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MISD updates board on curriculum, professional learning and student supports under Strategic Plan Pillar 2
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Amber Epperson told trustees the district has rolled out guaranteed curriculum resources, expanded Marzano model training, launched the Edgience data platform, expanded iPad pilots and advanced English learner, financial literacy and STEAM initiatives.
McKinney ISD on Monday provided a detailed update on the district’s Strategic Plan Pillar 2 work — teaching and learning — including curriculum resources, professional learning, supports for English learners, STEAM initiatives and instructional technology.
Amber Epperson, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, outlined district efforts to provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum in every core area, including curriculum guides, pacing calendars and unit guides. She said the district has identified five guaranteed resources for each core course and has published parent-facing scope-and-sequence documents on the district website.
Epperson said the district began using the Edgience platform this year to synthesize data across multiple systems and provide a more holistic view of student progress. The district has also continued rollouts of a new model of instruction informed by Marzano research; about 200 administrators and teacher leaders received two-day training previously, and the district provided that training to an additional 350 teachers over the summer.
She described “learning walks” — short, non-evaluative classroom visits by teams of administrators and instructional leaders to identify instructional trends and professional-learning priorities — and said the district will refresh focus on professional learning communities.
Epperson reviewed targeted work for English learners, including bilingual and newcomer supports, and said 59 students are enrolled in newcomer programs. She described a successful push to embed personal financial literacy standards into economics and AP courses (students in economics earned the half-credit embedded PFL standard; AP students were given aligned project options) and said First United Bank partnered on classroom activities for thousands of middle-school students.
Epperson also summarized STEAM work, the STEAM ambassador program, expansion of a K–5 iPad pilot to four campuses, and early work on AI-aware instructional tools approved by the technology department. She said near-term priorities include expanding STEAM fluency, aligning CTE pathways to earlier grades and continuing professional learning.
The board engaged with the presenters, thanked staff for the work and asked questions about training, program scalability and community partnerships. No formal action was taken.
