Trustees approved a contract extension at a Sept. 8 meeting. The partnership started in 2020 and the one-year renewal will run through the 2025-26 school year.
The specifics
Serenity High School is located within McKinney North High School at 2550 Wilmeth Road. It offers an environment for students who have successfully completed a recognized drug and/or alcohol treatment program, and who want to complete requirements to earn a Texas high school diploma, according to district documents.
A typical day at Serenity High School includes computer-based accelerated instruction, Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous group time, recreation time and required community service. Students remain a part of LISD while attending the school.
The impact
There are 30 students on average at Serenity High School at any given time, per district documents.
LISD will pay Serenity High School $85 per day per student for the number of days an LISD student is enrolled in and attends Serenity High School.
Because students who attend Serenity High School are still a part of LISD, the district receives funding from those students’ attendance, Director of Communications Samantha Fitzpatrick said.
Also of note
LISD officials make a decision to renew this contract annually. Other districts that have similar partnerships with Serenity High School include:
- Allen ISD
- Anna ISD
- Blue Ridge ISD
- Celina ISD
- Community ISD
- Frisco ISD
- Melissa ISD
- Pilot Point ISD
- Plano ISD
- Tioga ISD
- Wylie ISD
