June 26, 2025 | Vol. 46, No. 12

THE BOARD MET IN REGULAR SESSION on June 26 and took the following actions: 

Summary of Actions 

Approved the donations from: 

• Liberty Diversified International to Thomas Elementary. 

Approved the 2025–26 Accelerated Learning Budget.    

Approved the 2024–25 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund Revised Budgets.  

Approved the 2025–26 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund Budgets. > View Budget Highlights [opens in new window] 

Approved the waiver applications limiting the number of foreign exchange students to no more than five per high school.

Approved the low attendance and missed instructional day waiver request to TEA.

Endorsed Julie Cole, HEB ISD, for the Texas Association of School Boards, Board of Directors, Region 11, Position A.

Approved the associate superintendent of finance & auxiliary operations or similarly titled District position to calculate the District's tax rates and provide the required information for the appraisal district’s website.

Public Hearing

A public hearing was conducted on the 2025–26 budget and tax rate.

A public hearing was conducted on the State Compensatory Education funding. 

July 24, 2025 | Vol. 47, No. 1

THE BOARD MET IN REGULAR SESSION on July 24 and took the following actions: 

Summary of Actions 

Approved the donations from: 

• Merchbirds donated items to BISD’s Purchasing Department for the Annual Secretaries Training meeting on July 21. 

Approved Board President Ralph Kunkel as an official voting delegate and Board Member Kris Drees as an alternate delegate to the 2025 TASB Delegate Assembly.  

 Approved revisions to Board Policy EH (LOCAL) Curriculum Design. This policy pertains to  a systematic, ongoing program of curriculum development and evaluation. It also ensures that the design and implementation of the District’s curriculum is consistent with the Board’s adopted mission and applicable goals, state laws, and State Board of Education rules.

Approved the proposed Board policy updates. Revisions/replacements were made to policies: 

• EFB (LOCAL) Instructional Resources: Library Materials. This policy reflects revised provisions regarding the collection and procurement of library materials. It also defines the different methods to challenge library materials, along with the removal of library materials.
• FD (LOCAL) Admissions and FM (LOCAL) Student Activities. These policies reflect that Birdville ISD will not permit non-enrolled (private/charter/homeschool) students to participate in UIL activities.
• FNCE (LOCAL) Student Conduct: Personal Telecommunications/Electronic Devices. This policy prohibits student use of personal communications devices while on school property during the school day. It also defines the exceptions for the use of a personal communications device on school property.

Approved the 2025-26 Student Code of Conduct and Extracurricular Honor Code, which is expected to be available for the beginning of the 2025-26 school year.  >View Student Code of Conduct and Extracurricular Honor Code 

Approved the annual resolution that establishes alternative standards to support campus security personnel. 

Approved the 2025-26 budget amendment to roll funds for incomplete projects from the 2024-25 budget year forward to the 2025-26 budget.  

Approved the District’s Concussion Oversight Team (COT). Team members are:  Dr.  Damond Blueitt, Adrian Rosales, Brandon Stafford, and Jared Whitmire.  

Approved the 2025-26 appraisal calendars for principals (T-PESS) and teachers (T-TESS). 

Approved the submission of the application to the Texas Education Agency showing that the District plans to continue to provide the Optional Flexible School Day program for the 2025-26 school year. 

Approved the 179D allocations to McMillan James Equipment Company. 

Public Hearing

Conducted a hearing for the Optional Flexible School Day Program.  

August 28, 2025 | Vol. 47, No. 2

Summary of Actions 

Approved donations from: 

• Birdville Education Foundation to BISD; and 

• Dallas Cowboys Funds for Fitness to Spicer Elementary  

Conducted a public hearing and approved the 2025-26 ad valorem tax rate of $1.18654 per $100 valuation. The maintenance and operations (M&O) portion of the tax rate is $0.7869 per $100 valuation. The portion to pay the debt service (I&S) is $0.39964. The ad valorem tax rate decreased $0.01176 from 2024-25.  

Adopted a resolution calling for prepayment of a portion of the Birdville ISD Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2016. This prepayment will save taxpayers more than $3.74 million in interest payments. Since 2014, the Board has approved prepayments of $34 million of bond principal payments, saving taxpayers nearly $24 million in interest. The district will also be able to include this additional bond prepayment in the Debt Services Fund Budget and further lower the interest and sinking tax rate $0.01176 to $0.39964. 

Approved the 2025-26 budget amendment. 

Approved a change for board meeting dates in November and December to Thursday, November 20, and Thursday, December 11, respectively, to avoid conflicts with the Thanksgiving and Winter breaks.  

Approved the sale of surplus real estate property, which is the current warehouse at 5305 Midway Road in Haltom City. The current warehouse operations will be moved to other District facilities located closer to the main District operations. 

Approved amendments to the District of Innovation Plan for 2022-27.  

Approved appraisers for the Texas Principal Evaluation & Support System (T-PESS) and the Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) for 2025-26. 

Approved the continuance of the existing resolution recognizing 4-H as an extracurricular activity and approved Laura Miller, Jay Craddel, Jacklyn Jones-Doyle, Alaina Woolsey, Christa DeStefano-Malik, Jordan Peldyak, and Kate Marshall as adjunct staff members.  

Approved the resolution declaring property surplus and the special warranty deed for conveyance of property to Haltom City. The property is located along the east side of Big Fossil Creek at the District’s warehouse property, 5305 Midway Road, and will be used by the City for flood control prevention. 

Approved the TxDOT temporary construction license for the safe routes to schools grant at Smithfield Middle School to enable access to the property. 

September 25, 2025 | Vol. 47, No. 3

Summary of Actions 

Conducted a public hearing to hear and discuss the 2025 financial management report – Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report and required disclosures. Birdville ISD received a 96 out of 100 for an “A” Superior Rating. BISD has received a superior rating for 21 consecutive years since the report’s inception in 2004.  

Approved the Texas Association of School Boards Proposed Policy Update 125 and Birdville ISD proposed local policy update affecting FFAC (LOCAL). Policy Update 125 affects local policies BDAA (LOCAL) Officers and Officials: Duties and Requirements of Board Officers, EI (LOCAL): Academic Achievement, and FDE (LOCAL): Admissions, School Safety Training. The revision to policy FFAC (LOCAL) will reflect The Department of State Health Services rules on Maintenance and Administration of Unassigned Medication for Respiratory Distress as reflected in Texas Education Code 38.208; 25 TAC 40.44-49.  

Approved 2025-2026 district improvement plan goals and objectives. The district improvement plan is the guiding document to meet Birdville ISD’s goals and objectives for improved student performance. The four objectives of the district improvement plan include the following: 

1. All students will realize their full potential and apply themselves to academic excellence without self-imposed limitations. 
2. All students will own their learning and aspire to achieve high academic goals. 
3. All students will demonstrate personal responsibility and integrity reflective of noble character. 
4. All students will be fully equipped and motivated to contribute to the greater good by unleashing their unique talents and gifts. 

Approved additions to the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System Appraisers for the 2025-2026 Academic School Year. 

Approved 2025-2026 budget amendment for campuses and the district general fund.  
 

October 23, 2025 | Vol. 47, No. 4

Summary of Actions 

Approved donations from:

• Porter Elementary PTA to Porter Elementary;
• The Birdville Education Foundation to the Haltom High School band;
• Keller ISD to BISD Career and Technical Education;
• Green Valley Elementary PTA to Green Valley Elementary; and
• Tech Support Now, LLC, to BCTAL Robotics.

Approved the 2025-26 Local and Targeted Improvement Plans and Turnaround Plan.

Approved the 2025-26 Campus Improvement Plans.

Approved the recommendation of the Facility Naming Subcommittee for the new Boardroom at the Birdville Administrative Complex in honor of longtime BISD supporter, former Board member and community leader, Dolores Webb. 

Approved the Interlocal Agreement between Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD and Birdville ISD for the sharing of a nurse for the students of each district attending their respective collegiate academies located on the Tarrant County College campus. This will benefit students of the CAB.

Approved the City of Haltom City Water Line Easement Agreement, which provides a permanent 20-foot-wide easement for a new water line to connect water main dead-end lines at Hadley Street and Madge Place.

Approved the proposed list of Instructional Resources (Library materials) in compliance with Senate Bill 13 of the 89th Texas Legislative session.

Approved Dave Lambson, Rick Tice and Paige Curry as the superintendent’s designees for approving staff requests for access to one or more TEA web applications accessed through the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL).

Approved the 2025 tax roll provided by the Tarrant County Tax Assessor.

Approved budget amendments.

Approved the use of Safety Rail Source, LLC, for NetGen Lift and Lock Roof Hatch Openers which will enhance safety and operational efficiency across all locations.

Approved the use of 1 Stone Solutions, a Marsden Company, robotic floor and window cleaning units at Mullendore Elementary School and the Birdville Administrative Complex (BAC). The cleaning units are provided by 1 Stone Solutions, a Marsden Company. 

Bids/Contracts/Final Payments Awarded 

Approved the final payments to:

• Hellas Construction, Inc., for BISD’s baseball and softball synthetic turf fields;

• Lee Lewis Construction, Inc., for the renovations at the Clothes Connection site, locker removal at the Birdville Administration Complex, and the baseball/softball parking lot expansion at Richland High School; and
• Morgan Electric, Inc., for electrical work at the press boxes.

November 20, 2025 | Vol. 47, No. 5

The Board of Trustees met in Regular Session on November 20, 2025. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting.

Summary of Actions 

New Board Business during the meeting included:

Approval of donations from:

o   Haltom Area Band Friends to the Haltom Middle School Band;

o   North Ridge Middle School PTA to North Ridge Middle School; and

o   Valley Baptist Church to Cheney Hills Elementary School.

• Approval of the 2024-25 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report as required under Education Code Section 44. This report is used for determining the District’s financial condition, and assigning a Schools’ FIRST rating and bond ratings.
• Adoption of a resolution casting 73 votes in the election of members of the Board of Directors for the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD).
• Approval of an updated Interlocal Agreement with the Region 8 Education Service Center. Texas Education Code § 8.002 permits regional education service centers to provide services such as purchasing cooperatives at no cost to assist school districts.
• Adoption of an updated participation agreement with the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program (previously known as the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), of which BISD has been a participant in since its inception in 2016. 
• Approval of the Local Accountability Systems Opportunity (LASO) Cycle 4 Grant application, which provides funding to support innovative strategies aimed at improving student outcomes and addressing local needs aligned with district and state priorities.
• Approval of the Early College High School Pathways in Technology, Early College High School Memorandum of Understanding, Facility Use Agreement and Operations Manual in partnership with Tarrant County College (TCC). Through this partnership, students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours from TCC in conjunction with their high school diploma in industry-based certifications.
• Approval of Early College High School renewal applications for Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (BCTAL) Pathways in Technology and the Collegiate Academy of Birdville (CAB) as required by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). 
• Approval of an instructional agreement with Tarrant County College for Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) industry-based certifications.
• Interlocal Agreement with Tarrant County for minor asphaltic patching of potholes at various District locations.
• Approval of monthly budget amendments and other expenditures: Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative Interlocal Agreement for Child Nutrition purchases.

December 11, 2025 | Vol. 47, No. 6

The Board of Trustees met in Regular Session on December 11, 2025. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting.

Summary of Actions 

Minutes of the November 20, 2025, meeting were approved.

The Board approved the Bears as the official mascot of the Collegiate Academy of Birdville (CAB). Established in 2019, the CAB recently moved to its permanent location on the Tarrant County College-Northeast Campus. While the CAB has a formal logo, students and staff believed that a mascot would give the CAB identity, unity, and school spirit beyond what the formal logo provides. Through a collaborative process between staff and students, the top five words they felt best represented the CAB were challenging, determined, academic, supportive and welcoming. With these words in mind, the group came to a consensus on Bears as the preferred mascot for the CAB.

The Board approved new course offerings in the Cybersecurity Program of Study within the Information Technology (IT) career cluster for the 2026-27 school year. This career cluster includes occupations ranging from Software Developer and Programmer to Cybersecurity Specialists and Network Analysts.

The School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Membership for the 2025-26 school year as required under Board policy BDF(LEGAL) was approved. The purpose of the SHAC is to assist the District in ensuring that local community values are reflected in the District’s health education instruction.

The Board approved the Adoption of High-Quality Instruction Materials approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE), including the state-developed materials called Texas Bluebonnet Learning for Math and Reading Language Arts (RLA). In accordance with Board policy EFA(LOCAL) REG, the Board adopted the Bluebonnet Learning RLA for grades Kindergarten-5, Bluebonnet Learning RLA Spanish for grades Kindergarten-5, and Bluebonnet Learning Secondary Mathematics, Edition 1 Algebra II and Geometry.

The Board adopted the Resolution which rejects the resolution prescribed by Senate Bill 11.

The Board approved the list of Designated Nonbusiness Days as presented for the 2026 calendar year as required under Section 552.0031 of the Texas Government Code, which clarifies business days and requires the establishment of nonbusiness days under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA).

BUSINESS

The Board approved/adopted the following:

• 2025-26 One-Time Projects budget amendment for spring 2026.
• 2026 Tarrant Appraisal District Fees were approved as presented.
• Resolution approving the Requirements of the Public Funds Investment Act.
• Final Change Order for Lee Lewis Construction, Inc., for the Birdville High School Courtyard Project. This results in a savings to the District of more than $290,000.
• Purchase of tennis court fence replacement from Hellas Construction, Inc., for Haltom High School.
• Donations were accepted from:
• The Birdville Education Foundation to the Counseling Department in the amount of $55,100.
• The Birdville Education Foundation to Specialized Instruction, Evaluation and Early Childhood in the amount of $25,132.
• Gateway Church North Fort Worth to Hardeman Elementary School in the amount of $10,000.
• The Zanelli Family Foundation to Stowe Elementary School in the amount of $10,000.
• Approved budget amendments.

BIDS/CONTRACTS/FINAL PAYMENTS AWARDED

Approved the contract with:

• Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP, for Property Value Study services.

Approved the final payment to: 

• Freedom Construction for the baseball, softball, and football field press boxes at Birdville, Haltom, and Richland high schools.
• Engineered Air Balance for HVAC air balancing and building commissioning for Mullendore Elementary.
• Mid-Continental Restoration Company, Inc., for the Birdville Administrative Fine Arts/Athletics Complex visitor side waterproofing project.

Approved other expenditures:

• Multiple vendors for local retail and grocery under RFCSP 016-24C.
• Progressive Roofing for the Plaza Building Two roof replacement.