BY HANNAH JOHNSON
Wishing you and your loved ones
Peace & Happiness this holiday season and in the coming year.
COURTESY MCKINNEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
McKinney Education Foundation appoints new CEO Sheila Marlow Due
Sheila Marlow Due was announced as the new CEO of McKinney Education Foundation on Sept. 22. What drew you to the McKinney Education Foundation? The one opportunity I saw in [the foundation] was the ability to increase philanthropic support by engaging donors. ... There’s a real opportunity to build upon the great work that has gone on for the last 32 years. Why is the McKinney Education Foundation important for McKinney ISD schools? [The foundation] provides an enormous resource for students, teachers, staff and parents. We fund hundreds of scholarships every year. ... We are able to help students navigate external oppor- tunities for millions upon millions of dollars worth of external scholarships.
How does the foundation help graduating students? For graduating seniors, we pro- vide an opportunity to apply for a scholarship. To tell their story and be successful in that application. Through our advisers ... We help them navigate that scary path of the next level of education. How do the foundation’s college advisers operate? The have an online appoint- ment desk that students can sign up [to] come and talk to their advisers. The advisers are really like superheroes offering that GPS, if you will, for students and families to navigate ... the college application process.
Merry Christmas
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