Community/School Profile

In a Word Doc, begin with the following information:

1. Name of city and state; city population, names of secondary schools in city or

school district and number of students enrolled; Add any history that explains

how the city/school came to be.

a. Frisco, Texas

b. Population: 210,719

c. 12 high schools; 22,800 students enrolled

i. “Frisco, Texas got its start from hardy pioneers who helped settle one of

America’s newest states: Texas, admitted to the Union in 1845.

ii. “Most families who came to the north Texas prairie followed the Preston

Trail (today’s Preston Road), a trail that began as an Indian footpath from

the Red River south to Austin. Later, the route was known as the

Shawnee Trail upon which millions of longhorn cattle were driven to

markets in the north. The trail followed a high ridge of white rock that

provided a dry path for the cattle. A Texas State Historic Marker about the

Shawnee Trail is located at Collin College’s Frisco Campus.

iii. “With all of this activity, the community of Lebanon was founded along this

trail and granted a U.S. post office in 1860. In 1902, a line of the St.

Louis-San Francisco Railway was being built through the area, and

periodic watering holes were needed along the rails for the steam

engines. The current settlement of Lebanon was on the Preston Ridge

and was thus too high in elevation, so the watering hole was placed about

four miles to the west on lower ground.

 iv. “A community grew around this train stop. Seeing the growth and

opportunities, many residents of Lebanon decided to move and some

even moved their houses to the new community on logs. The new town

was originally named Emerson, but that name was rejected by the U.S.

Postal Service as being too similar to another town in Texas. In 1904, the

residents chose the name Frisco City in honor of the St. Louis–San

Francisco Railway and later shortened it to its present name, Frisco.

v. “Frisco remained an agricultural center for decades, boasting five cotton

gins at one time. The population remained below 2,000 residents until a

growth spurt in the 1980s foreshadowed what was to come. By 1990,

Frisco’s location, its quality of life and visionary leadership contributed to it

becoming the fastest growing city in the nation with a population of about

120,000 in 2011. Today Frisco’s population is over 200,000.

1. (Discover The History Of Frisco, Texas, n.d.).

2. Review the Chamber of Commerce and the School websites for demographic

information particular to their Community and School and types of employment available

in the city. Based on your Workforce Skills assignment, identify skills needed by

employers in the Community.

3. Include information that is important in justifying why your curriculum should be taught in

this particular school and/or community.

4. Make sure to add graphics/images/charts to enhance the visual appeal of the profile.

5. Finish with a table of contents page that goes at the beginning of the profile.

6. No spelling, grammar, punctuation issues

a. See examples of community/school profiles listed below:

i. https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/school-libraries/leading-and-managing/leadin

g-your-school-library/school-community-profile
 ii. This is an example from New Zealand relating to library use. It has a

template you could follow, but adapt to be more specific to FCS content.

It is a good resource to use as a reference.

iii. Here is a former student sample

iv. As another option, you could use this example as a format for your profile.

Format isn't as important as the content within.

7. Save your document to your portfolio and upload it into this assignment. Be willing to

share your findings with classmates.

[Note: the next time you will complete a community school profile is when you student teach or

intern in an Extension office. Those you will work with may have already done one, but you can

offer to complete a current one.]

 Frisco Liberty High School

Home of the Redhawks

15250 Rolater Rd, Frisco, TX 75035 (469) 633-5800

 Frisco, Texas

Population 210,719

White 61.73%

African American 8.19%

Asian 22.40%

Native American 0.51%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.03%

City Income

Median Household $134,210

Per Capita $57,651

City Poverty

Families 3.5%

Under age of 18 16.9%

65 or Older 1.5%

City as a whole 3.5%

Brief History: In the late 1800’s, shortly after Texas was admitted into the Union, pioneers came

to the north Texas Prairie by way of the Preston Trail. That trail began as an Indian footpath that

transformed into a path that guided the settlers to what became Frisco, Texas. Frisco was

originally named Frisco City in honor of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway that was built in

1902 and ran through the middle of the town. It was later shortened to Frisco.
Liberty High School