Jayde Bennett
Grade level/Team: Resource
Mckinney ISD email: jbennett@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 3
Years in Education: 5
Level of education: Bachelor Degree
Birthday: 01/27
Shirt Size: XL
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): Chiefs
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Snack: Cheetos
Favorite Drink: Diet Coke
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Depends on the season :)
Favorite Sonic Drink: Diet Cherry Limeade
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: Carrot Cake
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Chick-fil-a
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Any
Favorite Coffee Shop: Starbucks
Favorite Flower: Any
Favorite Scent: Rose Water & Ivy - BBW
Favorite $5 gift card: Surprise me
Favorite $20 gift card: Surprise me
Favorite $100 gift card: Amazon
Dietary restrictions: Prefer gluten free if possible
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Anything is greatly appreciated!
Trudy Cranney
Grade level/Team: Resource
Mckinney ISD email: tcranney@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 1
Years in Education: 11
Level of education: Masters Degree
Birthday: 01/27
Shirt Size: L
Monogram: Mrs. Cranney
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): Baylor
Favorite Color: blue
Favorite Snack: chips or nuts
Favorite Drink: water! La Croix
Favorite Starbucks Drink: iced matcha latte w/lavender
Favorite Sonic Drink: dirty coke
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: iced green tea no sugar
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: Nothing but bundt
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Raising Canes
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Long Horn
Favorite Coffee Shop: Collective Coffee
Favorite Flower: Carnation
Favorite Scent: lavender or peppermint
Favorite $5 gift card: Target
Favorite $20 gift card: TJ Maxx
Favorite $100 gift card: Amazon
Dietary restrictions: No but I don't eat a lot of sugar
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: nice markers, post its, games
What parents/families can do to help: Give 100% positive support!
Julia Whitener
Grade level/Team: Resource
Mckinney ISD email: jwhitener@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 2
Years in Education: 27
Level of education: Bachelor Degree
Birthday: 01/29
Shirt Size: XL
Monogram: Julia
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): TCU
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Snack: Pretzels
Favorite Drink: Unsweet Tea
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Green Tea (Unsweet)
Favorite Sonic Drink: Coke Zero
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: Peach Tea
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: Vanilla Cake
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Chick fil a
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Salt Grass
Favorite Coffee Shop: Collective Coffee
Favorite Flower: Love them all
Favorite Scent: Lavendar
Favorite $5 gift card: Starbucks
Favorite $20 gift card: Amazon
Favorite $100 gift card: Amazon
Dietary restrictions: N/A
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Multi-colored erasable gel pens, colorful sticky notes, Sharpies
What parents/families can do to help: Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. My door is always open.
Jennifer Montgomery
Grade level/Team: Dyslexia
Mckinney ISD email: jmontgomery@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 2
Years in Education: 14
Level of education: Bachelor Degree
Birthday: 08/29
Shirt Size: L
Monogram: JMJ
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): Texas Rangers (baseball)
Favorite Color: Turquoise
Favorite Snack: Dots Pretzels, Peanut Butter M&Ms, Chips and Queso, mini Snickers
Favorite Drink: Sweet Tea or Dr. Pepper
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Mocha Frappuccino
Favorite Sonic Drink: Sweet Tea
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: Sweet Tea
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: Red Velvet Nothing Bundt Cake
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Chick-Fil-A or Whataburger
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Tx. Roadhouse, Velvet Taco, Olive Garden
Favorite Coffee Shop: Scooters or Starbucks
Favorite Flower: Hydrangea
Favorite Scent: Pumpkin or Lavender
Favorite $5 gift card: Scooters or Amazon
Favorite $20 gift card: Amazon or Target
Favorite $100 gift card: Amazon or Target
Dietary restrictions: None-don't like onions
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Treasure box items, lined sticky notes, colorful pens
What parents/families can do to help: Support, communication, and collaboration
Jessica Zimmer
Grade level/Team: Speech Therapy
Mckinney ISD email: jzimmer@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 3
Years in Education: 5
Level of education: Masters Degree
Birthday: 4/2
Shirt Size: M
Monogram: JZ or Miss Z
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): Texas Tech!
Favorite Color: sage or mint green
Favorite Snack: apple/banana
Favorite Drink: Decaf coffee
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Decaf coffee
Favorite Sonic Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: Never had it!
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: anything chocolate (especially dark)
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Taco bell
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: el fenix
Favorite Coffee Shop: Dunkin Donuts
Favorite Flower: Alstromeria
Favorite Scent: eucalyptus or mint
Favorite $5 gift card: amazon
Favorite $20 gift card: amazon
Favorite $100 gift card: n/a
Dietary restrictions: n/a
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Anything to put in a prize box for the students, hand sanitizer, coloring supplies (crayons, markers, etc. anything works!)
What parents/families can do to help: Continuing to show up and support their students! We have such great families :)
Angie Boysen
Grade level/Team: STC/Structured Teach Classroom
Mckinney ISD email: aboysen@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 4
Years in Education: 18
Level of education: Bachelor Degree
Birthday: 05/07
Shirt Size: XL
Monogram: Angie
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): Iowa Hawkeyes
Favorite Color: Purple, pink, teal
Favorite Snack: Trail mix, cheese popcorn
Favorite Drink: Diet peach snapple
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Cinnamon dolce latte
Favorite Sonic Drink: Diet cherry limeade
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: Diet raspberry
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: Tiramisu, buttercream frosting cakes
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Jimmy Johns
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse
Favorite Coffee Shop: Starbucks
Favorite Flower: Any
Favorite Scent: None
Favorite $5 gift card: Target, Amazon
Favorite $20 gift card: Amazon
Favorite $100 gift card: Amazon
Dietary restrictions: None
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Sensory items, popcorn
What parents/families can do to help: Communication & collaboration
Stephanie Truong
Grade level/Team: STC/Structured Teach Classroom
Mckinney ISD email: struong@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 5
Years in Education: 6
Level of education: Bachelor Degree
Birthday: 12/23
Shirt Size: S
Monogram: ST
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): Dallas Mavericks
Favorite Color: Forest Green
Favorite Snack: chips
Favorite Drink: Diet Coke
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Chai Latte
Favorite Sonic Drink: Strawberry Limemade
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: any!
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: any!
Favorite Coffee Shop: Starbucks
Favorite Flower: Peonies
Favorite Scent: eucalyptus
Favorite $5 gift card: Amazon
Favorite $20 gift card: Amazon
Favorite $100 gift card: Amazon
Dietary restrictions: No
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Sensory Toy, Disinfectant, Kleenex
What parents/families can do to help: Constant communication!
Candie Arakaki
Grade level/Team: Resource
Mckinney ISD email: marakaki@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 3
Years in Education: 4
Level of education: HS diploma
Birthday: 09/27
Shirt Size: S
Monogram: CA
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): USC
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Snack: Nuts
Favorite Drink: Coke Zero
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Ice / hot vanilla latte
Favorite Sonic Drink: Coke Zero
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: Any
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: Chocolate chip Cake
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Chick fil a
Favorite Coffee Shop: Lalaland
Favorite Flower: Rose
Favorite Scent: Flower
Favorite $5 gift card: Target, Amazon
Favorite $20 gift card: Target, Amazon
Favorite $100 gift card: Target, Amazon
Dietary restrictions: n/a
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: n/a
What parents/families can do to help: n/a
Kari Hill
Grade level/Team: STC/Structured Teach Classroom
Mckinney ISD email: khill@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 1
Years in Education: 4
Level of education: Masters Degree
Birthday: 08/27
Shirt Size: XXXL
Monogram: KGH
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): Boise State
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Snack: Anything Sour
Favorite Drink: Diet Dr Pepper
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Green Tea
Favorite Sonic Drink: Diet Dr Pepper
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: Strawberry Tea
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: Anything Chocaclt
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Sonic
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Salsa
Favorite Coffee Shop: Dont Drink Coffee
Favorite Flower: Sunflower
Favorite Scent: Rain
Favorite $5 gift card: Sonic
Favorite $20 gift card: Sonic
Favorite $100 gift card: Target
Dietary restrictions: No
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Pens, Colors, Paper
What parents/families can do to help: Support the Class
DeAnne Kelley
Grade level/Team: STC/Structured Teach Classroom
Mckinney ISD email: DKelley@mckinneyisd.net
Years at Bennett: 2
Years in Education: 12
Level of education: some college
Birthday: 08/31
Shirt Size: L
Monogram: (no thank you)
Favorite College(s) or Sports Team(s): New Orleans Saints/LA Angels
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Snack: Coffee
Favorite Drink: Coffee/Water
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew
Favorite Sonic Drink: Raspberry Water
Favorite Tea from H-TEA-O: Unsweet Wild Raspberry
Favorite Dessert/Cookie/Cake: White Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: CFA
Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: 54th St
Favorite Coffee Shop: Summer Moon/Starbucks/PJ Coffee
Favorite Flower: Dahlia
Favorite Scent: Christmas Scents
Favorite $5 gift card: Coffee
Favorite $20 gift card: Target/Coffee
Favorite $100 gift card: Target/Coffee
Dietary restrictions: No
Top 3 Classroom supply wishes: Disinfectant supplies, Kleenex, Glue Sticks
What parents/families can do to help: Set a routine for their student & keep to it
