Sharon McKinney, Ed.D.

Professional Educator & Leader                

sharondmckinney@gmail.com        @mckinney_edu

EXPERIENCE

Port Aransas ISD - Port Aransas, TX

June 2016 - Present

Superintendent of Schools

June 2015 - May 2016

Associate Superintendent

May 2010 - May 2015

Principal, Port Aransas High School

Round Rock ISD - Round Rock, TX

July 2009 - May 2010

Assistant Principal, Stony Point High School

Aransas County ISD - Rockport, TX

August 2005 - July 2009

Assistant Principal, Rockport-Fulton High School

August 2001 - June 2005

Teacher, Rockport-Fulton High School

August 2000- May 2001

Permanent Substitute, Rockport-Fulton High School

EDUCATION

West Texas A&M University              

Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership

University of Texas Permian Basin

Superintendent Coursework

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Master of Arts in Education Administration

Texas A&M University College Station

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

CERTIFICATES

Superintendent

Principal

Special Education

Social Studies Composite

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Texas Association of School Administrators

Texas Association of School Business Officials

Texas Council of Women School Executives

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Led the $17 million recovery after Hurricane Harvey (2017), which also resulted in schools being reopened only seven weeks after catastrophic damage district-wide
• ‘A’ rating on state accountability system the same school year that Hurricane Harvey caused extreme disruptions throughout the school year
• Acquired over $9 million in FEMA disaster recovery grants for PAISD
• Acquired over $500,000 in mental health and disaster recovery grants for PAISD
• Secured private grant money to fund 5 positions for the 2018-2019 school year to provide mental health and behavioral support to students
• Vice-Chairman of the Region 2 Superintendent’s RAC 2019-2020
• Chairman of the Region 2 Superintendent’s RAC 2020-2022
• Testified at Texas House Education Committee October 2017
• Testified at Texas House Education Committee and Senate Education Committee Spring 2023
• 85% of voters approved $6 million school bond election May 2017
• All four bond propositions totalling $5 million approved by voters in November 2020 bond election
• The largest bond election in PAISD history approved by voters in May 2023. Four propositions totalling $37.9 million.
• Four bond propositions approved by voters November 2020
• District of Innovation Plan adopted March 2017
• After an enrollment decline due primarily to higher cost of living, spearheaded a campaign since fall 2014 to attract families to live in PAISD boundaries and to encourage students in nearby communities to enroll as out-of-district transfer students. By November 2016, enrollment had increased by 13%.
• Region 2 TASA 2019 Superintendent of the Year
• Texas Computer Education Association 2015 Campus Administrator of the Year
• TASSP 2013 High School Principal of the Year State Finalist
• TASSP 2013 Region 2 High School Principal of the Year
• TEA Registered Provider for School Board Training
• TASA Commissioner’s Cabinet 2020-2021
• TASA Executive Committee 2021-present
• Texas School Coalition Executive Committee 2021-present
• Texas School Coalition Secretary July 2022-present
• Johnny Veselka TASA Scholarship Recipient December 2021
• TASA Small School Network Design Team May 2023-present
• Keynote Speaker Teach Rhymes with Beach Conference November 2021
• Presenter at Texas Council of Women School Executives Conference June 2021
• Presenter at TASA Midwinter Conference January 2022, January 2023