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Parents and teachers urge McKinney ISD to preserve Communities In Schools supports as budget cuts loom
Summary
At the April 21 McKinney ISD board meeting, parents, teachers and volunteers urged the district to maintain or replace services provided by Communities In Schools after a district communication indicated the CIS contract would not continue; speakers requested greater transparency, fundraising and a stakeholder committee to develop alternatives.
April 21, 2025 — Speakers at the McKinney Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting pressed the district to sustain services provided by Communities In Schools (CIS) after several speakers said the district had decided not to renew the CIS contract for the coming school year.
Katie Nash, a parent and former MISD teacher, told trustees CIS provides “lifelines” for Title I campuses and cited program figures: “16 site coordinators, over 1,600 students served directly, nearly 96,000 individual services provided just last year.” Nash asked the board to form “a committee that involves parents, educators, and community to explore funding…
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