Burleson Independent School District

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

All Burleson ISD students must re-establish Proof of Residency August 2-13, 2010 at Kerr Middle School cafeteria, 517 S.W. Johnson Avenue.  Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.  Students will not be allowed to attend classes until Proof of Residency has been completed.

2010-2011 Residency Requirements Letter

Family in Residence Request

Family in Residence Proof of Residency Affidavit

Grandparent Attendance Request

Kerr Middle School students entering 7th and 8th grades may pick up their schedules, receive schedules, tour classrooms and meet their teachers on Saturday, August 21, 2010 between 1:00 and 3:30 p.m. Please call the KMS Office with questions.

Kerr Middle School will host Cougar Camp on Saturday, August 21, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - noon for incoming 6th Grade students.  Students will receive their schedules and lockers.  They will also be able to purchase school shirts and place money on lunch accounts.  Students should be prepared to stay the entire time.  Please call the KMS Office with questions.

Hughes Middle School students entering 7th and 8th grades may pick up their schedules in the office between 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2010.  Questions?  Please call the HMS Office.

Hughes Middle School will host Husky Camp on Saturday, August 21, 2010, 9:00 - 12:00 for incoming 6th Grade students.  Students will receive their schedules and lockers.  They will also be able to purchase school shirts and place money on lunch accounts.  Students should be prepared to stay the entire time.  Questions?  Please call the HMS Office.

BISD elementary schools will host Meet the Teacher Night for Pre-K through 5th grade students on Thursday, August 19, 2010, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.  Come meet the teacher, see the classroom location and bring your child's school supplies.

Due to personnel allotted to both high school campuses, transfer requests and revocations are no longer being accepted for the 2010-11 school year.  Please contact your child's campus with any questions.

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.

Registration for new students, Kindergarten - 5th grade, will be held July 6 - 22, Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Boardroom of the BISD Administration Building, located at 1160 S.W. Wilshire Boulevard.  Students in grades 6-12 will need to register at their assigned campus.  Centennial High School students will need to go to the BISD Administration Building due to the construction at Centennial.

The required documentation for enrollment includes

• Proof of residency (current water, gas or electric bill, driver's license/ID, and tax receipt or lease agreement
• Student's Birth Certificate (or other proof of ID)
• Student's Social Security Card (if available)
• Immunization records
• Previous school records (if applicable)

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Click here to download Club Xtreme Parent Guidelines.

Click here to download Club Xtreme Membership Application.

Pre-Kindergarten prequalification will be held July 6 - 22, Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the BISD Administration Building, which is located at 1160 S.W. Wilshire Boulevard.

The child must be four years old by September 1, 2010 AND meet one of the following criteria:

• Qualify as Limited English Proficient as determined by a language screening administered by the district.
• Qualify as economically disadvantaged which is determined by a sliding scale of total household members and the total income of all wage earners in the household.
• Qualify as Homeless.
• Qualify as a child of an active duty, injured, or deceased member of the United States military.
• Qualify as currently being a foster child.
• Qualify as a child who has ever been in custody of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

The required documentation for enrollment includes:

• Income verification for the household (i.e. current check stub, letter from employer, letter of government assistance)
• Student's Birth Certificate
• Student's updated shot record
• Student's Social Security Card
• Proof of residence (current electric or water bill, along with a tax statement, lease or rental agreement)
• Parent or guardian's photo ID

Pre-K classes are not on a first come, first served basis.  Parents should not feel that they need to register the first day.

For more information, please contact Jody Johnson 817-245-1067.

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.

In a Special Meeting in May of the Board of Trustees of Burleson Independent School District, Trustees selected Frazier Elementary Assistant Principal Rexanne Higgins as the new Mound Elementary Principal.

"I feel honored and excited to be selected to lead Mound Elementary," Higgins said.  "Mound has an outstanding faculty and I am proud to be joining their team.  I look forward to working with the staff, students and families at Mound to build on their successes and continue striving for excellence."  Higgins said it is her goal that parents be an active part of their students' education and she will help facilitate those opportunities at Mound.

Higgins has been an educator for 22 years, all in BISD.  In addition to her many years in the classroom, Higgins has spent the last three years as an assistant principal.

Higgins earned a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from the University of North Texas and a Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington.

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.