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Wylie ISD is proud to announce the hiring of Craig Needham as the district’s next Executive Director of Fine Arts, succeeding Glenn Lambert, who announced his retirement last month
Wylie ISD is excited to announce Princess Stewart as the new assistant principal of Groves Elementary for the upcoming school year. Stewart will take over for Meagan Wendt, who has been named the new assistant principal at Hartman Early Childhood Learning Center.
- Groves
Wylie ISD is proud to welcome Shawnell Bradshaw as the inaugural principal of Hartman Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC). She steps into this role following Joey Welborn’s departure from the district to pursue a position outside of education.
- Hartman
Wylie ISD is excited to welcome Jeff Davidson as the new Head Tennis Coach at Wylie East High School. With more than 20 years of experience in education and athletics, Davidson brings a background in tennis and a history of helping student-athletes succeed on and off the court.
- WEHS
Wylie ISD is pleased to announce Beau Dodson as the new Head Golf Coach at Wylie East High School. Dodson brings over 15 years of coaching and teaching experience.
- WEHS
Watkins Elementary honored Mr. Wally Watkins by hosting their first-ever handshake competition for the entire fourth-grade class. At 88 years old, Watkins remains committed to building connections with the staff and students at the school that bears his name.
- Watkins
Wylie ISD is incredibly proud to showcase the inaugural edition of Cadet Story, the first-ever digital magazine planned, written, and designed solely by students in the Wylie High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC).
- WHS
Eighth-grade students from Cooper Junior High brought stories to life during a heartwarming visit to elementary schools for the annual Children's Book Project. They read original self-authored and illustrated children’s books to Tibbals, Whitt, and Groves elementary schools.
- Cooper
- Tibbals
Wylie ISD proudly announces that 11 of our campuses have earned a place on the 2024 Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll. This recognition highlights schools that are not only achieving high levels of academic success but are also making meaningful progress in closing achievement gaps.
- Akin
- Birmingham
- Cox
- Dodd
- Groves
- Hartman
- McMillan
- Smith
- Tibbals
- Watkins
- Whitt
Wylie ISD is excited to announce Shelby Ternus as the new Head Girls Soccer Coach at Wylie High School. She steps into the role following Chris Bezner, who made the decision to step back from varsity athletics
- WHS
When a fellow student had a medical emergency on the bus ride home, Burnett Junior High student Garrison Suell didn’t hesitate. Drawing on first-aid training he learned in his physical education class, Suell’s quick actions earned him the district’s “Life Saver” award.
- Harrison
The entire second-grade class at Smith Elementary recently transformed their classrooms into a Poetry Café, where students wrote two of their very own poems and presented them to their classmates and parents.
- Smith
Wylie ISD is proud to announce the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony for its 22nd and 23rd campuses: O.W. Hampton Intermediate and Richard Parker Junior High, both scheduled to open in August 2026.
- Hampton
- Parker
At Birmingham Elementary, third-grade students dove into entrepreneurship during a recent Market Day event, where classmates and staff explored and purchased goods from their creative booths run by the Birmingham Bears.
- Birmingham
Wylie ISD has been honored with the 2025 Best Communities for Music Education award (BCME).
- District