{"id":3108,"date":"2021-09-27T11:29:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T16:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/schooltestwp3\/?page_id=3108"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:52:57","slug":"principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BigSpringsES\/principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3108\" class=\"elementor elementor-3108\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05e146a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05e146a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60fca8fd\" data-id=\"60fca8fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe37611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fe37611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BigSpringsES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/elementor\/thumbs\/BSE-Principal-Grant-Bortnem-rby83np7u9xup295d7dhonxa1or9ajqg35yhwlpxs4.png\" title=\"BSE Principal Grant Bortnem\" alt=\"BSE Principal Grant Bortnem\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-785e9151\" data-id=\"785e9151\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9de875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9de875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Grant Bortnem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfeb87f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cfeb87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">My name is Grant Bortnem, and I am the Principal of Big Springs Elementary, and I am very glad you are visiting us here online. I have served in Richardson ISD since day one of being a brand-new teacher. Before becoming the principal at Big Springs Elementary, I was the assistant principal at Richardson Terrace Elementary for seven years. I was also an assistant principal at Skyview Elementary for three years, a math specialist at Dover, a 6th-grade math\/science teacher at Jess Harben, and a special education teacher at Yale and Bowie. I am driven by cultivating opportunities for students, staff, and the entire community to build relationships and support one another as we fulfill our goals of academic growth and enable dreams for the future. \u00a0I am committed to making myself available for questions, ideas, and feedback. I am so excited to connect with each of you to learn how I can best serve the Bobcat community and support you throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130ab68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"130ab68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:grant.bortnem@risd.org\">Email Address<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42419d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42419d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Before coming to Big Springs, I was an Instructional Coach at Westwood Junior High, Campus Math Specialist at Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet, and a teacher at White Rock Elementary and Richland Elementary where I taught 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grades.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I grew up in Richardson ISD where I attended Kindergarten \u2013 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grade at Richland Elementary, 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grade at Richardson Junior High, and 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grade at Berkner High School.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">After I graduated, I attended The University of Texas at Dallas where I earned my Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and The University of North Texas where I earned my Master\u2019s Degree in Educational Leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15688d0 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