Check out these five recent stories out of Community Impact's Frisco ISD coverage.
1. Frisco ISD to end school a week early in the 2026-27 school year
Frisco ISD students will be out of school a week earlier than usual in the 2026-27 school year due to the upcoming PGA Championship. The championship, which will be held the week of May 17, 2027, creates operational and safety concerns that district officials began discussing a year ago, FISD Deputy Superintendent Todd Fouche said. Officials estimate the PGA Championship will bring in 30,000 people daily to Frisco. District leaders met with the Frisco Police and Fire Departments, emergency medical services and city officials, Fouche said, and determined from a safety and security standpoint that the best way to move forward was to end the school year a week earlier than typical.
Read here for more details on the creation of the calendar and important dates in the 2026-27 school year.
2. Frisco ISD expands dual credit options with new Collin College program
The EDGE Dual Credit Program will begin in the 2026-27 school year and allow students to complete the full 44-hour Texas Core Curriculum before high school graduation. Students will have the opportunity to take four semesters of college courses in high school through the new program with Collin College. The program application is open now until Feb. 12.
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3. Career, life skills taught in Frisco ISD culinary arts program
Whether students in the advanced culinary arts class at Frisco ISD’s Career and Technical Center pursue a culinary career after graduation or not, Chef Instructor Sara Hosford says they all take skills with them that will serve them for a lifetime. Students enrolled in the Advanced Culinary Arts class, which meets three hours every school day, have completed Intro to Culinary Arts at their home campus and earned a Texas food handlers' license. In addition to working at the student-run restaurant—Saveur, at FISD CTE Center—students also run Corner Cafe & Bakery and cater district events.
Get the full scoop from Reporter Karen Chaney.
4. Frisco ISD superintendent to retire in 2026
Frisco ISD's superintendent of schools since 2017 is stepping down at the end of this school year. Superintendent Mike Waldrip has served in public education for nearly 44 years and will retire effective June 30, 2026. The district's board of trustees will begin the process of identifying candidates for the next superintendent.
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5. Frisco ISD sees language growth with emergent bilingual students
Frisco ISD has 77 languages represented among its 62,700 students. Currently, 7,957 students in FISD are classified as emergent bilingual, which refers to students who are acquiring the English language during school. This accounts for 13% of the student population.
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