Wylie Independent School District (Collin County, Texas)

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Wylie Independent School District
Wylie Brand.png
Address
951 South Ballard Avenue
Wylie
, Collin, Texas , 75098
United States
Coordinates 33°00′17″N96°32′25″W / 33.0047803026808°N 96.5402529878241°W / 33.0047803026808; -96.5402529878241 [1]
District information
GradesPre-school - 12
Established1901;122 years ago (1901)
SuperintendentDr. David Vinson
Enrollment17,573
Other information
Website wylieisd.net

Wylie Independent School District is a school district based in Wylie, Texas, United States and covers much of south central Collin County.

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Wylie ISD serves most of the city of Wylie, including the city of St. Paul, a portion of the city of Murphy, and the Collin County portion of the city of Sachse. Enrollment has grown to just over 18,000 students. [2] The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. [3]

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [4]

History

In the 1890s, the town of Wylie had been served by a small school [5] with small funding primarily by the parents of the students of the schools. Thomas Franklin Birmingham noticed this problem traveling and established Wylie ISD in 1901-1902. He set limits of the district that all citizens in that area would pay taxes to uphold the district. The Birmingham family had provided money to build a proper High School. Since then the Birmingham family has established various Land Trusts [6] to fund areas of curriculum for the district as well as scholarships for the top 22 of the graduating class. The city and district has honored him and his family with the Birmingham Elementary School and streets among other things.

In 2007 the Wylie East High School opened for the 2007-2008 school year. In 2009, the school was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. [4]

In the summer of 2015 all Wylie ISD campuses underwent renovations to bring them well in the 21st century. In 2019, voters approved a new $193.7 million dollar bond issue for improvements and expansion of schools throughout the district. [7]

The most recent school to have been built was George W. Bush Elementary school, which opened the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year.

Standardized dress

Since the 2006-2007 school year, all Wylie ISD students in grades 5 through 12 have had to comply with a standardized dress code, which is similar to a school uniform. [8] In the 2007-2008 school year, the dress code went largely unchanged, except that hooded sweatshirts were not accepted. The dress code included wearing a tucked in solid polo shirt, turtle neck, or button up shirts. Bottoms were specified to be pants, shorts, or skirt, paired with a belt, in khaki, black, or navy blue.

In 2011, the Wylie ISD school board officially changed its policy to allow hooded sweatshirts, pants with rivets, cargo pants, colored belts, and shoelaces. The dress code was changed again in 2017 to allow all hoodies, untucked shirts, and mock turtle necks.

In May 2021, dress code was changed by the Wylie ISD school board once again to allow a more relaxed dress code for the 2021-22 school year. The dress code allows for solid colored pants, but still prohibits: holes, rips, and or tears.

Schools

Primary schools

Elementary schools (K-4)

  • Akin Elementary School
  • Birmingham Elementary School
  • Cox Elementary School
  • Dodd Elementary School
  • Groves Elementary School
  • George W. Bush Elementary School
  • Hartman Elementary School
  • Smith Elementary School
  • Tibbals Elementary School
  • Watkins Elementary School
  • Whitt Elementary School

Intermediate schools (5-6)

  • Davis Intermediate School
  • Draper Intermediate School
  • Harrison Intermediate School [9]

Secondary schools

Junior high schools (7-8)

High schools (9-12)

Alternative schools (1-12)

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  2. ↑ "District Profile / District Statistics" . Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "District Profile". Wylie ISD. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. 1 2 "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  5. ↑ Wylie City History
  6. ↑ Wylie ISD.net
  7. ↑ "Bond 2019". Wylie Independent School District. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Dress Code
  9. ↑ "Harrison Intermediate / Homepage".
  10. ↑ "Achieve Academy". Wylie ISD.
  11. ↑ "School Detail for ACHIEVE ACADEMY". School Search. National Center for Education Statistics.
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