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Errin French

Director of Counseling

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Errin French is an educator with 33 years of experience, 20 of those in MISD. She is currently serving in the role of Director of Guidance and Counseling. She has a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. She began teaching in Houston ISD and then Katy ISD as a 3rd grade teacher for 8 years. She received her master’s in counseling from Prairie View A&M in 2000 and served as a middle school counselor for  20 years, with 15 of those years at Evans Middle School.

During her tenure as a school counselor, Errin has served in many leadership roles holding positions such as Middle School Lead Counselor, Middle School Naviance Coordinator, Counselor Advisory Team Member, and Coordinator of Counseling at the district level. Errin has also served on the Texas School Counselor Advisory Board for several years.Errin trains counselors yearly across the state presenting at conferences such as LSSSCA, TCA, Region 7, and TSCA to name a few.

In 2017, Errin was named Counselor of the Year for MISD, and was then named 2017 Texas Counselor of the Year from TSCA-Texas School Counselor Association.Errin is very proud of co-implementing  the first ever  “Calming Room” at Evans Middle School in 2020 to help support students with emotional regulation and stress management skills.Errin loves to grow her fellow counselors and support them in any way.

Bennett Elementary students enjoying lunchtime with friends.

Bennett Elementary students enjoying lunchtime with friends.

Motto: Helping students create an anchor for life.

Mission: The MISD counselors are a diverse group of service oriented professionals who believe in connecting our students, parents, schools and community with tools and resources for academic, social, and emotional success.

Beliefs: MISD Counselors champion the core beliefs of MISD through a focus on: Individualized success, Social connections, Respect & Responsibility, Emotional well-being and personal growth, Academic achievement and planning for the future.

The McKinney ISD comprehensive guidance and counseling program is designed to support the learning experience in each of these areas for all students. Our program follows the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs as well as elements of the ASCA model to fulfill the requirements in TEC 33.006 and TEC 33.007. McKinney ISD has a counselor at each campus.