001Hello, my name is Stephanie Odell and I serve as a McKinney ISD school board trustee. Each [music] month after our board meeting, we provide our community with a brief summary of events and items covered during the meeting. The meeting was called to order with the announcement of a quorum followed by an invocation and pledges led by our board member Corey Homer. It was a pleasure to begin this meeting by [music] recognizing students and staff for a variety of notable accomplishments. First up, we honored Scott Johnson [music] Middle School for earning the N2 Schools Transforming Learning Award. Congratulations to Principal Holly [music] Rogers and the Scott Johnson staff and students. Then we celebrated several of our fine art students. [music] Congratulations to the student artists who were recognized through Youth Art Month. Congratulations to the State
002Visual Art Scholastic Event Competition Award winners. >> [music] >> And a big shout-out to the McKinney North High School Jazz Band for their performance at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival. What an honor. Next, we highlighted [music] several of our athletic students. Congratulations to all of our athletes who qualified at state events [music] this spring. What an accomplishment. We are very proud to recognize our athletes [music] who have received athletic scholarships. Between all three of our high schools, we have close to 70 athletes who have signed to play for various colleges. Congratulations, athletes. Then we [music] recognized our aspiring principals and assistant principals leadership pathway participants. This program has [music] targeted leadership and growth opportunities for McKinney ISD employees and it is in designed to cultivate future school leaders who are committed to excellence, student [music]
003achievement, and school community growth. Next, we honored our five seniors who qualified as National Merit [music] Finalist. What a testament to their academic skills and rigor. Then we recognized our AP Honor Roll campuses. [music] Congratulations to McKinney Boyd for earning AP Honor Roll Gold Status. And congratulations to McKinney North for earning [music] AP Honor Roll Silver status. Next up, we honored several of our career and technology education [music] students. Congratulations to the McKinney High Student Yearbook staff for their success at the state UIL competition, as well as at several other yearbook contests. And congratulations to several of our Future Farmers of America students [music] from McKinney Boyd and McKinney High School for their achievements in various competitions this spring. And last, [music] but certainly not least, we recognized some creative, gifted, and talented students who
004received high honors at the 92nd Newberry International [music] Film Festival. Following recognitions, we shared two administrative announcements. [music] Congratulations to Christie Giddens, who was selected as our new director of health services, [music] and congratulations to Deborah Fort, who was selected as our new director of guidance and counseling. Next, we heard public comments on agenda and non-agenda items, [music] and then we entered closed session. After reconvening in open session, [music] we heard a 2026-2027 district budget update from Marlene Harbison, our chief financial officer. Then, we reviewed the consent agenda and moved into the discussion and action portion of the meeting, where we [music] first approved the consent agenda. We approved action items related to the hazardous route conditions, Senate Bill 546 [music] seatbelt requirements to support student transportation safety, and the library material procurement list proposed
005[music] by the McKinney ISD School Library Advisory Council. Additionally, we nominated Trustee [music] Harvey Wacaser as a nominee to serve on the board of the Texas Association of School Boards Region 10 [music] Position 10. I was nominated as the delegate for the Texas Association of School Boards Assembly, [music] and Trustee Larry Jagars was nominated as the alternate. Monthly written reports were provided covering district donations, [music] bond, energy, and construction updates, transportation, human resources, and curriculum updates in reading, [music] language arts, and social studies. We highlighted several upcoming district events [music] including the Serenity graduation on May 20th, graduation ceremonies for McKinney [music] High, McKinney North, and McKinney Boyd on May 22nd, and the next regular board meeting which is scheduled for June 29th. Those are the highlights from this month's meeting. Thank you for your
006interest in McKinney ISD and the great [music] work that is happening within our district. >> [music]