Special Education 2023/2024

Lisa Norton

Your first and last name: Lisa Norton
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: lnorton@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 07/12
Shirt Size: XL
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): LLN
Favorite Sports Team(s): Mavs
Favorite Color: Red/pink
Favorite Salty Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Sweet Snack: None
Favorite Soft Drink: Unsweeten Ice Tea
Favorite Coffee Drink: None
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Chipotle, Chick-Fil-A
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Blue Goose, Jason’s Deli
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Dollar Tree, Amazon
Favorite Flower: All- I love flowers!
Favorite Hobby: Reading
Favorite Gift Card: Amazon, QT, HteaO
Do you have any dietary restrictions? No
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: Tissues, pencils , gallon ziplock bags
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? Dyslexia teachers don’t have a room mom

Latoya Johnson

Your first and last name: Latoya Johnson
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: latjohnson@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 03/13
Shirt Size: XL
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): LJ or Latoya
Favorite Sports Team(s): Basketball/Mavericks
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Salty Snack: peanuts or almonds
Favorite Sweet Snack: Starburst or mamba
Favorite Soft Drink: Dr.Pepper
Favorite Coffee Drink: Caramel Macchiato
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Chick Fil A
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Cheddars
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Target
Favorite Flower: Pink Rose
Favorite Hobby: Walking
Favorite Gift Card: Target or Walmart
Do you have any dietary restrictions? No
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: Calendar, pencils, highlighters
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most?

Abigail Lopez

Your first and last name: Abigail Lopez
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: Ablopez@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 06/02
Shirt Size: Adult M
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): Ms. Abby
Favorite Sports Team(s): Mexico soccer team, New England patriots football, LA kings hockey.
Favorite Color: Pastel pink or black
Favorite Salty Snack: Limon Chips, salt sunflower seeds, Fritos
Favorite Sweet Snack: Dark chocolate, chocolates chip cookies, sour patch watermelon, Swedish fish
Favorite Soft Drink: Coke, sprite
Favorite Coffee Drink: Dutch bros snickerdoodle iced latte with oat milk, anything with cinnamon that’s sweet and not too creamy. Mochas are good too hot.
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Nom noms, Pho Bistro
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Olive garden, crab station (the colony) , Texas road house, pho bistro
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Anywhere with good supplies, five below, Ross, target, Walmart, staples.
Favorite Flower: Red roses
Favorite Hobby: Poetry, acrylic painting or watercolor, cooking
Favorite Gift Card: POP SHELF, Tj maxx, Ross, five below, target
Do you have any dietary restrictions? None
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: Hand sanitizer, hand lotion, sticky notes
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? Support us. I am here to help your child learn and grow.

Angie Boysen

Your first and last name: Angie Boysen
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: aboysen@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 05/07
Shirt Size: XL
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): Angie
Favorite Sports Team(s): Iowa Hawkeyes
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Salty Snack: Nuts, white cheddar cheetos,popcorn
Favorite Sweet Snack: Gummies
Favorite Soft Drink: Raspberry unsweet tea
Favorite Coffee Drink: Frozen caramel coffee (Dunkin) Cinnamon dolce latte (Starbucks)
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Arbys
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Olive Garden, Benihana
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Amazon, Teachers Pay Teachers
Favorite Flower: Spring mix
Favorite Hobby: Legos
Favorite Gift Card: Amazon
Do you have any dietary restrictions? None
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: Clorox wipes, diaper wipes, snacks
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? Volunteer

Jayde Bennett

Your first and last name: Jayde Bennett
Your Grade Level: 5
Email Address: jbennett@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 01/27
Shirt Size: Large
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): JBE
Favorite Sports Team(s): Kansas City Chiefs !!!
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Salty Snack: Trail Mix
Favorite Sweet Snack: Almond Joys
Favorite Soft Drink: Diet Coke
Favorite Coffee Drink: Any iced coffee
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Chick - fil - a
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: P.f. chang’s
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Amazon
Favorite Flower: Any
Favorite Hobby: Golf and reading
Favorite Gift Card: HEB
Do you have any dietary restrictions? No
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: Stickers, fun pencils, and post it notes (bright colors)
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? Believe in and support their sweet children and I ! :)

Rileigh Smith

Your first and last name: Rileigh Smith
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: rismith@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 9/17
Shirt Size: XL
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): RES
Favorite Sports Team(s): Aggies
Favorite Color: Pink!
Favorite Salty Snack: Salt and vinegar chips
Favorite Sweet Snack: chocolate chip cookies
Favorite Soft Drink: Coke
Favorite Coffee Drink: White chocolate mocha
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Canes
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Olive Garden
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Amazon
Favorite Flower: Sunflower
Favorite Hobby: Baking
Favorite Gift Card: Amazon
Do you have any dietary restrictions? No
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes:
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most?

Rachel Androlowicz

Your first and last name: Rachel Androlowicz
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: randrolowicz@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 8/28
Shirt Size: medium
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): RA
Favorite Sports Team(s): Yankees
Favorite Color: all colors
Favorite Salty Snack: nuts
Favorite Sweet Snack: sugar free sour candy
Favorite Soft Drink: diet coke
Favorite Coffee Drink: Winter moon ( from summer moon) iced latte from starbucks
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Jersey mikes
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Marfuku ramen, Chuys, Whiskey Cake
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Amazon
Favorite Flower: Peonies
Favorite Hobby: Baking, gardening, reading , traveling
Favorite Gift Card: Amazon,Target
Do you have any dietary restrictions? Diabetic :(
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: clorox wipes,
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? Keep communication open

Stacey Ward

Your first and last name: Stacey Ward
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: sward@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 11/17
Shirt Size:
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): SNW
Favorite Sports Team(s): Alabama (Roll Tide!) OR Colorado Buffaloes
Favorite Color: Kelly Green
Favorite Salty Snack: Dots Pretzels (red bag)
Favorite Sweet Snack: Dots pretzels (purple bag), Snickers, Peanut M&M's
Favorite Soft Drink: Diet Cranberry Limeade (Sonic) or unsweet tea
Favorite Coffee Drink: Peppermint Mocha (hot)
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Arbys, Chipotle
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Mardel
Favorite Flower: Rose
Favorite Hobby: Reading
Favorite Gift Card: B&BW, Ulta
Do you have any dietary restrictions? no nuts (except peanuts), NO CUCUMBERS EVER!!!!
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: 6x4 lined post its, sharpies, treasure box items
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? NA

Dana Crider

Your first and last name: Dana Crider
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: dcrider@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 1/31
Shirt Size: Large
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): DC
Favorite Sports Team(s):
Favorite Color: Black, Burgundy
Favorite Salty Snack: potato chips
Favorite Sweet Snack: Werther's soft chew caramels
Favorite Soft Drink: water
Favorite Coffee Drink: vanilla sweet cream nitro cold brew
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: In-n-out
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Amazon
Favorite Flower: Tulips
Favorite Hobby: crocheting
Favorite Gift Card: tjmaxx
Do you have any dietary restrictions? no
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: kleenex, lysol wipes, kleenex
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? support teacher decisions

Dorian Noden

Your first and last name: Dorian Noden
Your Grade Level: Special Education
Email Address: dnoden@mckinneyisd.net
Birthday (MM/DD): 02/11
Shirt Size: XL
Monogram (or name preference for monogrammed items): Dori
Favorite Sports Team(s): Nebraska Cornhuskers, Texas Rangers
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Salty Snack: Spicy Chips
Favorite Sweet Snack: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Favorite Soft Drink: Diet Coke
Favorite Coffee Drink: Carmel Macchiato, White Chocolate Mocha
Favorite Take Out Restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite Sit Down Restaurant: Uncle Julios
Favorite Teacher Supply Store: Amazon
Favorite Flower: Lilacs
Favorite Hobby: Puzzles, Going to sporting events
Favorite Gift Card: Amazon
Do you have any dietary restrictions? No
Top 3 Classroom Supply wishes: None
What can your classroom parents do to help you the most? None