February 20, 2025 – Regular Board Meeting
Board Doc Agenda
Board Meeting Video

2023–24 Annual Report and Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
Before the regular board meeting, the administration shared information on the 2023-2024 TAPR. 

F. Superintendent Reports:
F1. 2024-2025 Budget Update and Proposed 2025-2026 Budget:
While the district continues to work on balancing the budget, the goals are to focus on instruction, maintain competitive compensation, focus on school safety, maximize the use of grant funding, reduce expenditures throughout departments, and minimize reductions in the classroom.

CFO Dennis Covington provided a recap of the district’s budget status. 

  • The total revenues from December 2024 to February 20, 2025, increased to $464,008,000 from $458,987,000. 
  • The total expenses from December 2024 to February 20, 2025, increased to $472,199,000 from $460,083,000. 
  • With the self-funded insurance transfer of $5 million and the sale of Cypress property at $9.3 million, the updated deficit is $3.891 million.

F2. Health and Wellness Centers
Context: Round Rock ISD is a self-funded district for employee health insurance. It balances employer and employee contributions, which have increased 15% since 2021.

Currently, the district contributes $466 per employee per month for those on the district’s insurance, which adds up to $5,592 per employee per year. The total budgeted for employee health insurance for 2024–25 is approximately $30 million. 

The district proposes to update services that would benefit current and prospective employees by creating an on-site health clinic. This would serve to contain costs to the district while offering preventative care to staff who choose the district’s health insurance. 

G. Discussion Items:
G1. Board Student Outcome Goals Time Tracker:
59.5 % of the time focused on student outcome goals.

G2. Legislative Committee Updates:
Trustee Alicia Markum updated the board on the 89th Legislative Session, possible changes from federal mandates, updates from attending TASA/TASB, and a Special Education Lunch and Learn at the Capitol. She also provided information related to the Safety and Security Summit that Round Rock ISD led with Leander ISD, Pflugerville ISD and Manor ISD.

Markum provided resources regarding the Round Rock ISD Legislative Priorities and Fund Schools First initiative, which started before the Texas Legislative Session.

G3. Board Operating Procedures:
Trustees reviewed the district’s Board Operating Procedures, mainly updating language and formatting. 

Trustees discussed the goal of board members attending conferences and the trustees’ expectations for reporting back to the board after attending said conferences.

H. Items for Consideration by Consent
Items H1–H5 approved 4-0

I. Action Items:
Discussion and Possible Action on the Board Self-Evaluation
Item I1 Approved 4-0

The board reviewed the quarterly targets for the board’s self-evaluation tool provided through TEA’s Lone Star Governance program. 

J. Board Business:
Board Announcements/Calendar RSVPs/Requests for Future Agenda Items Per Policy BE (Local)

Updates on the first tranche of bonds sold – $350 million in total over two sales, with favorable interest rates of 3.3% and 3.98%—lower than the 4.5% built into the bond structure. The lower rates will save taxpayers $15 million in interest over the life of the bonds.

Next Meetings:
March 13 – Called Board Meeting / Budget Workshop
March 27 – Regular Board Meeting