Burleson Independent School District

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In a Special Meeting today of the Board of Trustees of Burleson Independent School District, Trustees named Richard Crummel as the lone finalist for the district's next Superintendent.

Crummel has served as Interim Superintendent in the district since July 2010 due to the retirement of Dr. Mark Jackson this summer.  Following the mandatory 21-day waiting period, the BISD Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. on September 27 to officially hire Crummel as the district's fourteenth Superintendent.

"We are in the unique position of having highly qualified individuals within our organization," BISD School Board President Staci Eisner said.  "We thought it was in the best interest of our students, parents and staff to hire from within."

Crummel has spent 38 years in education, 31 of which are at BISD and the other seven at Fort Worth ISD.  During his tenure at BISD, Crummel has been Burleson High School Band Director, BISD Director of Instrumental and Choral Music, BHS Assistant Principal, BHS Principal, Executive Director of Learning Supports and Public Relations and Chief Administrative Officer.

The Burleson Independent School District earned recognition as a Recognized school district according to the Texas Education Agency's 2010 Accountability Ratings Report released today.

In an effort to better serve the BISD community, we have made changes to several beginning of the year processes.  Please see the posted letter for important information concerning new processes for Proof of Residency and Online Registration Forms.  The Online Registration process will replace the forms previously sent home on the first day of school.  In addition, the letter contains information regarding immunization requirements.

Click here to view Beginning of the Year Processes Letter

In addition to navy, red or white, some elementary students have one or two more options when it comes to being able to wear turtlenecks and long or short sleeved polo style shirts.  The colors vary by campus:

Bransom Elementary:  No additional colors 

Brock Elementary:  orange and royal blue

Clinkscale Elementary:  black and yellow

Frazier Elementary:  black

Hajek Elementary:  black and light blue

Mound Elementary:  black and bright yellow

Norwood Elementary:  black and hunter green

Stribling Elementary:  black and maroon

Taylor Elementary:  black

The Burleson Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors is now accepting applications for the district's newly established Sports Hall of Fame.

Click here to download a BISD Sports Hall of Fame Application Form. 

Click here to download a list of Eligibility Requirements.

There is a $25 application fee for all applications submitted.  The deadline for filing the 2010-2011 application form is Monday, November 1, 2010.  Upon completion, please mail the application form to:

Burleson ISD Sports Hall of Fame
Attn: Phil Anderson
100 Elk Dr.
Burleson, TX  76028
Please make checks payable to Burleson ISD.

Nomination forms submitted without the $25.00 application fee will not be considered.

Questions?  Please email panderson@burlesonisd.net.

In a Special Meeting Monday of the Board of Trustees of Burleson Independent School District, Trustees adopted budgets and new school start times for the 2010-2011 school year.

Trustees approved two versions of a General Operating Budget, one of which includes a proposed Tax Ratification Election, a Food Service Budget and a Debt Service Budget.  The $68.2 million General Operating Budget that was approved includes a $3.2 million shortfall that Trustees funded out of distirct reserves.  "The budget is based on 3% student growth," BISD Assistant Superintendent of Business Ronald Kuehler said.

The adopted school start/end times are:

Elementary School

7:45 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.

Middle School

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

High School

8:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

"The district will save $300,000 by adjusting school start times," Kuehler said.

The School Board also announced Carolyn Ansley as the new Assistant Principal at Frazier Elementary.

For the past several years, students who participated in Advanced Placement were taught in the same classes as students who were enrolled in college credit courses.  A transition is underway to better meet the needs of BISD students who wish to score a three or higher on Advanced Placement examinations.

The Burleson Independent School District Child Nutrition Department will add a vegetarian meal to elementary lunch menus this fall.

"In light of recent national media attention to lunch programs, our department wanted to be proactive in providing an alternate vegetarian meal to our students," said BISD Child Nutrition Director Joanne Heatley.  "The secondary schools already have multiple choices on the lines and we felt it was a great time to introduce further choices to our elementary students."

The meals will be non-meat based vegetarian items.  BISD Child Nutrition Specialist Kim Smart said the new alternate will include such things as a veggie wrap, fresh fruit, fresh pasta and vegetable salads, cheese, boiled eggs and many other choices.  "All of the veggie meals will still meet strict USDA nutritional guidelines while providing a fresh and alternate choice to the daily lunch," Smart said.

The vegetarian plates will cost $2.50, same as a regular meal.  Smart said there will be no substitutions and any extra sides or desserts may be purchased at a la carte pricing.

Vegetarian meals will be available to students, teachers and staff, Tuesday-Friday, starting the second week of the new school year on all campuses.

Burleson Independent School District Interim Superintendent Richard Crummel announced the district's 2010 Teachers of the Year at its Employee Appreciation Banquet today in the Burleson High School Cafeteria.

Elementary Teacher of the Year is Katie Bouge, a 3rd grade teacher at Mound Elementary.  Middle School Teacher of the Year is Cheryl Essex, who teaches 6th grade social studies at Kerr Middle School, and High School Teacher of the Year is Jonathan Moore, a math teacher at Burleson High School.  The three teachers each received an award and a $750 check from the Burleson Making It Happen for Kids Foundation.

Teachers of the Year were selected at each school in BISD.  Campus Teachers of the Year are:

• Tracy Arriola, Frazier Elementary
• Carey Beckwith, Brock Elementary
• Lindsey Byrd, Academy at Nola Dunn
• Rosemary Evatt, Bransom Elementary
• Ashley McCampbell, Clinkscale Elementary
• Rayleen Sullivan, Stribling Elementary
• Sara Walker, Norwood Elementary
• Tammy Warren, Hajek Elementary
• Tracy Yater, Taylor Elementary
• Mary Buchholz, Hughes Middle School
• Marci Yates, Crossroads High School

Each BISD and Campus Teachers of the Year will receive on field recognition at BISD Night at the Rangers Game on Wednesday, June 9.

Contact your counselor for more information.