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Tax rate and budget
The board adopted a proposed tax rate of $1.1043 per $100 of assessed value (M&O 0.7343; I&S 0.37). The formal motion used statutorily required language that the rate represented an effective 1.4609% increase for truth-in-taxation notice purposes, although the administration noted the total rate represents a roughly $0.02-per-$100 decrease from the prior year's overall rate after state compression calculations. District staff said the adopted rate, combined with updated state aid templates, supports a budget amendment that increases projected revenue by roughly $20.7 million and expenditures by about $13.2 million, producing a near-balanced amendment with an estimated $21,000 surplus under current templates.

Why it matters: The adopted tax rate and subsequent budget amendment reflect adjustments required by updated certified property values and a wave of state funding changes this year (including HB2 allocations). The administration cautioned funding templates have changed repeatedly in recent weeks and could continue to be revised, so the current amendment reflects best-available data.

Major votes and board actions at a glance
- Consent agenda: Approved as presented. Items included minutes, financial reports, cooperative purchasing reporting and a variety of routine contract and facility items (pages 4'32 of the board book).
- Student Code of Conduct: Adopted as presented (annual statutory adoption).
- Personal communication devices policy (FNCE local): Adopted to comply with House Bill 1481, which restricts student use of personal electronic devices during the school day.
- Library materials policy (EFB local) and school library advisory council (SLAC): The board adopted EFB local to align with SB 13 and authorized a district-level School Library Advisory Council; trustees selected a single, district-wide advisory council structure and appointed members as listed in the board book (pages cited by staff). The board voted 6'1 on the EFB local adoption.
- School Library Advisory Council resolution and appointments: Adopted; the appointees were listed in the board book (board packet page 306) and will serve under the policy procedures.
- School Health Advisory Council (SHAC): Members for 2025'6 were adopted from nominations submitted this year.
- Budget amendments for 2025: Approved, incorporating new state funding allocations and compensation adjustments (administration presented a version based on the latest funding template).

Board and staff comments
Finance staff and the superintendent emphasized that TEA funding templates and levy inputs have changed multiple times this summer; the district's current balanced amendment relies on the seventh version of the state template and could be refined as state guidance evolves. Administration noted the board adopted a compensation option earlier in the summer; the budget amendments incorporate those compensation decisions and related pay increases.

Implementation and next steps
Staff said they will process the adopted tax rate and file required notices, finalize amended budgets, and bring any needed further adjustments to the board as state calculations are finalized. The newly authorized SLAC will be convened and trained before the library-materials procurement process begins next year; the board also instructed staff to return to the board if the council structure needs to be altered after initial operation.

Ending
The board completed its business with routine monthly reports and set dates for upcoming training and meetings. Trustees adjourned after approving the items listed above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","McKinney ISD, TX - School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its Aug. 18 meeting the McKinney ISD Board approved a proposed tax rate of 1.1043, adopted budget amendments reflecting new state funding, adopted library-policy changes required by SB 13 and authorized a school library advisory council, and approved other consent and personnel-related items.","taxTitle","MCKINNEY ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14240,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6486877,"McKinney ISD presents A–F accountability results and district scorecard; board to pursue data dives and campus plans",1283,2285000,3568000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5595903-356999176bbe0aceb4319653b5ca7287&start=2285&end=3568","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5595903-356999176bbe0aceb4319653b5ca7287/thumbnail_2285000.jpg","/articles/6486877/Texas/McKinney-ISD-presents-AF-accountability-results-and-district-scorecard-board-to-pursue-data-dives-and-campus-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6486877-928fa6cc8f8544eab859b016172fa342/orig.mp4?Expires=1770483550&Signature=PQI5rfuTGf6Cl5tCA3oeAnpGAdVkR6686MFdb1Uoi5F9IGXzuk7P~uLunv6pUtVRsZXCP5BgyL6V~w6kZs9aJUDz~4b1C-MFKZ3i2gAoUOiUk61BRLkjb7hqd90Jn7I0qo6zG~~xS7Uz6WQWv15K5txeV96hIqryFM4XjESA-KxsMd~Isn17o2H4CE9rGMnzwTlt9i0fI5zWhMbC4Ewml8TFMyMHEikNyabuKSWCAhqHoF3usg~32ugblGAP8vqQza-38xv4FVoUsQ3u0RDNKyM82lBnz5ekCCvD9Y7MiDlejZKG-K2TElFxn5H7jRvUhNvraYLD6h4Txr7V2T56~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The McKinney Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 18 received a detailed briefing on state A–F accountability results and the district's own McKinney Accountability System, and district staff said they will conduct deep data reviews and bring campus improvement plans to the board in October.

The presentation summarized multi-year changes to the Texas Education Agency's A–F framework and how that shift affects local results. A district-level overview presented by district accountability staff showed an overall scaled score of 88; the presentation noted all three McKinney high schools earned A ratings under the current framework. District leaders said elementary campus scores show wider variation because fewer students contribute to each campus's calculation.

Why it matters: State accountability ratings guide public perception, state oversight and some campus interventions; the district's local scorecard is intended to broaden that view by tracking attendance, mental-health supports, dual credit and AP participation, and other measures the community values.

Accountability framework and results
District staff walked trustees through the three-domain TEA framework used in the current ratings: Domain 1 (student achievement), Domain 2 (school progress, comprising growth and relative performance), and Domain 3 (closing the gaps). Presenters emphasized that the high-school college, career and military readiness (CCMR) measure changed sharply under the 2023 manual, raising the CCMR threshold for an A and affecting high-school results.

The district presentation showed an overall district scaled score of 88 (rounded in slides to 88.3), with Domain 1 the highest-scoring domain. Presenters explained the district's proportional methodology for computing the district score (each campus contributes to district totals based on the number of tested students at that campus).

District scorecard and local measures
Chief School Improvement and Federal Programs Officer Jennifer Akins presented the McKinney Accountability System, a local, values-driven scorecard tied to the district strategic plan. Akins highlighted non-state indicators the district tracks, including MAP and other interim academic measures, attendance and chronic-absence interventions, school counseling and mental-health partnerships, student participation in fine arts and CTE programs, AP and dual-credit results, and staff recruitment and retention metrics.

Akins said the district reduced time out of instruction for discipline by about 20% and that teams reduced chronic-absence rates by 45% in the prior year after targeted interventions. She also reported AP program results: roughly 2,700 students enrolled in AP courses who took 5,655 AP exams in 2024'5, and that about 74% of AP exam takers earned scores that could translate to college credit. On dual credit, Akins said fewer students participated in 2024'5 than the prior year but the group earned roughly 300 more college credit hours overall; the average dual-credit student earned about seven credit hours during the year.

Board reaction and next steps
Trustees thanked staff for the detailed, multi-pillar scorecard and noted that state ratings alone do not capture the full range of district progress. Akins said the district will perform targeted deep data dives and a root-cause analysis for campuses showing uneven results and will present updated campus improvement plans in October.

Public comments and context
During the public-comment period earlier in the meeting, community members criticized the district's A'F standing. Tom Klein, a community member, said the district's rating remained a B while neighboring districts earned As and cited state STAR scores he described as low for the district's student groups; Klein said public materials released by the district had given a misleading impression of outside recognition. Another speaker, identified in the minutes as Miss Moore, repeated criticisms of a continuing B rating and of district marketing choices; she cited the same STAR statistics for subgroup performance that were raised during public comment.

What the board will do next
District staff said they will complete data reviews and return with campus improvement plans in October. Akins told trustees that more detailed plans for the campuses requiring support will be included in the October CIP presentations.

Ending
Trustees expressed appreciation for staff work on both state accountability and the district scorecard; the board did not take any formal action at the Aug. 18 meeting on accountability metrics beyond requesting follow-up data dives and campus-level plans.
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