Wylie Independent School District (Collin County, Texas)

In the 1890s, the town of Wylie had been served by a small school with small funding primarily by the parents of the students of the schools. Thomas Franklin Birmingham noticed this problem traveling and established Wylie ISD in 1901-1902. He set limits of the district that all citizens in that area would pay taxes to uphold the district. The Birmingham family had provided money to build a proper high school. Since then the Birmingham family has established various Land Trusts to fund areas of curriculum for the district as well as scholarships for 20 Wylie ISD seniors in the graduating class. The city and district has honored him and his family with the Birmingham Elementary School and streets among other things. In 2007 Wylie East High School opened for the 2007-2008 school year. In 2009, the school was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. In the summer of 2015 all Wylie ISD campuses underwent renovations to bring them well in the 21st century. In 2019, voters approved a new $193.7 million dollar bond issue for improvements and expansion of schools throughout the district. The most recent school to have been built is Kreymer Elementary School, which opened in the 2025-2026 school year. The district is also beginning construction on two new schools; one intermediate, one junior high. Hampton Intermediate School, and Parker Junior High School are both expected to open in the 2026-2027 school year. On September 23, 2025, the school board unanimously voted to name Dr. Kim Spicer, who previously served as Deputy Superintendent under Dr. David Vinson (2011-2025), as Wylie ISD’s next superintendent. Effective October 21, Spicer became the district’s first female superintendent in its entire history. ==Standardized dress==

Since the 2006-2007 school year, all Wylie ISD students in grades 5 through 12 have had to comply with a standardized dress code, which is similar to a school uniform. In the 2007-2008 school year, the dress code went largely unchanged, except that hooded sweatshirts were not accepted. The dress code included wearing a tucked in solid polo shirt, turtle neck, or button up shirts. Bottoms were specified to be pants, shorts, or skirt, paired with a belt, in khaki, black, or navy blue. In 2011, the Wylie ISD school board officially changed its policy to allow hooded sweatshirts, pants with rivets, cargo pants, colored belts, and shoelaces. The dress code was changed again in 2017 to allow all hoodies, untucked shirts, and mock turtle necks. In May 2021, dress code was changed by the Wylie ISD school board once again to allow a more relaxed dress code for the 2021-22 school year. The dress code allows for solid colored pants, but still prohibits: holes, rips, and or tears. As of the 2025-2026 school year, Wylie ISD has updated the dress code to allow non-collared shirts that have sleeves and fully cover the chest, back, stomach, and shoulders, one small nose stud, and all bottoms with no rips above the knee that reach the mid-thigh, excluding leggings. == Demographics ==

Primary schools Early Childhood Learning Centers (ECLC) (PreK) • Hartman ECLC Elementary schools (K-4) • Akin Elementary School • Birmingham Elementary School • Bush Elementary School • Cox Elementary School • Dodd Elementary School • Groves Elementary School • Kreymer Elementary School • Smith Elementary School • Tibbals Elementary School • Watkins Elementary School • Whitt Elementary School Intermediate schools (5-6) • Davis Intermediate School • Draper Intermediate School • Harrison Intermediate School • Hampton Intermediate School (to be opened 2026-27) Secondary schools Junior high schools (7-8) • Burnett Junior High School • Cooper Junior High School • McMillan Junior High School • Parker Junior High School (to be opened 2026-27) High schools (9-12) • Wylie High School • Wylie East High School Alternative schools (1-12) • Achieve Academy ==References==