-State Choir musicians are Jacob Becker, Bennett Campbell, Grace Choate, Parker Meek, Jools Sandy, Sophia Sweny, Evie Trotter, Lilah West and JT Woodard. 

Recognized Carla Campos, Haltom High School student, for winning the 6A Girls UIL State Wrestling Championship. Campos has been named an All-American, voted the District 4-6A Most Outstanding Wrestler and is a two-time Region 1-6A Most Outstanding Wrestler. Campos also won three district championship titles, two regional championships and is a two-time state medalist. 

Recognized Wendy Le (pictured above), Haltom High student, for winning the District wrestling championship and placing fifth in Region 1-6A. 

Recognized 5-5A District wrestling champions and State Qualifiers from Birdville High. They are: 

• Alex Castellanos: 5-5A District Champion;
• Robin Conkle: 5-5A District Champion, Regional placer, and UIL State Qualifier;
• Andrew Purvis: 5-5A District Champion, Region 2-5A Champion, and UIL State Qualifier; and  
• Reese Bradford: 5-5A District Champion, Region 2-5A Champion, and placed sixth at UIL State.  

Recognized Dalton Williams (not pictured), Thomas Vanderburg and Elizabeth Hayden for earning their National Board certification. 

Recognized Green Valley, Hardeman, North Ridge, Porter, Smith, Smithfield, Snow Heights, Thomas and Walker Creek elementary schools; North Ridge and Smithfield middle schools; and Birdville and Richland high schools for being named in the U.S. News & World Report's 2024–25 Best Schools rankings. These schools have demonstrated exceptional educational quality, earning their place among the best U.S. elementary, middle and high schools at both the state and national levels. The distinction of being ranked among the Best Public Schools reflects the commitment to academic excellence in the education of all students of these high-achieving schools. 

Recognized Allie Hudak, Birdville High School dance/drill team director, for being named the Texas Dance Educators Association’s Director of the Year for 2025.

Summary of Actions

• Approved donation from:  

  • Porter PTA to Porter Elementary; and
  • Richland Band Boosters to BISD Fine Arts. 
     
• Approved budget amendments. 
• Approved the 2025–26 Instructional Calendar. > Link to 2025-26 Instructional Calendar
• Approved the resolution establishing non-business days in accordance with HB3033 (88th Texas Legislature (2023)). 
• Approved the order of cancellation of the 2025 Birdville ISD board of trustees general election. Trustees Ralph Kunkel and Kris Drees were unopposed. 
• Approved the new Mullendore Elementary being a Preparatory STEM Academy with standardized dress beginning with the 2025-26 school year. 
• Approved the 2025-26 math open education resources transition plan. 
• Approved the Tarleton State University 2025-26 Tarleton Today Program Memorandum of Understanding. 

Personnel Report

> View February 27 Personnel Report (opens in a new window). 

Bids/Contracts/Final Payments Awarded

• Approved the bids/purchases for: 

  • Walk-in coolers and freezers at multiple campuses from Pasco Brokerage, Inc.; and
  • Serving line remodeling at Green Valley Elementary from Kommercial Kitchens, Terry Woodard Enterprises, Inc. 
     

• Approved the contracts for: (Funds come from Bond 2022 funds) 

  • Summer projects from multiple vendors. 
     

• Approved the contract for:  

  • Lease listing services to CBRE.  
     

• Approved the interlocal/intergovernmental purchasing agreements with:  

  • Equalis Group; 
  • Educational Purchasing Cooperative of North Texas; and
  • Region 6 Education Service Center. 
     

• Approved the final payment to:   

  • American Mechanical Services for HVAC upgrades at the Plaza for Clothes Connection. 
     

• Approved the contract extension for property management with Colliers Management. 
• Approved the Guarantee Maximum Price Agreement with Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. for the addition of the 2025 kitchen plumbing work at Haltom High School. 

Future Board Meeting

• Thursday, March 27, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, open session at 7 p.m., Boardroom. 

March 27, 2025 | Vol. 46, No. 9

Recognitions

Recognized the Birdville High School boys basketball team for making it to the UIL State Finals. Team highlights include: 

• Anthony Holman, Head Coach and 6-5A Coach of the Year
• 35-4 Overall Record
• School record for wins (35) and fewest losses (4)
• 10-2 in District 6-5A
• 6-5A Co-MVPs (Trent Bowers & Sawyer Dotson)
• 6-5A First Team (Avery Webb, Tasshir Pina Warren and DJ Driver)
• 6-5A District Champions
• Bi-District Champions 
• Area Champions 
• 5A Region 1 Champions 
• 5A State Semifinal Champions 
• 5A State Runner-Up 
• 5A State Tournament All-Tourney Team (Trent Bowers and Sawyer Dotson
• 5A Region 1 All-Region Team (Trent Bowers and Sawyer Dotson)

Recognized the Birdville High School cheer team for placing third at the UIL State Spirit competition. Seventy-four teams from across the state competed in the preliminary round of the 5A Division 1 category. BHS cheer advanced to the final round, ultimately winning third place. 

BISD students that were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation are:  

• National Merit Scholarship Finalist 

• • Benjamin Justice, Richland High School 

• National Merit Commended Scholars 

• • Angelina Nguyen, Haltom High School
  • Tyler Hogan, Collegiate Academy of Birdville
  • Tena Lowrey, Collegiate Academy of Birdville
  • Benjamin Zimmerman, Collegiate Academy of Birdville
  • Grayson Mann, Richland High School
  • Clark Iordanescu, Birdville High School
  • Vanessa Mass, Birdville High School
  • Emma Nichols, Birdville High School
  • Leo Pierce, Birdville High School 

 

BISD’s District, Spanish and Omega Spelling Bee winners were recognized. 

• District Spelling Bee: 

• • Maisie Hughes, North Richland Middle, first place 
  • Jacob Lawrence, Smithfield Elementary, second place 

• Spanish Spelling Bee: 

• • Arya Aldana, Birdville Elementary, first place
  • Ximena Ramirez, Thomas Elementary, second place 

• Omega Spelling Bee: 
• • Edward Harris, Richland High, first place
  • Noviyah Gonzales, Haltom High, second place 
  • Angie Flores, Birdville High, third place

Summary of Actions

• Approved donations from:  

  • Birdville Choir Boosters, Inc. to Smithfield Middle School; and
  • Daren Daugherty to BCTAL Auto Technology program. 

  Approved changing the Collegiate Academy of Birdville (CAB) from a school-within-a-school model to a stand-alone model where students will be housed and attend all their classes at the Tarrant County College Northeast campus. 
  > Learn more about the CAB changes 

  Approved the 2020 bond issue arbitrage rebate payment. 

  Approved budget amendments.

Personnel Report

• > View March 27 Personnel Report (opens in a new window).

Bids/Contracts/Final Payments Awarded

• Approved the bids/purchases for: 

  • Advanced Placement® (AP) tests from College Board. 

  Approved the lease of: (Funds come from Bond 2022 funds) 

  • Lit fiber wide area network (WAN) from Zayo Group, LLC. 

  Approved the contract for: 

  • Property management with CBRE. 

  Approved the interlocal agreement with Tarrant County Precinct 3 for asphaltic overlay to existing asphaltic play areas at Hardeman, Holiday Heights and Porter elementary schools.   

  Approved the Guaranteed Maximum Price Agreement with Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. for work on Building One at the Birdville Administrative Complex. 

Future Board Meeting

• Thursday, April 24, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, open session at 7 p.m., Boardroom. 

April 24, 2025 | Vol. 46, No. 10

Recognitions

The Birdville Council of PTAs 2024–25 President Amy Swift, Fifth Vice President of Clothes Connection Genny Cornell, and Karen Dixon, Supply Depot chair, were recognized for their outstanding leadership of the Birdville Council of PTAs and Clothes Connection. 

Twenty-three students from Birdville, Haltom and Richland high schools were recognized for their artwork advancing to the Texas Art Education Association’s Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE). They are: Abigail Allen, Linh Bui, Maggie Bui, Ava Combs, Abigail Funk, Brianna Gilpin, Raelynn Hearne, Emmerson Hickey, Johnny Khammanyvong, Josine Kuderer, Jaslyn Le, Kohen Ledesma, Avalon Lidstrom, Sierra Lin, Estefany Montano, Angelina Nguyen, Faith Parkinson, Evelynne Sanchez, Delaney Thomas, Cohen Topley, Leotea Vega, Ida Wepngong and Ty Wilson.   

Summary of Actions

• Approved donations from: 

  • Foster Village Elementary PTA to Foster Village Elementary;
  • Liberty Packaging to Thomas Elementary;
  • Skeeter Kell to BISD Athletics; and
  • Progressive Roofing to BISD Purchasing Department. 

   

• Approved the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Proposed Policy Update 124. Update 124 reflects changes in the law based upon recent administrative law and court decisions. Revisions were made to policies:  

  • CAA (LOCAL) Fiscal Management Goals and Objectives: Financial Ethics [replace]
  • CDA (LOCAL) Other Revenues: Investments [replace]
  • CY (LOCAL) Intellectual Property [replace]
  • DH (LOCAL) Employee Standards of Conduct [replace]
  • EHB (LOCAL) Curriculum Design: Special Programs [replace]
  • EHBB (LOCAL) Special Programs: Gifted and Talented Students [replace]
  • FFG (LOCAL) Student Welfare: Child Abuse and Neglect [replace]
  • GKA (LOCAL) Community Relations: Conduct on School Premises [replace] 

   

• Approved the renewal of expedited and general state waivers for: 

  • Staff Development Minutes;
  • Modified Schedule/State Assessment Testing Days;
  • Teacher Portal for Texas Assessment Program Data; and
  • Application for Foreign Exchange Student. 

  Approved the sale of surplus real estate property. 

   

• Approved the 2025–26 Instructional Materials Allotment and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Certification. 

   

• Approved the 2025–26 Professional Learning Calendar. 

   

• Approved budget amendments. 

Personnel Report

• > View April 24 Personnel Report (opens in a new window). 

Bids/Contracts/Final Payments Awarded

• Approved the bids/purchases for: 

  • Nursing supplies and equipment from multiple vendors;
  • Geotechnical services and construction materials testing and inspection from multiple vendors;
  • Test and balance services from ATCO;
  • Environmental consulting services for indoor air quality from multiple vendors;
  • Asbestos consulting from multiple vendors;
  • Engineering services from multiple vendors;
  • Freezer/cooler for Child Nutrition from Mission Restaurant Supply; and
  • Decodable readers for kindergarten through second grade from Just Right Reader. 

   

• Approved the contract for: 

  • External auditor services for 2024-25 school year with Weaver and Tidwell, LLP. 

   

•  Approved the purchase of: (Funds come from Bond 2022 funds) 

  • Server/SAN datacenter and disaster recovery upgrades from Summus Industries, Inc. 

   

•  Approved the contract for: (Funds come from Bond 2022 funds) 

  • Asbestos abatement HVAC project from Farmer Environmental Group, LLC.; and
  • Weaver and Tidwell, LLP. 

   

•  Approved the change order with Goldsmith Construction Company for the Cheney Hills Elementary school pavilion. 

   

•  Approved the Construction Manager at Risk Contract Amendment and Guaranteed Maximum Price with Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. for work at the BISD Plaza and Birdville Administrative Complex.  
   

•  Approved participation in the interlocal agreement with Region 10 Education Services Center. 

Future Board Meeting

• Thursday, May 22, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, open session at 7 p.m., Boardroom. 

May 22, 2025 | Vol. 46, No. 11

Recognitions

• BISD track and field student-athletes were recognized for their success. They are: 

  

  Brian Connors, Haltom High School, Pole Vault District Champion.

  

  • Richland High School boys track team, District Champions.
  • Richland High School’s 4 x 100 Area Champions: Jaxson Walker, JD Carrasquillo, Aaron Brooks, and Jaylen Gordon who set a new school record of 40.83.
  • Richland High School‘s 4 x 200 Area Champions: Jaxson Walker, Jaylen Gordon, and Rodd Roberts who set a new school record of 126.00.
  • Aaron Brooks, Richland High School, was the Area and Regional Champion in the long jump. He was also a State Qualifier. 

  

  Recognized Haltom High School boys soccer team as the 2025 8-6A District Champions. This is the team’s first District Championship. They were also the Bi-District Champions, Area Champions, and competed in the Regional Semifinals. Head Coach Frank Cordova was also named Coach of the Year.

  Top-ranking students at Birdville, Haltom and Richland high schools for the Class of 2025 were recognized. Scholars include:  

  

  BHS: Braxton Bui, valedictorian and Lanie Riddle, salutatorian;  

  

  HHS: Raul Guerra, valedictorian and Angelina Nguyen, salutatorian; and  

  

  RHS: Grayson Mann, valedictorian and Kaitlynn Hillman, salutatorian.  

Summary of Actions

Administered the oath of office to Place 6 Trustee Ralph Kunkel and Place 7 Trustee Kris Drees. 

Elected the 2025–26 officers for the Board of Trustees. They are: Ralph Kunkel, president; Brenda Sanders-Wise, vice president; and Joe Tolbert, secretary. 

Approved the donations from: 

• Multiple donors to BISD’s Teacher of the Year Gala;
• IN2 Architecture to Curriculum, Instruction & Accountability. 

Approved budget amendments. 

Personnel Report

> View May 22 Personnel Report (opens in a new window).

Bids/Contracts/Final Payments Awarded

• Approved the bids/purchases for: 

  • Local retail and grocery–supplemental from multiple vendors.

  Approved the contracts with: 

  • Property Casualty Alliance of Texas for liability, auto, property insurance;
  • Workers’ Compensation Solutions for workers’ compensation insurance;
  • 1 Stone Solutions, a Marsden Company, for staffing services for Facilities Management; and
  • HKS Architects for tenant spaces at the BISD Plaza and Birdville Administrative Complex. 

  Approved the bids/purchases for: (Funds come from Bond 2022 funds) 

  • Bi-directional amplifiers and distribution antenna systems for enhanced first responder radio coverage for Smith Elementary, Mullendore Elementary, Griggs High School, and the Kunkel Specialized Learning Center from BearCom/Motorola Solutions. 

  Approved the resolution extending district depository services contract with Frost Bank. 

  Approved the resolution for self-certification of increased micro-purchase threshold. 

  Approved the construction management at risk amendment with Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. for the courtyard projects for safety fencing for Birdville and Richland high schools. 

  Approved the guaranteed maximum price for drywall replacement at Smithfield Middle School to the Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. 

Future Board Meeting

• Thursday, June 26, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, open session at 7 p.m., Boardroom. 

Special Session

• THE BOARD MET IN SPECIAL SESSION on May 8 and took the following actions: 

• Approved the change order to Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. for the fire alarm system at the Clothes Connection located at the BISD Plaza. 

  Approved the change order No. 1 to Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. for building one at the Birdville Administrative Complex. 

  PERSONNEL 

  > View May 8 Personnel Report (opens in a new window).