Awards
& Ratings
In 2010 accountability ratings reported by the Texas Education Agency, Plano ISD rated Exemplary on all 25 academic indicators. The “all students” group maintained an Exemplary rating in all five content areas (reading, 98%; writing, 99%; social studies, 100%; mathematics, 97% and science, 97%). Thirty-four Plano ISD schools received an Exemplary rating, 26 were rated Recognized and 4 Academically Acceptable.
Every year since the award has been presented (1992-2011), Plano
ISD has been selected for a “What Parents Want Award” by SchoolMatch® of Columbus, OH,
the nation’s largest school selection and consulting firm. Only 16 percent of the nation's 15,571 public school districts (2,437) have been recognized for meeting the needs of families choosing schools.
Plano ISD employees voted their school district among the “Best
Places to Work in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex" in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, through a "Dallas Business Journal" online survey. As a result, Plano ISD was profiled as one of the “Good Guys” in the September 24, 2010, issue of the "Dallas Business Journal."
 Employee representatives attending the Best Places to Work luncheon were Suzanne Drotman, Tramy Tran, Tracy Ryerson, Sarika Pride, Tamira Griffin, 2010-11 School Board President Lloyd "Skip" Jenkins, Courtney Washington, and Cindy Savant. Also attending the luncheon were Danny Modisette, then deputy superintendent, and Lesley Range-Stanton, communications director.
Twenty-three
Plano ISD schools have captured the prestigious National
Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence honor, awarded by the U.S. Department
of Education. Three of the schools have been twice awarded through the national program.
Plano ISD boasts one of the highest performances on college entrance exams
in the nation. A significant number of students take Advanced Placement courses and participate in the International Baccalaureate program and concurrent enrollment. These statistics indicate a strong dedication to work diligently to get more students enrolled in honors and advanced courses.
 Eighty-seven Plano ISD seniors earned Semifinalist standing in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship
Program. They continued in the competition
for Finalist standing and $36 million in
scholarships.
The National Center for Educational Achievement recognized 23 Plano ISD schools as part of its 2010 Just for the Kids Campaign for Higher Performing Schools in Texas. The program helps to identify, celebrate and share insights from higher performing schools nationwide, examining student achievement in math, reading, writing, science and social studies.
For 27 consecutive years, Plano ISD has earned the prestigious
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association
of the United States and
Canada. For eight consecutive years,
Plano ISD has earned the highest rating of “Superior Achievement” in
the state’s
Schools FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas)
program.
 Plano ISD was awarded as one of the "Best 100 Communities for
Music Education in America" in a 2011 survey conducted by several
national music and education organizations. Plano has made this list each year since the start of the program in 1999.
A record 14 Plano ISD schools made the Texas Business and Education Coalition's (TBEC) 2010 Honor Roll. Congratulations to the following elementary schools: Andrews, Bethany, Beverly, Daffron, Hickey, Hightower, Mathews, Skaggs and Wyatt; middle schools: Hendrick and Rice; and high schools: Clark, Jasper and Vines. TBEC identifies honor roll schools by analyzing three years of performance data for every public school in Texas. Honor roll schools have the highest percentage of students performing at the state's most rigorous standard on state-mandated tests.
The Plano ISD Education Foundation raised more than $900,000 during the 2010-11 school year for programs
and services to support quality education
in Plano schools, through its
annual “Ski Plano” benefit gala, Plano ISD employee campaign,
parent fundraising drive and gifts from corporations,
foundations and individuals. Since the year 2000, the Foundation has raised more than $7 million to enhance the quality of education in Plano schools.
 Plano ISD was named a first place winner in the American School Board Journal’s (ASBJ) 17th annual Magna Awards program in the over 20,000 enrollment category. The district created a equipped with 13 computers and is sending it into local neighborhoods in and around eight high-poverty elementary schools.
Since its inception in 2001, Plano ISD's eSchool program has enabled more than 11,000 students to take high school courses online, on their own time, wherever access is available to the Internet and a computer. Students enrolled in eSchool have achieved an overall passing rate of 98 percent.
The school district's website and online instructional
center have captured top state and national
awards for innovation in design and user-friendliness.
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