The Herman Lawson Early Childhood Center serves preschool age children and those with disabilities. The Lawson Center features the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) as well as the local Head Start, a national program to advance the academic readiness of children. The Center is named after Herman Lawson, who instituted the first computer attendance program in MISD while he was the Director of Student Services. The Lawson Center contact information is:
Herman Lawson Early Childhood Center
500 Dowell Street
McKinney, Texas 75071
Phone: 469-742-2400
Fax: 469-742-2401
The Learning in New Contexts (LINC) Center offers a self-paced curriculum to "credit deficient or non-traditional students." They attend to students who are at risk of dropping out. The Center opened in 1988 and, in 2010, had 68 enrollees. The LINC contact information is:
LINC
2100 White Avenue
McKinney, TX 75069
Serenity High serves students who have successfully completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation treatment program and wish to get an accredited Texas high school diploma. The school offers support for sobriety, a student teacher ratio of 10 to one, peer support groups and one-on-one counseling. Serenity High's contact information is:
Serenity High
2100 White Ave.
McKinney, TX 75069
Phone: (469) 742-7830
Fax: (469) 742-7831
The Discipline Campuses are comprised of the District Alternative Education Program (DAEP), the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP), and the County Residential Center (CRC). The DAEP serves students who have broken the student code of conduct at their previous school. The JJAEP is for students who may have legal issues, were expelled from school, or broke their previous school's student code of conduct. The CRC is for students who are in juvenile detention. These programs are offered at three different campuses in MISD. The contact information is:
DAEP
2100 White Ave.
McKinney, Texas
469-742-7800
JJAEP
1800 Graves
McKinney, Texas
469-742-7800
CRC
4700 Community
McKinney, Texas
469-742-7800