Education
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
The number of teachers leaving McKinney ISD slowed down in the 2023-24 school year, according to data presented by the district. The district saw a 2% decrease in its attrition rate from 2022-23, said Alana Chisum, MISD assis- tant superintendent of human resources, during a staffing strate- gies update at an Oct. 28 meeting. A closer look In the 2022-23 school year, MISD’s attrition rate was 19.1%— lower than other Collin County school districts of similar size, which had an average rate of 20.8%. The district’s attrition rate was also lower than the state’s average rate of 21.4%. “There is still much more work to be done … to ensure we are keeping our highly qualified staff here in the district,” Chisum said. The approach MISD’s Human Resources department has implemented McKinney ISD sees decrease in teacher turnover
Teacher experience with MISD 0 years 7.6% 1-5 years 21.4%
6-10 years 18.9%
11-20 years 33.5%
Over 20 years 18.6%
SOURCE: MCKINNEY ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
initiatives for recruiting and retaining teachers, Chisum said. The district issued 71 letters of intent to prospective teach- ers who attended a job fair in February. Of those who received letters, 49 are now current MISD employees, she said. “We absolutely see this as a suc- cessful initiative,” Chisum said. The student teacher program is another recruitment method, she said. The district had 28 future educators from nine universities join MISD for the fall semester. “Our goal is to offer a great experience for these students so they want to stay in MISD,” Chisum said.
McKinney ISD receives ‘superior’ rating for financial integrity
data from the 2022-23 school year. The background MISD has received a superior rating since the 2014-15 school year, except for last year’s rating of C due to a reporting error of federal emergency funds for the COVID-19 pandemic, according to district data. The district appealed the score, but was denied and did not receive any communication from the TEA as to why the appeal was denied, district officials said.
McKinney ISD earned a “superior” rating of its financial integrity during the 2022-23 school year. The Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, also called FIRST, is issued by the TEA, and provides accountability for Texas public schools, said Dennis Womack, assistant superinten- dent of business operations. The FIRST rating is considered lagging data as the score for the 2023-24 school year is based on financial
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