Burleson Independent School District

The Burleson Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the new school calendar for next year at it's meeting on Monday night.  Click here to view it.

Each year, Burleson ISD is required to review and evaluate its ePlan (technology plan) and update it for the next year.  Since this is the district's last year on its current three year plan, it is particularly important that the district gather data so it will be prepared to write a new plan next year.  In order to properly evaluate its progress towards accomplishing the items on the plan and their relevance and importance to the district, three surveys have been developed.

The ePlan has four goals and the surveys are organized by goal with goals three and four on one survey.  A person can take one or all three surveys.  However, the district would greatly appreciate if all three surveys were taken.  The district values the community's opinions and input and will use the data from the surveys to create its next plan and guide district technology expenditures and uses.

The survey will close on March 12.

Surveys:

Goal 1
Improved student academic achievement and instructional effectiveness through the integrated use of technology and resources.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/burlesonisd.net/viewform?hl=en&formkey...

Goal 2
Increase district and campus faculty and staff competency with, and accessibility to, technology through professional development and resources that support district initatives and student achievement goals.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/burlesonisd.net/viewform?hl=en&formkey...

Goals 3-4
Provide and promote effective leadership to support data informed decision-making and the use of best practices.
Maintain and improve a quality, standards-based infrastructure that will support present and emerging technologies throughout the district.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/burlesonisd.net/viewform?hl=en&formkey...

Burleson Independent School District in the process of assessing its parent involvment program.  Parents play an important role in the intellectual, social, and emotional growth of their children, and the district's program should be designed to help children become more successful in school by working with their parents during these important years.  In order to reassess the district's program and therefore meet the needs of parents and their student, please answer the following questions and help BISD form a better partnership.

There are a few general questions for all, and then they are broken into sections by campus level.  Please respond to those levels at which you currently have or have recently had a student.  At each level some questions are the same and some are different.  The BISD Parent Involvement Committee thanks you for your input as it strives to increase and support involvement at all levels in BISD for our children.

Survey

April 16, 2010 is no longer a school holiday due to the snow day on Friday, February 12, 2010.  Click here for updated school calendar.

REGISTRATION LINK

EXTRA-CURRICULAR TRANSFER – For 2010-2011 School Year Only ends May 15, 2010
If a student is selected for a varsity team sport, or qualifies for varsity cheerleading or varsity drill team in the 2009/10 school year at BHS and plans to continue as a member he/she may apply for a transfer to remain at BHS. The superintendent’s office is responsible for contacting the parent on the approval or denial of the transfer request.

• In 2010-2011, CHS will offer team sports at the junior varsity level and individual sports at the junior varsity and varsity levels. In 2011-2012, all team sports and individual sports will be offered at the varsity level. 
• Transportation is not provided.

The 2010-2011 High School course information document, otherwise known as Academic Planning Guide is now available.  Click here to view .

In a Special Meeting yesterday of the Board of Trustees of Burleson Independent School District, Trustees announced Jason Tucker as the new Athletic Coordinator/Head Football Coach at Burleson High School and Kyle Geller as the new Athletic Coordinator/Head Football Coach at Centennial High School.

"This promotion is a very humbling honor," Tucker said.  "The support from the staff and community has been tremendous."

This is Tucker's first head football coach position.  Most recently, Tucker has served as the defensive back coach and defensive coordinator at BHS the past three years.  "Our program goal is to build on the success that has been established and to produce quality young men and women who will be leaders and productive members of society," Tucker said.

Prior to joining the athletic staff at BHS, Tucker was the assistant offensive line and defensive back coach at Southlake-Carroll High School.  While there, Tucker assisted Southlake-Carroll to three State Titles in four years and two back-to-back National Championships.

Tucker and wife, Dara, have been married 14 years and have three children, Jackson, Hailey, and Grady.

Geller has been the Athletic Coordinator/Head Football Coach at Creekview High School since 2009 in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.  Gellar began his coaching career at Mansfield Summit High School as an offensive coordinator in 2002 and in 2005 was promoted to head football coach.

"I'm excited about getting started and what's ahead for us," Geller said.  "To be able to open a new school doesn't come around for most coaches in their career.  To be able to start from scratch is very appealing."

In 2007 Geller was named District 4-5A Coach of the Year.  Geller has a career record of 33-21 as head football coach at Mansfield Summit and CFB Creekview.  Geller currently resides in Arlington with his wife, Megan, and two children, Hayden and Jocelyn.

Burleson Independent School District is sharing this information about the district and its schools as part of BISD's obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).

NCLB Report Cards for BISD schools are available here:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

• Academy at Nola Dunn
• Bransom
• Brock
• Frazier
• Hajek
• Mound
• Norwood
• Stribling
• Taylor

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

• Hughes
• Kerr

HIGH SCHOOL

• BHS
• Crossroads

DISTRICT

• Burleson ISD

NCLB Report Cards for the state as a whole, all school districts and charter schools, and all campuses are also available on the Texas Education Agency's NCLB web site at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=4638&menu_id=798.

At tonight's School Board meeting, Centennial High School Principal Lance Campbell made it official.  Future Centennial High School Students have chosen the Spartans as their mascot and colors to be royal blue, silver and black.

In order for Centennial High School to have traditions that uniquely identifies it, students and staff must begin to develop an atmosphere that represents their values and beliefs.  The name, brand and every decision made should communicate and embody all the virtues and traditions students and staff feel are important.  It begins with its mascot and colors.

The Texas Education Agency's Gold Performance Acknowledgment (GPA) system acknowledges districts and campuses for high performance on indicators other than those used to determine accountability ratings.  Charter operators and alternative education campuses (AECs) evaluated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are also eligible to earn GPAs. 

The 2010 Census is coming to Burleson, Texas.

Click here for information in English.
Click here for information in Spanish.

Burleson High School received the 2009 College Readiness Award for having a significant increase in its ACT Composite score over the past five years while maintaining or increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment from the Texas ACT Council.

Less than 5% of high schools in Texas were able to accomplish what BHS has done.

As BISD transitions itself to having two high schools next year, it is important to keep our students, parents and community members informed of the process.  Click here to review the Transition to Two High Schools Plan and Recommendations.

On time and under budget is the great news!

Those words best define BISD efforts to give voters what they promised. From the original approved bond package of $259 million, BISD officials have sold bonds totaling $169 million in order to successfully complete a number of projects promised to our citizens during the November, 2006 election. 

Click here to view a presentation that includes project updates and pictures from the 2006 Bond Package funds.

Click here to view a slideshow on current BISD projects including High School #2 update, Elementary #11 and Academy construction updates.

Click here to view building projects completed by SHW Group for Burleson ISD.