Dr. Allan K. Bird Education Center - Plano Independent School District

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Dr. Allan K. Bird Education Center Dedication Program 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2005 Musical Prelude...............................................Bowman Middle School String Quartet Brenda Garcia, Director Welcome and Opening Remarks..............................................................Dr. Doug Otto Superintendent of Schools Video Salute to Dr. Allan K. Bird.....................................................Plano ISD Students School Board Greetings and Proclamation from Governor Rick Perry..................................................Duncan Webb School Board Vice President City of Plano Proclamation..................................................................Mayor Pat Evans Campus Greetings and Student Poem.................................Laura Childress, Principal Samantha Hoing, Student Testimonials........................................................................John Muns, School Trustee and former board president Bryan Bird, Dooley Elementary School Principal and son of school namesake Musical Performance......................Mendenhall Elementary School Choir Ensemble Cindy Fox, Music Specialist Introduction of Dr. Bird.............................................................................Dr. Doug Otto Keynote Address....................................................................................Dr. Allan K. Bird Salute to the School Name Video Presentation..........................................Dr. Doug Otto and Plano ISD Students Closing Remarks.........................................................................................Dr. Doug Otto Please join the Bird family and school staff at a reception in the main foyer. Guests are also invited to tour the campus.
Dr. Allan K. Bird Trustee Allan Bird is currently serving his seventh term on the Plano ISD School Board. During his 23-year tenure on the board – the longest for any Plano school trustee – he served for seven years as president. First elected to the board in 1981 and serving through 1993, he was later invited to fill a vacancy on the board in 1996-97, was re-elected in the spring of 1997 and has served on the board since that time. He has worked with many fellow trustees and three superintendents. Interest regarding the planning and smooth opening of Plano East Senior High School during the late 1970’s sparked Dr. Bird’s intent to seek election to the board. Since that time, he has helped oversee the school district’s continued rapid growth, construction of many new schools and the implementation numerous district initiatives. He commends fellow trustees and district staff for their “visionary leadership and sound financial planning.” A true advocate for public education, Dr. Bird describes it as “the best bargain in the country and a system that we must work to maintain.” Director of Distance Learning Education at Texas Woman’s University, Dr. Bird has also taught at Michigan State University, Our Lady of the Lake University, UT Dallas and the Texas Health Science Center. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Recently inducted into the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Hall of Fame, Dr. Bird was honored for demonstrating extraordinary commitment and contribution in serving those with communication disorders. A Practical Parent Education founding organizer, he said that the parenting program “demonstrates the partnership between the Plano community and its parents, providing the best tools and resources to help parents succeed in childrearing.” Dr. Bird and his wife Carolyn are the devoted parents of eight children and 15 grandchildren.
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