Awards & Ratings

		Awards and Ratings Student Awards Faculty/Staff Awards Teachers of the Year District AEIS Data & Campus Performance State Accountability Ratings National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Plano ISD Assessment & Accountability

Plano ISD employees voted their school district among the “Best Places to Work in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex" in both 2006 and 2008, through a "Dallas Business Journal" survey. Pictured at the "Best Places to Work" awards luncheon are employees (standing, l-r) Superintendent Dr. Doug Otto, Derrick Brookins and Beth Hubbard; and (seated, l-r) John Alawneh, Tamira Griffin, Susie Vaughan, Steve Ewing and Sugna Kamdar.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) rated Plano ISD "exemplary" on 18 out of 25 academic indicators, through its 2008 accountability ratings report. Plano ISD was rated "recognized" on five indicators and "academically acceptable" on two. Plano ISD improved in 20 out of 25 indicators for 2008, with 12 of those indicators already in the "exemplary range," where incremental improvement is most difficult. Twenty-eight Plano campuses earned "exemplary" ratings.

Twenty-four Plano schools have captured the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence honor, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. Several Plano ISD schools have been twice honored.

All Plano ISD schools met AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) on all indicators of the No Child Left Behind Act. The district also received a rating of “Met AYP” for all 35 indicators. Statewide, several hundred schools did not meet AYP, nor did several school districts.

Ninety-nine Plano ISD seniors were named Semifinalists in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program. They continued in the competition for Finalist standing and $33 million in scholarships.

While in high school, the majority of all Plano ISD students take at least one college entrance exam before graduating. Plano ISD continues to boast one of the highest performances on college entrance exams in the nation before graduation.

The Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) named eight Plano ISD schools, among 268 public schools across the state, to the 2007 TBEC Honor Roll. They are Plano Senior High School, Plano West Senior High School; Clark, Jasper and Shepton high schools; Rice Middle School; and Mathews and Skaggs elementary schools. Schools must have a high percentage of students meeting state standards on the TAKS tests in all subjects for three consecutive years, with an emphasis on how many students score at the state’s highest standard – commended – on all tests.

Every year since the award has been presented (1992-2008), Plano ISD has been selected for a “What Parents Want Award” by SchoolMatch, the nation’s largest school selection and consulting firm. Only 16 percent of the nation’s school systems have been designated for this honor. Also, "Expansion Management Magazine" named Plano ISD among 2,800 school districts across the U.S. to earn a "Gold Medal" rating through its 16th Annual Education Quotient ratings.

The Plano ISD Education Foundation gifted more than $900,000 in 2007-08 for programs and services to support quality education in Plano schools, raising funds through its annual “Ski Plano” benefit gala, Plano ISD employee campaign, parent fundraising drive and gifts from corporations, foundations and individuals. Since its inception more than a decade ago, the Foundation has raised more than $3 million to enhance the quality of education in Plano schools.

For 25 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 four 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 2008 survey conducted by several national music and education organizations.

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 several top state and national awards for innovation in design and user-friendliness.