The next 91͵ÅÄ School Board Election is scheduled for May 6, 2023 from 7 a.m. -7 p.m., for places 4, 5 and 6.
Early voting begins Monday, April 24 – Saturday, April 29 from 8 a.m-5 p.m., and continues with extended hours on Monday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2 from 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.
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On Thursday, April 6, 91͵ÅÄ celebrated its Campus Teachers of the Year and announced Elementary Teacher of the Year Genesis Yougas from Lawson Early Childhood School and Secondary Teacher of the Year Daun Griffen from Scott Johnson Middle School at the annual Teacher of the Year Dinner.
Drum Majors and Color Guard Captains from the McKinney Boyd Bronco Band and 91͵ÅÄ TMEA All-State Ensemble participants were recognized by 91͵ÅÄ Superintendent Shawn Pratt and the 91͵ÅÄ Board of Trustees last week.
The Bronco Band qualified for the 6A UIL State Marching Band Championship in November, making them the first 91͵ÅÄ marching band to attain that lofty achievement. During the competition season, they advanced from Regional to Area competition, where they faced some of the toughest programs in Texas and placed in the top 6 to qualify for state. At the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, they performed marvelously at the state competition and leapt to an impressive 27th place among all 6A bands in Texas.
Thirteen TMEA All-State Ensemble participants were also recognized by the Board. Every year approximately 70,000 students audition for All Region band, choir or orchestra. Through several rounds of auditions at region, pre-area, and area, individual students demonstrate their talent by playing or singing sophisticated, collegiate-level etudes and repertoire and sight-reading difficult selections that they have never seen. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in Texas All-State ensembles sponsored by the Band, Orchestra and Vocal Divisions. They are the elite of the elite, the 2 percent of those who audition who qualify for an All-State Ensemble.
Congratulations and well-done to all of our 91͵ÅÄ All-State musicians!
91͵ÅÄ is excited to host the 91͵ÅÄ Summer Enrichment Camps again this year. These camps are conducted by 91͵ÅÄ teachers for children completing kindergarten through 5th grade. A variety of camps will be offered for 7 weeks, June 5, 2023 – July 21, 2023. You do not have to be a resident of McKinney or a student in 91͵ÅÄ to attend camps.
Twenty-six 91͵ÅÄ schools earned CREST Awards this year from the Texas School Counselor Association for excellence in their comprehensive school counseling programs. In addition, Press Elementary, Lawson Early Childhood School and McGowen Elementary earned special Advocacy and Leadership Awards.
On Thursday, 91͵ÅÄ announced that Shelly Spaulding will lead its Communications Department as the district’s new Assistant Superintendent of Communications. Spaulding brings 19 years of experience in education and a broad range of expertise to her new position, including six years of administrative leadership at the campus level and two years as an administrator at the district level.
A familiar face is returning to 91͵ÅÄ. Gordon Butler, currently the Chief Executive Officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin, will assume the new role of 91͵ÅÄ’s Assistant Superintendent of Strategic Processes and Community Engagement. Butler formerly served in 91͵ÅÄ as an assistant principal, central office administrator and principal of McKinney High School.
On Monday, April 17, 91͵ÅÄ announced the names of two new assistant superintendents who will serve on the leadership team of Superintendent Shawn Pratt, additions that will fill vital district administration roles. Melanie Raleeh will now serve as the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Student Support, and Dr. Amber Epperson has been named Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.