Baird Isd

What Baird Isd does

Baird Independent School District (Baird ISD) is a public K-12 school district legally constituted as a political subdivision of the State of Texas, operating under the Texas Education Agency and governed by an elected Board of Trustees. The district serves students from Baird, Texas and surrounding Callahan County communities through three campuses: Baird Elementary School, Baird Middle School, and Baird High School. Its operating model is non-commercial: education is delivered tuition-free and funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants, with no pricing or revenue mechanics applied to core educational services.

The district's programmatic portfolio extends beyond standard K-12 academics to include special education services, child nutrition programs (managed via the Nutrikids platform), athletics under the "Baird Bears" mascot, and extracurricular activities. It participates in the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program approved by the Texas State Board of Education, which addresses cardiovascular health and Type II diabetes prevention. College-readiness offerings are delivered through Tech Prep articulation partnerships with Cisco Junior College, Ranger College, Western Texas College, and Texas State Technical College (multiple campuses), allowing high school students to earn college credit for qualifying coursework. Academic results evidenced in the input include district-wide Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) attainment in 2006-2007 and Baird Middle School's elevation to Recognized campus status in 2007-2008.

The district's administrative technology footprint is limited to commodity third-party products: GradeSpeed.Net for parent gradebook access and Nutrikids for meal management. The firmographic record confirms no proprietary technology products, no APIs, no SDKs, and no external-facing platforms for sale. Headcount is approximately 44 employees, and the superintendent role is documented as held by Edgar B. Camacho as of January 2008, with Kevin Hill serving as Baird High School Principal and Carolyn Welcome directing the Tech Prep program. As a government entity, Baird ISD does not have investors, stockholders, or a traditional ownership structure; governance is public and funding is appropriations-based.

Name

Baird Isd

Legal name

Baird Independent School District

Website

https://bairdisd.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baird Independent School District is a public K-12 school district in Baird, Texas operating three campuses (Elementary, Middle, High School) and serving students from Baird and Callahan County through tuition-free public education funded by local, state, and federal sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baird

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Baird Independent School District is a public K-12 educational institution that delivers free primary and secondary education to students in Baird, Texas, across three campuses: Baird Elementary School, Baird Middle School, and Baird High School. The district supplements academic instruction with special education services, a child nutrition program (managed via Nutrikids), athletic programs (Baird Bears), the CATCH coordinated school health program, and Tech Prep dual-credit partnerships that allow students to earn college credit during high school. It is a publicly funded, government-administered educational service provider rather than a commercial enterprise.

Product overview

Baird Independent School District is a public K-12 educational institution serving students in Baird, Texas. The district operates three campuses: Baird Elementary School, Baird Middle School, and Baird High School. The district provides standard academic education along with supporting programs including special education, child nutrition services (via Nutrikids), athletic programs, Tech Prep college credit opportunities, and the CATCH health program. The district uses internal management systems such as GradeSpeed.Net for grade reporting, but does not offer external-facing technology products or platforms for sale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baird Elementary School Public K-5 elementary education campus of Baird ISD, providing standard academic instruction and meeting Texas Education Agency accountability standards.
• Baird Middle School
• Baird High School
• Special Education Services
• Child Nutrition Program
• CATCH Coordinated School Health Program Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program approved by the Texas State Board of Education that promotes heart-healthy behaviors and addresses cardiovascular health and Type II diabetes prevention for Baird ISD students.
• Tech Prep College Credit Articulation
• Baird Bears Athletic Program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cisco Junior CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech Prep articulation partner providing college credit opportunities for courses taken at Baird High School. Contact: Beverly Priddy, Telephone: 325-794-4409. Students can earn college credit for high school career and technology courses through this partnership.
• Ranger CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech Prep articulation partner allowing Baird High School students to earn college credit for high school courses. Contact: Sandra Cunningham, Telephone: 254-647-3234. Partnership enables smooth transition from high school to college-level coursework.
• Western Texas CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech Prep articulation partner providing dual credit opportunities for Baird High School students. Contact: Laura Caswell, Telephone: 325-573-8511. Students can receive college credit for qualifying high school coursework.
• Texas State Technical College (TSTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech Prep articulation partner with multiple campuses including TSTC West Texas Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater. Provides college credit for high school courses. Multiple contacts listed for each campus location.
• Texas State Board of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program has been approved by the Texas State Board of Education. The program promotes heart-healthy behaviors and addresses cardiovascular health and Type II diabetes prevention.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Harmony Public Schools: Harmony Public Schools is a Texas-wide charter network focused on STEM education, offering an alternative K-12 public school option that competes with traditional ISDs statewide on curriculum and college-readiness positioning.
• KIPP Texas Public Schools: KIPP Texas is a major charter school network operating across Texas, providing a tuition-free K-12 public charter alternative that competes with traditional ISDs like Baird ISD for student enrollment.
• IDEA Public Schools: IDEA Public Schools is a large Texas charter school network that competes with traditional public ISDs in Texas for K-12 students, including in regions within reach of Baird ISD's catchment area.

Direct peers

• Cross Plains ISD: Cross Plains ISD is a small public K-12 school district also located in Callahan County, Texas, directly comparable to Baird ISD in scale, rural geography, funding structure, and student demographics.
• Putnam ISD: Putnam ISD is a small rural public K-12 school district in Texas, comparable to Baird ISD in scale, single-town educational model, and reliance on state and local funding.
• Moran ISD: Moran ISD is a small public K-12 school district serving a rural Texas community, with comparable scale, instructional offerings, and rural public-school operating model to Baird ISD.
• Eula ISD: Eula ISD is another small public K-12 school district operating in Callahan County, Texas, with a comparable rural student base, operational scale, and funding model to Baird ISD.
• Clyde Consolidated Independent School District: Clyde CISD is a neighboring public K-12 school district in Callahan County, Texas, serving a similar rural student population and offering comparable academic, athletic, and extracurricular programming.
• Lueders-Avoca ISD: Lueders-Avoca ISD is a small rural Texas public K-12 school district with similar scale, governance structure, and operational characteristics to Baird ISD.

Broad incumbents

• Houston Independent School District: Houston ISD is the largest public K-12 school district in Texas, operating under the same Texas Education Agency framework as Baird ISD but at vastly greater scale, providing a useful incumbent reference for funding formulas and regulatory dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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