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McKinney ISD honors staff and students at March 23 board meeting

McKinney Independent School District Board of Trustees · March 23, 2026
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Summary

The board recognized two staff members (Madison Bennett and Julia Ramirez) with We Are McKinney ISD superintendent awards, presented Every Student Every Day student awards, and honored CTE and athletics state qualifiers and Baylor TIP scholars.

The March 23 board meeting opened with multiple recognitions of staff and students.

District presenters recognized Madison (Maddie) Bennett of McNeil Elementary and Julia Ramirez of Cockrell Middle School with the "We Are McKinney ISD" superintendent awards for instructional leadership, classroom impact and program transformation. The presenters described Bennett’s strengths in routines, structure and behavior management and Ramirez’s leadership in building a strong program and serving as a CMS UIL coordinator.

The district also presented "Every Student, Every Day" awards to students nominated by their principals (examples on record include fifth-graders Cedric Minor and Jacob Soto), honored CTE students advancing to national competition through TAFE, and recognized swim and wrestling student-athletes who qualified for state competition. Assistant athletic director Colby Peak named individual achievements such as Hudson Phillips’ district and regional championships and Courtney Cusack’s state titles.

Ending: The recognitions concluded with applause and calls for parents and campus leaders to stand; no board action was required for the recognitions.