The class took school buses between
FISD facilities, gaining a better idea of the
size of the District, which spans 75 square
miles in Collin and Denton counties.
Allison Miller, director of the Frisco
Education Foundation and FISD Partners
in Education Department, was instrumen-
tal in reaching out to the community to
identify people interested in participating
in the first pilot class.
“We have many great partners in edu-
cation throughout the area, but we need
to make sure we are reaching out to
our sister cities of Plano, Little Elm and
McKinney,” she said. “We want our par-
ents and students who live in those com-
munities, as well as Frisco, to know they
are part of something special. We have
students who live across miles and miles
of Denton and Collin counties. Bringing a
sense of belonging to people who live and
Participants met with
members of the Frisco ISD
Board of Trustees for a
question-and-answer session
on tough decisions facing the
school district.
Dee Maddox, an FISD parent and Insight
class member. “The presentations pro-
vided information that increased my
understanding of the administration's
commitment and the tours showed the
level of facilities and services available
to FISD students. For me, the Career and
Technical Education Center and Ford
Center were my favorite tours. The pre-
sentations on human resources, support
services, finance and zoning were equally
eye-opening.”
Several class members said in an exit
survey conducted by the District that they
felt future classes might benefit from
longer sessions – though taking people
away from work was an obvious concern
they understood. Class members also
suggested a full session devoted to chal-
lenges faced by the District, particularly
the budget and strategic planning issues.
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