For northern Collin County, the path to success is under construction

By Audrey Henvey

This story originally published on August 29 at localprofile.com.

When teachers filed in to Celina ISD’s convocation this year, the tables featured small orange traffic cones and jars of wildflowers as centerpieces.

A construction sign like the one drivers encounter on the road read H.E.A.R.T. Small photos presented the district’s earliest school buildings. 

The decor centered around the convocation’s theme, meant to inspire teachers throughout the school year: “The path to success is always under construction.” 

“It’s because we will be in construction for the next 10 years,” says Communications Director Jill Roza. 

When she moved to Celina 20 years ago, Roza had a front-row seat to Frisco’s population boom. Now, she says her city could eventually be one of the largest in Collin County. 

The district has seen the stirrings of growth with plans to complete a $24.5 million athletic complex in the fall, a $600 million bond passed for further development and the building of four elementary and two middle schools. Roza says the district is expected to double in size every five years. 

Celina joins other cities in the northern part of the county that are laying the foundation for what numbers indicate will be a ripple of population growth. With cities like Plano, Frisco and Allen approaching build-out, future residents are looking north for newer living possibilities. 

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