McKinney Independent School District

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

The Curriculum and Instruction department coordinates and supervises all employees in all MISD schools. The department works with all campus principals and coordinators in the area of curriculum and instruction, as well as the district content specialists to coordinate and implement programs and practices to enhance student achievement at all MISD campuses.

The organization is separated into two divisions, elementary education and secondary education. Elementary education oversees the curriculum and instruction operation for all elementary schools while the secondary education department oversees the curriculum and instruction for both middle and high school programs.

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Name: Dr. Virginia Cotten

Title: Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction

Email: vcotten@mckinneyisd.net

Contact: 469-742-4041

Department Personnel
	Office Manager Beverly Lee 469-742-4041 blee@mckinneyisd.net
	Senior Director of Secondary Education Joe Miniscalco joem@mckinneyisd.net
	Senior Director of Elementary Education Chris Brunner cbrunner@mckinneyisd.net
	Executive Director of School Improvement and Accountability Kelli Mallory kmallory@mckinneyisd.net
	Coordinator of Advanced Academics Matt Bolinger 469-742-4004 mbolinger@mckinneyisd.net
	Director of Bilingual/ESL Sheila Sherman 469-742-6354 ssherman@mckinneyisd.net
	LEP/Migrant Clerk Shelly Hanson 469-742-7770 shanson@mckinneyisd.net
	Coordinator Health Services Julie Blankenship 469-742-4151 jblankenship@mckinneyisd.net
	Director of Administrative Services Sonja Harrison 469-742-4049 sharrison@mckinneyisd.net
	Director of Student Services P. J. Holland-Rasor 469-742-7803 pholland@mckinneyisd.net
	Federal Programs Support Kim Yarovoy 469-742-4082 kyarvoy@mckinneyisd.net
	Secretary for School Improvement & Accountability Deanna Tabor 469-742-4088 dtabor@mckinneyisd.net

Dr. Virginia Cotten

Dr. Virginia Cotten has more than 30 years of experience in the field of education. She began her career in McKinney ISD as a reading teacher in 1975 before moving to the Richardson ISD in 1979 where she taught English and reading at J.J. Pearce High School for 16 years. In 1995 she was named the director of instructional initiatives before becoming the coordinating director of teacher leadership in 1997. She became the district’s executive director of elementary and secondary curriculum and instruction in 1999.

Dr. Cotten earned her bachelor’s degree in English, her master’s degree in education, her mid-management certification and a doctoral of education degree from the University of North Texas in Denton. Her doctoral major was in curriculum and instruction.

Department Pages

Curriculum Coordinators

Preschool Programs
Pre-Kindergarten
Head Start

AVID

Report Cards

Technology: The Accelerator of Change 2005-2006 TCEA Presentation

Bilingual Programs
English
Español

Summer School Programs

Off-Campus Physical Education General Information, Guidelines and Application

Informed Instruction

Student Transfer Guidelines

Gifted and Talented

Employee Student Transfers

MISD Best Classroom Practices

Pre Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement

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