001Hello, my name's Corey Homer and I serve as a McKinney ISD school board trustee. Each month after our board meeting, we provide our community with a brief summary of events and items covered during that meeting. The meeting was called to order with the announcements of a quorum followed by an invocation and pledges led by McKinney ISD school board secretary Lynn Sperry. The board then recognized several students and staff members for notable accomplishments. We celebrated our We Are McKinney ISD Superintendent Award winners. Congratulations to Ens Elementary Principal Carrie Owens, Wolford Elementary Principal Maria Hafner, and McNeil Elementary Principal Tracy Meter for leading their students, staff, and community through the repurposing of their campus. We are grateful for their leadership. We also recognized members of the Superintendent Student Advisory Council from McKinney Boyd, McKinney North, and McKinney
002High School. Next, we celebrated participants in this year's McKinney ISD Leadership Academy. We appreciated their commitment to growing as leaders within our district. We also recognized the North Stars Dance and Drill Team from McKinney North High School for their success at Nationals. Next, we celebrated student who's been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy. Congratulations to Kinsley Duncan from McKinney North High School. Additionally, we honored our JROTC National Honor Scholarship recipients. Congratulations to Jonathan Echigete, Nathan Good, and Caitlin Chase for earning prestigious scholarships. We then recognized students from all three high schools for their achievements in Distributive Education Clubs of America, Health Occupation Students of America, and the Technology Students Association. Finally, we celebrated our business operations team for earning multiple prestigious financial and purchasing awards including honors from the Texas Association of School
003Business Officials and the Association of School Business Officials. They received the TASBO Award of Merit for purchasing operations and the TASBO Award of Excellence in Financial Management and the TASBO International Meritorious Budget Award. Congratulations to all of our award winners. We enjoy celebrating our students and staff each month at our board meetings. Next, public comment was offered and the board then entered closed session. After reconvening, the board heard several presentations. Brandon Fisher, the director of bands for the McKinney High School Royal Pride Band, provided the board with an update on the band's recent trip to Ireland. Mr. Fisher described the incredible global learning experience gained by his band students and we're so proud of how they represented McKinney ISD. The board also reviewed the annual Board of Trustees Continuing Education report from Board President Haimy
004Dänkel. Next, the board heard a presentation from Aaron French, director of guidance and counseling, on digital safety lessons. Her report outlined how the district is educating students on digital citizenship, online safety, and responsible technology use, as well as the opportunities for parental involvement and education. The board then received an update on hazardous transportation routes for the 2026-2027 school year from Dr. Dennis Womack, Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations. This report included proposed additions, continuations, and removals of transportation based on roadway conditions and safety improvements. The final presentation to the board last night was a budget update from Chief Financial Officer Marlene Harbison. The board then reviewed the consent agenda and moved into the discussion and action portion of the meeting, where we approved the consent agenda. We also considered and took action on the proposed 2026-2027
005employee compensation plan, which included a 3 and 1/2% raise for all staff members and a new starting teacher salary of $64,700 plus benefit contributions for a total compensation package of $68,372 for first-year teachers, an increased stipends in specialized areas such as special education and bilingual education. We then reviewed monthly written reports including donations under $5,000 and updates related to bond projects, energy, construction, transportation, human resources, child care services, instructional technology, special education and technology. Upcoming district events include the McKinney Education Foundation scholarship awards on April 22nd, legacy celebrations at Eddins Elementary, McNeil Elementary, and Wolford Elementary on April 26th, and the distinguished student awards on May the 7th. Our next board meeting will be held on May 18th. We will have the Serenity High School's graduation on May the 20th, and finally, we will have
006the McKinney High School, McKinney Boyd High School, and McKinney North High School graduation ceremonies for the class of 2026 on May the 22nd. The meeting was adjourned following these items of business. Those are the highlights from this month's meeting. Thank you for your interest in McKinney ISD and the great work that's happening within our district.