Board of Trustees Meeting Summary, Mar. 25, 2010

March 25, 2010

The Communications Department produces the employee newsletter "e-nlightened" each week so that staff can keep in touch with what is going on across the district. E-mail your pictures and a brief description to Communications and we will include them as space permits.

Board of Trustees Meeting Summary

The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, March 25. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.

>View March 25, 2010 e-review
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North Hills Hospital Donates to the Birdville Education Foundation

North Hills Hospital recently donated $3,288 to the Birdville Education Foundation. The Foundation was chosen as a result of people signing up on North Hills Hospital's Facebook page and selecting the Foundation as their charity of choice. Pictured are Randy Moresi, North Hills Hospital CEO, and Kelley Pledger, Birdville Education Foundation executive director.

> Birdville Education Foundation Web site

> North Hills Hospital Web site

Watauga Elementary Principal Receives $6,000 Scholarship

Sharon Heier, Watauga Elementary principal, has received The Dr. Evelyn L. Milam Scholarship 1 from The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The honor society for women educators promotes excellence in education and personal and professional growth of women educators, leading in the field of graduate scholarships given to members and emphasizing leadership development for its more than 107,000 members in 17 countries.

Congratulations to Jordan Proffer, Smithfield Elementary fourth grader, for placing third at the Star-Telegram's 2010 Spelling Bee.

Hall of Honor Golf Scramble

Birdville ISD's Athletics Department is sponsoring a Hall of Honor Golf Scramble on May 10 at Diamond Oaks Country Club. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with a shot gun start at 1 p.m. There will be a dinner following at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $75 per player or $300 per team. Registration includes: green fee, cart, unlimited range balls, and dinner. Additional dinner tickets are $10 per person. The entry deadline is May 3. Proceeds from the golf scrabble benefit BISD athletes past, present and future. For information, call 817.547.5910.

> Information

Watauga Middle School's Fun Run

Watauga Middle School's annual Fun Run is April 10. They are challenging all schools to form a team and participate for the wellness of BISD. The school with the most participants (walkers or runners) will win a beautiful prize for their teacher's lounge.

> Registration form

UIL State Playoffs

Congratulations to Birdville High School's boys and girls soccer teams for advancing to the third round of the UIL State Playoffs. The boys play Aledo at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 26 at Brewer High School, and the girls play Wichita Falls High at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 26 at Mineral Wells High.

North Oaks Middle School's Fun Run

North Oaks Middle School's Mustang Fun Run/Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. on May 8. Participants can preregister through April 07. The cost is $5 for students and $10 for adults.

> Registrations Forms

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