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Parent Informational Meetings

If you were unable to attend the meetings on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Please click the links below for more information.

Click here to sign up!!

PreAP, AP and Humanities English Dept. Required Reading

Click the links below to find the required reading selections for each class. All titles are available for purchase in the Boyd Library.

English I Pre AP

English II Pre AP

Mrs. Bennett’s Humanities II

English III AP/Humanities

McCollom English IV AP

Tiller English IV Humanities

PreAP and AP Course Contract Information

All Boyd students enrolled in any Pre-AP or AP class (and their parent/guardian) must read the appropriate class contract and electronically submit the following link:

PreAP and AP Contract Verification Form Link

PDF Copy of 2011-12 PreAP Contract

PDF Copy of 2011-12 AP Contract

Need current green cord information?

Click on the following link:
http://mbhsstuco.pbworks.com/w/page/40456055/Green-Cord

You can also access Green Cord information on the Student Council website OR by using the Green Cord link under the information menu at the top of this web page.

Online yearbook sales open

Online yearbook sales are open now at http://www.smart-pay.com. The 400-page full-color Bronco yearbook is available for $65. For customers’ convenience, payment may be made in two installments.

In addition to the usual options (plastic covers, nameplates and autograph sections), this year’s order form offers the senior edition of the Spur student magazine. The 32-page glossy magazine is priced at $5 and will help round out the year with coverage of spring activities of interest to all students.

BYOT -- Bring Your Own Technology

WHAT: MISD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY NOW BRING THEIR OWN TECHNOLOGY DEVICES TO SCHOOL
WHEN: SECOND SEMESTER
WHO: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, STAFF & PARENTS
HOW: SEE DETAILS BELOW OR CONTACT A CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR FOR MORE INFORMATION

As part of MISD’s 21st Century Learner Initiative, High School Students, Staff and Parents may now bring their own technology devices to school for instructional purposes. All non-district devices (laptops, iPads, etc.) will have access to MISD’s guest network to access the Internet. All guest users must accept the terms of use prior to accessing the network and MISD is not responsible for theft, damage or loss of any non-district device.

BYOT Flyer -- PDF
BYOT Student, Parent, and Teacher Guide - PDF

If you are a parent interested in volunteering in the school store, contact Laura Lakey @ lakeys@sbcglobal.net

Click here for more information 

Contact the Registration Office if you need more information -
(469) 424-5415 OR (469) 424-5416

Beginning August 30, HAC can be reached by going to www.mckinneyisd.net and selecting the “Quick Links” drop down window and then “Home Access Center”.  Simply click on the words “Home Access” underneath the icon and you will be taken to the page for entering your unique Login ID and password.

For more information please click here.

Attendance Hotline
Attendance information: 469-424-5411
Attendance Fax Number: 469-424-5401
There is no need to call the school if your child will be out.  They just need to take their note to the  house secretary when they come back.  See contact information below for house secretary information.  Parent notes must be turned in within 3 days upon a student returning to school.  There is no time limit for turning in medical/court notes.

If you have questions regarding your child’s attendance, please email the appropriate person using the attendance contact information listed below.  Please check the Home Access Center to find out if your child’s notes have been entered into the system prior to contacting the secretaries from the below list.

For students with the last name beginning with:
Freshmen
A-K:    bray@mckinneyisd.net
BJ Ray   Office:  C202     Phone:  469-424-5781
L-Z:   cpatton@mckinneyisd.net
Colleen Patton     Office:  C202     Phone:  469-424-5541
10th - 12th Grade
A-E:     aputty@mckinneyisd.net
Angi Putty       Office: J207       Phone: 469-424-5779
F-La:    kfowler@mckinneyisd.net
Kathy Fowler      Office: J207       Phone: 469-424-5806
 Le - Ri:     rmanson@mckinneyisd.net
Robin Manson  Office:  J203      Phone:  469-424-5780
Rj-Z:     jturman@mckinneyisd.net
Judi Turman   Office:  J203      Phone:  469-424-5802

If your child was marked absent in error, please contact the teacher for that period via email, and the teacher will contact the attendance person to update their attendance. 

If you need to get your Home Access Center ID and Password, please contact Mrs. Doyle in the Counselors Office at cdoyle@mckinneyisd.net  Mrs. Doyle can mail the information, give it to your child, or you can pick it up from the school in person

Student Voluntary Accident Insurance 11-12:

The following information is for student voluntary accident insurance.

McKinney Boyd will have forms available in the front office to those who are interested.  Forms and information are also available on the MISD Website under the Business Services Department.

Completed applications should be sent directly to the insurance agency by the parent.

If you have any questions regarding coverage or need more forms please contact GM-Southwest Inc. at 800-381-4517 or (972)377-9363.

Letter to Parents with more information
Insurance Application Form

Boyd Front Office Deliveries….
Parents

If you need to drop off an item to be picked up by your student, please be sure to do so before lunches begin at 10:10 a.m. Students can come to the front office to receive these items between classes or during their lunch. The last lunch begins at 12:10 p.m. We cannot interrupt classroom instruction time to make deliveries, call students to the front, or leave messages. Your student will need to know to come to the front office, if they anticipate a delivery. Emergencies are an exception. Thank you.

Cell phone use limited in schools zones during school hours  
Use allowed with hands-free devices or when vehicles are stopped

McKinney City Council passed an ordinance limiting the use of mobile devices while driving in school zones. City leaders, McKinney Police and Fire Departments and school districts within the city worked together on the ordinance with the goal of increasing safety measures for school zones.

Use of a mobile communication device on city streets is prohibited when the school zone hours are in effect in the morning and afternoon for drivers of any vehicle if the car is in motion. Hands-free devices are allowed when using a mobile communications device in a school zone, and cell phone use is allowed in a vehicle when it is stopped. It is permissible for passengers in the cars to use cell phones. There are exceptions for medical, fire or police related emergencies.

"Using a cell phone to talk or send messages while driving distracts drivers and increases safety risks and creates a danger to school children. We want to do everything we can to limit those risks, and this ordinance helps us achieve that goal," said Police Chief Doug Kowalski.

Drivers caught using a cell phone to place calls or send text messages in a school zone, without using a hands free device, and while operating a vehicle could be subject to a $200 fine. Signs will be posted warning drivers of the new ordinance.

Parking Permits
Parking Decals may be purchased in J-207 during lunch.

To purchase parking permit, you must have all of the following:

- $50 cash/check
- Drivers License
- current proof of insurance (photocopy) - student MUST be listed on the policy.
- prior submission of Registration Card:
(http://legacy.mckinneyisd.net/Campuses/high_schools/mckinneyboydhighschool/parking.htm)
- Policy & Procedure form signed by parent and student – also on Boyd website listed above.