The Texas Dance Educators Association (TDEA) named Marla Valk, Round Rock ISD Dance Educator and Fine Arts Coordinator, their 2021 TDEA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Valk received the award in recognition of her contributions to further dance education during her 25-year career.
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Robotics will debut in February at Anderson Mill, Berkman, Blackland Prairie, Bluebonnet, Brushy Creek, Callison, Canyon Creek, Caraway, Deep Wood, Double File Trail, England, Joe Lee Johnson, Jollyville, Laurel Mountain, Live Oak, Old Town, Pond Springs, Redbud, Robertson, Sommer, Spicewood, Teravista, Voigt and Wells Branch elementary schools.
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Round Rock ISD’s Herrington Elementary Spanish Language and Culture Institute has earned the distinction of being named the 2021 Coat for Kids, Coat Drive Champions. United in their cause to provide new and gently worn warm coats and jackets for Central Texas children in need, collectively, the campus community secured over 300 coats to donate to Coats for Kids during a 15-day campaign.
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Round Rock ISD students from Cedar Ridge, McNeil, Round Rock, Stony Point, and Westwood high schools reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning their place in Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State band, orchestra, and choir.
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Stony Point High School’s entrepreneur class is a hands-on experiential learning course that provides students with immersive knowledge in developing a sustainable business. Students must prepare a small business plan, product prototypes, raise seed money, and put their plan into action by producing and marketing their product.
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Dr. LaShanda Lewis is Round Rock ISD’s Director of Counseling Services. As the director, Lewis oversees the District’s social and emotional learning, teen parent program, child development centers, and the elementary, middle, and high school counselors.
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Our team of special education educators relentlessly champion the student crafting highly specialized plans that may include offering services in a general education learning environment, creating a smaller setting, or changing campuses to access clustered specialized services. Depending on a student’s needs, services can start at birth and continue through 21 years old.
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Students in the General Employable Skills class, a special education elective, at Cedar Ridge High School have formed a fashion earring business called Delightful Dangles. Students design, manufacture, sell and fulfill custom earring orders.
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January is National Mentoring Month – Mentorship can play a pivotal role in a child’s life. More than 400 District students, Pre-K through grade 12, need a mentor. The Round Rock ISD mentor program matches interested elementary, middle, and high school students with adult volunteer mentors.
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Round Rock ISD’s Career and Technical Education department has released their 2022-2023 high school academy program guide. We provide high school students with well-rounded career-focused academies giving them access to more than 60 programs to earn industry certifications.
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After successfully competing at the regional Texas Association of Future Educators conference, 18 Education and Training students from Round Rock, Stony Point, and Westwood high schools advance to the state competition. Education and Training is a Round Rock ISD career and technical education program of study that prepares students for a career in education and teaching.
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Find summer fun at the Round Rock ISD summer camp enrichment fair. Families and students in PreK through grade 12 will have the opportunity to interact with academic and fine art vendors offering hands-on experiences and showcasing fun, enriching summer programs, including academics, art, chess, coding, cooking, drama and film, engineering, music, personal enrichment, science, sports and athletics, and much more.
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The Westwood High School drone team received the exemplary team award and finished second place overall at the Austin Region Bell Vertical Robotics Competition. Westwood High School drone aviation instructor, Karina Kinsey, leads the students who compete as the Octawarriors.
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Over winter break, the Walsh Middle School Honor Band and Cedar Ridge High School Saxophone Choir are traveling to Chicago, IL, to perform at the Midwest Clinic, a prestigious international band, orchestra, and music conference.
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During the Fall 2021 semester, 449 Round Rock ISD students earned their certification in Microsoft Word and Powerpoint software systems. Round Rock ISD students can earn what is called articulated credit or “credit in escrow.” Certifications available include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
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Students log in to their Classlink account, select ChessKid, and click Play vs. Kid to get started. Players can grow their game skills, receive coaching and sign up to play in online tournaments. The ChessKid program is available to all Round Rock ISD elementary students from the District’s enrichment department, a Round Rock ISD future-readiness program.
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Round Rock ISD is thrilled to be recognized by our exceptional Texas public school partners. Dacia Rivers, editorial director of Texas School Business, features Round Rock ISD’s advanced academics program in the 2021-2022 15th Annual Bragging Rights Issue. Texas School Business is a Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) publication.
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The Round Rock ISD Fine Arts program delivers quality productions featuring significant talent at affordable ticket prices, forging Round Rock ISD as a destination for local family entertainment.
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In Fall 2022, University Interscholastic League (UIL) Water Polo teams will form at Cedar Ridge, Round Rock, and Westwood high schools.
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In March 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense released the twelfth edition of their Identity Awareness, Protection, and Management (IAPM) Guide.
The guide details privacy considerations, recommendations, and step-by-step information to implement settings that maximize your online security It outlines the Department of Defense’s do’s and don’ts for online dating services, mobile wallets, messaging apps, social networking services (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter), photo sharing and storage services, securing home Wi-Fi networks, health and fitness trackers, and more.