The Naming of Frisco ISD Schools, by Richard Beaver

Name Selection Process

Frisco ISD selects names for its schools based on input from an advisory committee made up of citizens.

"The Citizens' Committee will assist in building the list of potential names for consideration by the Board Subcommittee for Facility Naming, which will then bring forward recommendations to the full Board of Trustees in regard to naming future FISD facilities," read the district's guidelines.

The current citizen's committee includes former Frisco mayor Bob Warren; Katie Almon (FISD historian); Joni Minett; Betty Venable; and school namesakes Isabel Sem (Sem Elementary), Ruth Borchardt (Borchardt Elementary) and Wilma Fisher (Fisher Elementary).

Selection Criteria

Namesakes are awarded based on several criteria, which are as follows:

• Schools may be named for former FISD employees whose contributions went above and beyond the normal call of duty;
• Schools may be named for citizens who served the school district long and well in unpaid or volunteer roles;
• Schools may be named for public servants who, through their official roles, have greatly contributed to the success of the school system and its young people;
• Schools may be named for public figures at the local, county, regional, state or national level who have championed the causes of education and/or are excellent role models for youth;
• Schools may be named for the historical significance of the area where it is built or to honor the traditions and heritage of the community; and
• Schools may be named for persons who make a significant contribution of money or real property to the FISD.

School Board Subcommittee

The members of the board subcommittee currently are: Trustees Richard Beaver, Buddy Minett and Laura Ellison. Shana McKay-Wortham, Director of Communications, serves as the staff liaison to the subcommittee.

Current Facilities

Frisco ISD Elementary Schools

1. I. S. Rogers Elementary (1986)
2. Claude Curtsinger Elementary (1995)
3. Noel A.Smith Elementary (1997)
4. Naoma & M. Allen Anderson Elementary (1999)-in Plano City Limits
5. JW & Ruth Christie Elementary (1999)
6. Shawnee Trail Elementary (2000)
7. Ruth Borchardt Elementary (2001)-in Plano City Limits
8. Ida Lee Bright Elementary (2001)
9. Wilma Fisher Elementary (2001)
10. Bessie Gunstream Elementary (2002)
11. Izetta Sparks Elementary (2002)
12. Otis Spears Elementary (2002)
13. Mary M. Boals Elementary (2003)
14. Jessie Marie Riddle Elementary (2003)-in Plano City Limits
15. Bert & Eloise Isbell Elementary (2004)
16. Lucille Rogers Ashley Elementary (2005)
17. Calvin Bledsoe Elementary (2005)
18. Dr. Erwin and Elisabeth Pink Elementary (2005)
19. Weldon Corbell Elementary (2006)
20. Dr. J. M. Ogle Elementary (2006)-in McKinney City Limits
21. Isabel Pierce Sem Elementary (2006)
22. Portia Taylor Elementary (2006)-in Plano City Limits
23. Reba Cobb Carroll Elementary (2007)
24. Charlie and Charlotte Mooneyham Elementary School (2007)
25. Robertson Elementary (2007)-in Little Elm City Limits
26. Edris Childres Elliott Elementary (2008) - Brookstone subdivision, in McKinney City Limits
27. Polly Tadlock Elementary (2008) - Panther Creek between Preston/Hillcrest

Map to the Frisco Elementary Schools^?

Frisco ISD Middle Schools

1. Renovations/Additions to old high school, becoming Benton A. Staley Middle School (1996)
2. Adelle R. Clark Middle School (2000)
3. Cal and Walt Wester Middle School (2002)
4. Pioneer Heritage Middle School (2002)
5. Bennett and Alma Griffin Middle School (2004)
6. Sam and Ann Roach Middle School (2005)
7. Pat and Catherine Fowler Middle School (2007)-in Plano City Limits, Served as temporary location for Liberty High School in 2006
8. Richard Scoggins Middle School - On Stacy Road (FM 720) in McKinney City. Near the "S" curve (2008)
9. Sue Wilson Stafford Middle School - North of the Grayhawk subdivision (2008)

Map to the Frisco Middle Schools^?

Frisco ISD High Schools

1. Frisco High School (1996)
2. Centennial High School (2003)
3. Justin Wakeland High School (2006)
4. Liberty High School (2007)
5. Not yet named - On Eldorado just west of Independence (2009)
6. Not yet named - Northeast corner of Panther Creek and Teel (2009)

Map to the Frisco High Schools^?

Other Facilities (named after individuals)

1. Z.T. Acker Special Programs Center & Office Complex
2. Dr. Erwin G. Pink Field, located in Pizza Hut Park (2005)
3. Not yet named - CATE Center, Ohio/Wade (2008)