McKinney, Texas - Wolford Elementary, McKinney Boyd High School, McKinney High School and McKinney North High School are the latest McKinney ISD campuses to earn Level 3 Certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools, bringing all MISD schools up to Level 3 (with the exception of the new Frazier Elementary, which opened in 2023–2024 and is currently working toward Level 2):
MISD Marzano Level 3 Schools
Bennett Elementary
Burks Elementary
Caldwell Elementary
Eddins Elementary
Finch Elementary
Glen Oaks Elementary
Reuben Johnson Elementary
Lawson Early Childhood School
Malvern Elementary
McClure Elementary
McGowen Elementary
McNeil Elementary
Minshew Elementary
Press Elementary
Slaughter Elementary
Valley Creek Elementary
Vega Elementary
Walker Elementary
Webb Elementary
Wilmeth Elementary
Wolford Elementary
Cockrill Middle School
Dowell Middle School
Evans Middle School
Faubion Middle School
Scott Johnson Middle School
McKinney Boyd High School
McKinney High School
McKinney North High School
Level 3 certification means that schools have provided evidence of a “Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum,” which requires schools to show evidence that everything being taught to students is aligned with state standards, that every student is receiving it and that it can viably be taught in the school year.
MISD's newest campus, Frazier Elementary, which opened in August 2023, earned Marzano Level 1 in July 2024, after its first year. Level 1 certification means that Frazier has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level of the HRS framework that follows. Such a culture is crucial to student achievement, and the Level 1 assessment addresses and evaluates day-to-day operations.
The high reliability school (HRS) program was created by Marzano Resources to help transform schools into organizations that take proactive steps to ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy, along with leading and lagging indicators, educators learn to assess, monitor and confirm the effectiveness of their schools.
All McKinney ISD schools are now certified on HRS Levels 1, 2 and 3 (with the exception of Frazier, who is now in the Level 2 process).
This framework, based on 50 years of educational research, defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become a High Reliability School—where all students learn the content and skills they need for success in college, careers and beyond.
“As you move through the levels, it represents a complete transformation in how schools are run,” says CEO Robert J. Marzano.
Schools must collect data and validate their performance to climb each level of the hierarchy. Certification is determined by Marzano Resources analysts in cooperation with school data teams.
Using the HRS framework and indicators, schools can drive sustained, positive and significant impacts on student achievement by synthesizing multiple complex initiatives into one harmonious system.