NONPROFIT McKinney Education Foundation marks 30 years of growth
2022 EDUCATION EDITION
BY BROOKLYNN COOPER & GRANT JOHNSON
school. The advisor also helps students locate and apply for scholarships; write essays for college admission; apply for nancial aid and ll out federal student aid forms; and more. “We can’t award everybody with a scholarship, but we still want them to have a path to college,” Sine said. Not only do college advisors help students nd scholarships, but the foundation also awards its scholarships to MISD graduating seniors. Teacher grants are another way the MEF sup- ports the district by providing funding for innovative programs and ideas that might not be a t for the district’s budget. “We’re always looking for new ideas or innovative ideas—something a sta member saw at a technology confer- ence, for example,” Sine said. “We want them to try it in McKinney ISD and see if it works, so we provide them with the opportunity to do so.”
The McKinney Education Founda- tion was founded in 1991 to streamline the scholarship search process for McKinney ISD students, MEF Executive Director Ashley Sine said. Thirty years later, the organization has handed out almost $10 million in scholarships to MISD students, and its services have expanded with teacher grants and college advisors at MISD high school campuses, she said. “[The] MEF comes in to just enhance everything and allow innovative solu- tions to see if they work,” Sine said. Sine has been with the MEF since 2007 as one of the its college advisors at McKinney Boyd High School, later moving to executive director. The col- lege advisor program consists of three advisors who provide students with guidance and resources to support higher education at each MISD high
Ashley Sine is the McKinney Education Foundation’s executive director. The foundation is now in its 30th year. (Brooklynn Cooper/Community Impact Newspaper)
MCKINNEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION EVENTS These events help raise money for McKinney ISD scholarships and grants.
Trivia night FEBRUARY OR MARCH YEARLY
NOV. 12, 2022 30th anniversary gala at the Hyatt Regency Frisco with moderated discussion
APRIL YEARLY Scholarships awarded to select MISD students Scholarship applications: www.mckinneyef.org
OCTOBER 2023 Purses with Purpose fundraising event with chances to win handbags
Teacher grants awarded DECEMBER YEARLY
SOURCE: MCKINNEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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