Committee to assess, recommend changes for McKinney ISD attendance zones, facilities
🍎 A committee of 39 McKinney ISD parents, along with district staff and campus administrators, will be charged with assessing the district’s attendance zones amid projected student population growth.
The action taken: MISD trustees voted unanimously to create an Educational Facilities Alignment Committee at a Sept. 15 meeting. The committee will engage in a series of meetings beginning in September where they will study both current school attendance zones and projected population growth prior to making recommendations on potential changes later this year.
The details: The Educational Facilities Alignment Committee is charged with representing the MISD community through assessing community feedback and data such as projected student enrollment, campus student capacity and more. The group will ultimately present a recommendation that includes:
Identifying three elementary campuses that could be repurposed for alternative district uses
Developing new school attendance zone maps for the elementary, middle and high school levels that could be approved by the board and implemented by the 2026-27 school year
Chip City Cookies serves up sweet treats at new McKinney location
🍪 Chip City Cookies is now open in McKinney’s District 121, a representative of the business confirmed.
The gist: The McKinney store is the first Texas location for the New York-based cookie company, which offers a variety of fresh-baked cookies in a weekly rotating menu. Over 100 flavors are offered each year, including:
Planned Smalls Sliders restaurant gets SUP for drive-thru
🍔 Plans are underway to open a Smalls Sliders drive-thru restaurant within the West Grove development in McKinney.
The gist: McKinney City Council members approved a specific use permit for the restaurant during a Sept. 16 meeting. The permit is required for development of a drive-thru restaurant at the proposed location since the closest speaker box would be located 100 feet away from land zoned for residential uses.
About the company: Smalls Sliders opened its first quick-service restaurant in McKinney earlier this year at 1681 N. Hardin Blvd. The restaurant serves hamburger sliders made with one or two beef patties, cheese, pickles and Small Sliders’ signature sauce called “Smauce.” The restaurant also serves grilled cheese sandwiches, waffle-cut fries and milkshakes.
328 homes sold in McKinney, other local real estate data from August
🏡 McKinney saw 328 homes sold during August, with the most homes sold in the 75071 ZIP code. The city’s median home sale price was $500,000, with an average of 88 days on the market.
The specifics: Check out real estate data for McKinney, comparing data from August 2024 to August 2025, including:
