Transportation
Education
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
East Louisiana Street sees tra c switch Tra c patterns on East Louisiana Street have changed amid continued construction on the roadway. The $9 million project began in June 2022 and includes paving and pedestrian improvements on the roadway spanning from SH 5 to just east of North Murray Street, according to city documents. What’s happening Following the completion of the east- bound side of the road in May, a tra c switch occurred to allow for construction to begin on the westbound lanes of the roadway. Westbound tra c will be detoured along Virginia Street, Capital Improvement Program Manager Blake Sills said. Work on Louisiana Street is expected to be completed in mid-June, Sills said.
District invests $6.5M in security upgrades McKinney ISD leaders have approved security system refreshes for the district’s high schools and stadium. The district’s board of trustees approved a $6.55 million purchase of physical security upgrades through bond funds April 22. What you need to know Verkada is a cloud-based, integrated security platform system that will replace security cam- eras, door access control and other physical safety measures across campuses. District leaders will be able to remotely manage the system, such as the ability to unlock or lock doors, MISD Chief Information O cer Stephen McGilvray said. Verkada also supplies an alarm team to monitor 24/7. The team will be able to review an event and respond accordingly, whether that be to district
Bond funds to fuel STEAM programs
"Being able to proactively receive alerts with video context to quickly assess the situation and respond accordingly is really bene cial."
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McKinney ISD will repurpose $2 million set aside in bond funds to invest in science, technology and art programs in the district. The district’s board of trustees approved reallocating $2 million from the 2021 bond program on March 25. STEAM education will be developed through an ongoing collaboration with district and campus leaders, said Amber Epperson, assistant superintendent of teaching, learning and accountability. Potential options for reallocating the bond funds include developing STEAM experiences for all students in the 2024- 25 school year, Epperson said. This may include the purchase of Lego coding sets, classroom virtual reality sets and coding robots, according to the presentation.
STEPHEN MCGILVRAY, MISD CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
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personnel or emergency responders, McGilvray said. Verkada is used by neighboring school districts, including Prosper ISD and Richardson ISD. Next steps Phase 1 of implementation includes McKinney Boyd, McKinney and McKinney North high schools as well as the McKinney ISD Stadium and Commu- nity Event Center. Future campus security upgrades for other MISD schools and facilities will be decided in future bond planning.
Utility con icts delay Wilmeth Road work Construction work on Wilmeth Road between Lake Forest Drive and Hardin Boulevard is now expected to be completed this summer. The $19 million project was originally sched- uled to be completed in March, according to city documents.
The details The work, which initially began in March 2022, has experienced delays due to con icts with underground utilities. Construction work was halted last fall when con icts with AT&T and Oncor facilities were identi ed, Capital Improve- ment Program Manager Blake Sills said. The contractor working on the project, Sinacola, has since identi ed an additional con ict at the Hardin Boulevard intersection. The completion of construction is dependent on the relocation of underground utilities by Oncor, Sills said.
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