Welcome to the new McKinney ISD website! The redesigned site offers more information, more access to video and multi-media sources, and a simplified navigation and design. As with any new site, we recognize that it may take time to acclimate to the location of departments and information. For this reason, we will post a link at the top right-hand corner of the homepage entitled Previous Site. While the old site will no longer be maintained, we will make it available for several weeks in the event you need to find something quickly. The new site, like most websites, is a work in progress and we will continue to add new content and features in the coming weeks.
The redesign of the McKinney ISD website is a multi-phase project. Phase 1 focused on redesigning the overall navigation, homepage, and most department sites. Phase 2, which we will soon begin, will focus on the redesign of the Athletic and Fine Arts sites. Phase 3 will focus on a complete redesign of all elementary and middle school sites, and during Phase 4 we will work with the high schools to improve their sites. Our goal is to complete the Athletics, Fine Arts, and elementary school sites by the end of this semester or early in the spring and complete the entire project by the start of the next school year. We appreciate your patience and willingness to become familiar with the new site and look forward to improving this and other communication vehicles in the future.
McKinney ISD has earned the Recognized rating from the Texas Education Agency. Along with the district earning Recognized status, 96 percent of McKinney ISD campuses earned either Recognized or Exemplary ratings.
2010 Vancouver Olympic USA Gold medalist Evan Lysacek recently visited Dowell Middle School to speak to students about never giving up and continuing to reach for their goals. Lysacek, who originally learned to skate at the age of eight to play hockey, became the first American to win the Olympic title in men’s singles figure skating since Brian Boitano. Lysacek’s message to Dowell students was simple - set goals, whether it be athletic or academic or both, and work hard at whatever you want to accomplish. Lysacek wore his Olympic gold medal around his neck as he spoke.
