Kim Burge Web Master Family & Consumer  Resources Online

.....to Family & Consumer Science Resources Online!!         If you are interested in Family & Consumer Science...this site is for you.         It's easy to use.         Interactive.         Loaded with tons of great resources.         A great place to find much needed advice, teaching ideas, and encouragement.        Oh...and lots of fun stuff as well.        Be sure to check the entire site out.        And, by the way, thank you for all you do for the youth in your school!        You pay quite a price to teach Family & Consumer Science and         I am honored to be your colleague.

Kim Burge joined the Keller Independent School District, in Keller, Texas, as a Family & Consumer Science teacher in 1979. She holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of North Texas. Today, she serves Keller High School as the Academic Associate. Her other responsibilities at Keller High School include directing the dance/drill team, the Keller High School Indianettes (a post she has held for 22 years) and coordinating the PSAT/SAT Enrichment Camp and PSAT/SAT Blitz Classes. Kim also teaches computer/Internet classes for the Education Service Center, Region XI in Ft. Worth, Texas and serves as a Master Teacher for Keller ISD and the Intel Corporation.

Kim has been active in her professional organizations by serving on the executive board of the national organization, Dance/Drill Team Directors of America, as President, First Vice President, Sergeant at Arms, Workshop manager and the editor DTDA's publication, Insight. She has been a member of DTDA since 1980, the Texas Dance and Drill Team Educator's Association since 1982 and a member of Vocational Home Economics Teachers of Texas since 1980.

Kim was honored by her dance/drill team colleagues by being selected the first "Director of the Year" in 1990 for the Texas Dance and Drill Team Educator's Association. In 1996, Dance Drill Team Director's of America, selected Mrs. Burge as a recipient of the "Lifetime Honorary Membership" award for her service to the dance/drill team industry. She has also been selected as a "Top Ten Director in America" by DTDA for 1997 and 1999. In 1999, Mrs. Burge was selected by the staff at Keller High School for the honor of "Co-Teacher of the Year" and was selected by Keller ISD as a finalist for "KISD Teacher of the Year". In 2001, Mrs. Burge was honored with the Baird Friedman Award as a "Hero In the Classroom" presented by "Score A Goal in the Classroom". Mrs Burge has also been selected as an honoree of Who's Who Among American High School Teachers in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998.

Kim Burge has conducted numerous workshops for both state and national conferences on a variety of topics and has written articles for DanceDrill, Insight and InMotion magazines. She is the co-author of the "Getting It All Together" book series, written for dance/drill team directors. Mrs. Burge is the creator and maintains the websites "Family & Consumer Science Resources Online", "Keller ISD Counseling" "Dance-N-Drill",, and the "Indianette" web site. Besides serving as a national, state and local dance/drill team contest/tryout adjudicator, she is also a mother to two wonderful children, ages 12 and 8 and a wife to a very loving and supportive husband.