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Buses
NISD's mission is to provide all NISD students who are eligible to ride the bus a safe, efficient, nurturing environment that supports the educational and extra-curricular objectives of the district.
Vaccinations
Northside ISD continues to enforce its “No Shots, No School” policy. Texas law requires all public school children have current immunizations in order to attend class.
Campus Information
Year Open:
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School Mascot: Bengals
School Colors: Maroon, Gold
Mission Statement: Briscoe Middle School where everyone learns with a smile!
Christina Rather - Principal
Christina Rather-- Principal, Teacher, Wife and Mother
Christina Rather is a Northside product. She attended Stevenson Middle School, Zachry Middle school and graduated from Taft High School. After graduation she attended St. Mary’s University where she met her husband. They have been married for over twenty years and they have three daughters-a college student at UT Austin, a student at Harlan High School and an elementary student at Cole Elementary. Mrs. Rather later graduated from UTSA in 2001 with a Masters in Education Leadership.
Mrs. Rather began her teacher career as an English teacher at Zachry Middle School in 1997. While at Zachry she was appointed English Coordinator and a few years later she was hired as the Assistant Principal. In the fall of 2010 Briscoe Middle School was opened and Mrs. Rather was hired as the Vice Principal.
In December 2015, Mrs. Rather was promoted to Principal of Briscoe Middle School where she has proudly served for the last four and a half years. She can be found greeting children in the foyer in the mornings and reminding everyone that we believe, “The Best is Yet to Come.”
Christina Rather is a Northside product. She attended Stevenson Middle School, Zachry Middle school and graduated from Taft High School. After graduation she attended St. Mary’s University where she met her husband. They have been married for over twenty years and they have three daughters-a college student at UT Austin, a student at Harlan High School and an elementary student at Cole Elementary. Mrs. Rather later graduated from UTSA in 2001 with a Masters in Education Leadership.
Mrs. Rather began her teacher career as an English teacher at Zachry Middle School in 1997. While at Zachry she was appointed English Coordinator and a few years later she was hired as the Assistant Principal. In the fall of 2010 Briscoe Middle School was opened and Mrs. Rather was hired as the Vice Principal.
In December 2015, Mrs. Rather was promoted to Principal of Briscoe Middle School where she has proudly served for the last four and a half years. She can be found greeting children in the foyer in the mornings and reminding everyone that we believe, “The Best is Yet to Come.”
Joe Bishop - Associate Principal
The Associate Principal also serves as the Campus Behavior Coordinator. They can be reached by email at joe.bishop@nisd.net or by phone at 210 398-1115.
Bio coming soon....
Dora McKenzie
Academic Dean
I look forward to beginning my 25th year in education. I am a product NISD and graduated from UTSA for my undergraduate and masters program. As the Academic Dean of Instruction at Briscoe Middle School, I have a variety of job responsibilities such as assisting teachers in planning, implementing and assessing the District goals and objectives. I collaborate to organize staff development programs and best practice teaching methodologies in the classroom. In addition, I collaborate with central office staff, administrators, department chairs in monitoring the delivery of curriculum and instructional practices. As a yearly focus, I will strive to intervene in the lives of students to impact academic achievement.
First and foremost, I am an advocate for students and teachers to make Briscoe M.S. a successful and safe place for learning. I look forward to working with the best students, staff, and community in San Antonio.
My husband works for NISD as the Principal at Folks Middle School. We live in Helotes, Texas with our three lively sons. As a family we enjoy traveling, going out to eat and spending a majority of our free time at a baseball diamond, golf course or football/soccer field.
210 398-1117
nereida.ollendieck@nisd.net
Nereida Ollendieck
Assistant Principal
My name is Nereida Ollendieck and I am the Assistant Principal of Dolph Briscoe Middle School. I have earned my master's degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Texas at San Antonio. I have 15 years of experience in public education serving as a teacher and in leadership positions. My experience includes teaching at Memorial High School in Edgewood ISD, Health Careers High School in Northside ISD, served as CTE department coordinator and pep squad director at Marshall High School and as the administrator intern at Rudder Middle School. Through my experiences I have proven my ability to build positive relationships with my co-workers, students, and parents. Becoming the Assistant Principal for Briscoe is an exciting opportunity and I look forward to the possibility of contributing and adding to the growth and success of faculty and students .
