After two years away from McKinney High School, current McKinney ISD Human Resources Director of Recruitment and Retention and former MHS Assistant Principal Shelly Spaulding returns to MHS to serve as principal of the district’s longest-tenured high school.

After five years as the assistant principal of Eddins Elementary, Ashley Williams will take on a new leadership role next year as the principal of Wolford Elementary. With a career spanning 14 years in education, Williams brings to the job expertise in special education, gifted and talented and ESL as well as a broad range of experience working with leaders, teachers and students from diverse backgrounds.

Lawson Early Childhood School will begin accepting applications for Head Start on April 1, for the 2022–2023 school year. Lawson will accept applications for Pre-Kindergarten for the 2022–2023 school year April 11–May 26.

This year, McKinney ISD’s ALPHA students at Webb took part in Lego Education’s 10-part Build to Launch STEAM Exploration program, a collaboration between Lego and NASA designed to spark student curiosity and increase engagement in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). The videos that MISD ALPHA students submitted caught the attention of Lego, who chose to feature them in the introductory video for their South by Southwest® (SXSW®) EDU Session.

MISD kicked off a new partnership with Manner Polymers in McKinney on March 1 at Faubion Middle School. The day focused on sixth grade science classes, where educators from the Society of Plastics Engineers led students through engaging, inquiry-based investigations into the world of plastics engineering.

On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Cirrus Aircraft presented the McKinney ISD Aviation program with a check for $25,000 as a gesture of their commitment and excitement about partnering with MISD.

Black History Month celebrates the achievements and prevailing historical moments of African Americans in our country. This February we reflect on integration in McKinney ISD with a series of videos featuring four individuals who lived through that transition in our district.

Reuben Johnson Elementary Assistant Principal Rachel Corbin has been named the 2021–2022 Region 10 Assistant Principal of the Year by TEPSA (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association).

Black History Month celebrates the achievements and prevailing historical moments of African Americans in our country. This February we reflect on integration in McKinney ISD with a series of videos featuring four individuals who lived through that transition in our district: Larry and Linda Jagours, Deborah Smith-Davis-Guillory and George Webb.

The McKinney ISD two-way dual language program offered at Caldwell Elementary is currently accepting applications through April 8, 2022, for the 2022–2023 school year.

McKinney ISD will utilize its two Bad Weather Make-Up Days on April 15 and April 25 as a result of the recent school closings. April 15 and April 25 will be normal instructional days for all students.

McKinney North High School Counselor Debra Fort has been named the Rhosine Fleming Texas High School Counselor of the Year by the Texas School Counselor Association (TSCA), and 17 McKinney ISD campuses have earned CREST awards (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) from TSCA—the highest number of MISD campuses to receive the award in the same year.