Hosted by A+FCU, Ridgeview 7th grade students participated in a mock-life experience where they were assigned a career and they learned how to budget to give them a taste of the “real world.”
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Student-athletes from Round Rock, Westwood and McNeil high schools took home some of the top awards during the state UIL Swim Meet on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23.
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Ace the Round Rock ISD Food Services mascot and Spike from the Round Rock Express are teaming up for National School Breakfast Week, March 4-8. Round Rock ISD elementary students who eat breakfast at school could win a Round Rock Express Kids Club Pack.
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Round Rock High School hosted the 2nd annual Central Texas Teen and Kids Comic Con where more than 3,500 attendees showed up for costume contests, meet local artists and vendors, and most importantly, to encourage students to read.
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The Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees revised the resolution aimed at providing long term student and staff safety strategies during a special meeting on Feb. 19. The resolution had originally been passed in June.
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Round Rock Independent School District Superintendent Steve Flores, Ph.D., announced today that Jeffrey D. Yarbrough will join Round Rock ISD in March as the District’s next Director of Safety and Security. Yarbrough has extensive experience in executive leadership positions in a variety of organizations including school districts, municipalities, and local and state law enforcement agencies. He currently serves as Chief Operations Officer and Chief of Police for Bastrop ISD.
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Kimberly Wassmuth, an Instructional Technology Specialist at C.D. Fulkes Middle School, is the latest featured campus leader in Round Rock ISD’s I Lead video series. She leads her campus by cultivating creativity and works collaboratively with teachers to find ways to bring technology into their classroom.
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Round Rock Independent School District Superintendent Steve Flores, Ph.D., announced today that Kenneth Adix, Ph.D., will join the District’s leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Adix will begin in his new role on March 4.
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C.D. Fulkes and Ridgeview middle schools joined forces to give students at both schools a shared reading experience during the “Read It Forward” campaign. The goal is for the two middle schools to have a shared experience when entering into Cedar Ridge High School as freshmen.
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In-District transfer applications for students who will be requesting to attend a different Round Rock ISD campus other than their zoned home campus for the 2019-2020 school year will open on March 1.
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Round Rock ISD’s Board of Trustees routinely meets on the third Thursday of every month for its regularly scheduled meeting. This month, however, the Board of Trustees had a scheduling conflict, so will meet on the fourth Thursday, February 28.
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Reaching the highest level a high school musician can achieve, 41 Round Rock ISD student musicians and vocalists earned placements in the All-State band, orchestra, and choir.
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Focusing on creating a culture of leadership, Round Rock ISD is highlighting staff members in a variety of roles from across the District who embody Round Rock ISD’s Leadership Values. The “I Lead” video series offers a small showcase of those who include all, invest in growth and inspire action.
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Over 20 campuses competed in the third annual Reading Rumble, a competition where middle school students across the District answer trivia questions from 11 books they were challenged to read. Watch the video to learn more.
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Round Rock ISD Library Services hosts the Central Texas Teen & Kids Comic Con at Round Rock High School (201 Deep Wood Dr., Round Rock) on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This free event offers teens, kids, and educators the chance to interact with comic creators, participate in workshops, and showcase their creativity.
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Saturday, March 9 students, parents, and community members are invited to walk for and learn about mental health at the second annual Hope Walks Here walk. The two-mile Hope Walks Here walk will be held at Pearson Ranch Middle School, located at 8901 Pearson Ranch Rd. in Austin. Registration and a resource fair open at 9 a.m. with the walk set to begin at 10 a.m.
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The Round Rock Independent School District’s Board of Trustees, at a meeting on January 24, 2019, took action on two matters to provide specificity to rules already in effect regarding authority to speak on behalf of the Board or the District. Because these actions have been interpreted by some as a violation of Trustees’ First Amendment rights, we thought it necessary to clarify.
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