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McKinney ISD adopts hazardous-route map to protect state transportation funding
Summary
Trustees adopted a resolution designating hazardous routes and an online interactive map so families can see walk-zone changes; the action preserves the district's eligibility for state transportation funding for students who live within two miles and meet the state's hazard criteria.
The McKinney ISD Board of Trustees voted May 18 to adopt a hazardous-route resolution that records which routes and areas the district considers hazardous under Texas rules and preserves eligibility for limited state transportation funding for students living within two miles of their campus. Dennis Womack, assistant superintendent for operations, summarized a presentation given at last month’s meeting and said the district will publish an interactive map and tailored campus notifications if the board adopted the resolution.
Womack told trustees the state allows districts to declare hazard areas for routes with features such as lack of sidewalks, crossing uncontrolled major arterials, expressways, or other conditions in the statute. "That website will have all of the information that you were shown last month, as well as the resolution itself," he said. After a trustee complimented the research and sought clarification that the designation is state-defined (not a local imposition), the board moved, seconded, and voted to adopt the resolution. No change to bus operations was announced at the meeting; Womack said additions would return to the board for approval before routes take effect.
Provenance: The resolution was discussed and voted on during the board's discussion-action section regarding hazardous-route identification.
