McKinney, Texas – McKinney ISD is pleased to announce that 12 more MISD schools have achieved Level 3 Certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools:

Bennett Elementary 
Caldwell Elementary 
Finch Elementary 
Glen Oaks Elementary 
Lawson Early Childhood School 
McGowen Elementary 
McNeil Elementary 
Webb Elementary
 Cockrill Middle School
 Dowell Middle School 
Evans Middle School 
Scott Johnson Middle School

These schools join five other MISD Level 3 campuses that were announced in May—Burks, Minshew, Slaughter, Walker and Wilmeth Elementary Schools—bringing the total number of MISD Level 3 schools to 17.

In addition, MISD’s newest campus, Frazier Elementary, which opened last August, has earned Marzano Level 1 after its first year. Level 1 certification means that Frazier has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level of the HRS framework that follows. Such a culture is crucial to student achievement, and the Level 1 assessment addresses and evaluates day-to-day operations.

Level 3 certification means that schools have provided evidence of a “Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum,” which requires schools to show evidence that everything being taught to students is aligned with state standards, that every student is receiving it and that it can viably be taught in the school year.

The high reliability school (HRS) program was created by Marzano Resources to help transform schools into organizations that take proactive steps to ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy, along with leading and lagging indicators, educators learn to assess, monitor and confirm the effectiveness of their schools.

All McKinney ISD schools are certified on HRS Levels 1 and 2 (with the exception of Frazier, who will now begin the Level 2 process). Each school is working toward Level 3 certification which also requires that each school must provide evidence that it has sustained a safe and collaborative environment and effective instruction in every classroom.

MISD is pleased that these 17 schools have completed the Level 3 certification, and the district looks forward to celebrating all of its schools as they complete the process.

This framework, based on 50 years of educational research, defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become a High Reliability School—where all students learn the content and skills they need for success in college, careers and beyond.

“As you move through the levels, it represents a complete transformation in how schools are run,” says CEO Robert J. Marzano.

Schools must collect data and validate their performance to climb each level of the hierarchy. Certification is determined by Marzano Resources analysts in cooperation with school data teams.

Using the HRS framework and indicators, schools can drive sustained, positive and significant impacts on student achievement by synthesizing multiple complex initiatives into one harmonious system.

About Marzano Resources
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Wilmeth Elementary

Twelve More MISD Schools Achieve Level 3 Certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools, Frazier Elementary Earns Level 1 After First Year