Elementary schools received interactive panels in late 2020 and they have had an immediate impact. Now installed at middle schools and soon high schools, teachers say they bring secondary students a sense of normalcy and connection while helping them teach.
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The behavioral health services department in Round Rock ISD is taking a holistic approach when it comes to serving the students in the district and that includes support from school counselors, social workers, mental health professionals and even District police officers. The goal is to ensure the student has all they need to be successful in the classroom.
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District Officer Daniel Magallanes says when he joined the police department it immediately felt like family. Officer Magallanes is a patrol officer on the westside of the District, meaning he is not stationed on one particular campus but checks in on multiple campuses each day.
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The district hosts numerous art exhibitions throughout the year but this year things look a little different. Assistant Director of Visual and Fine Arts Tim Lowke says “thinking very much outside the box and looking at how we are able to continue to host the things that we traditionally have hosted just in a new and different way.”
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Meet District Police Officer Sam Chavez, he is one of the district police officers that patrol several campuses in Round Rock ISD. Sam says “my goal is just to be part of the community just to be a part of these kid’s lives as they grow up into adulthood and being an impact on them and being able to mentor and shepherd them into adults.”
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Soham Govande, a junior at Round Rock High School, has designed and built an app used worldwide to help identify visual impairments. The app and his non-profit, Together We See, seek to reach those in need of vision correction and help them get the glasses or treatment they need.
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Sommer Elementary School’s cultural fest, organized by the PTA, is always a big success featuring different booths, foods and cultures from all over the world. This year the PTA was determined to continue the tradition and put together a “Passport to Sommer” that was a little different than years’ past.
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The Round Rock ISD State and Federal programs department’s annual giving event looked a little different this year, but that did not stop them from spreading some holiday cheer. Executive Director Laura Segers says, “This year I think, it’s a deeper need and a need that maybe we haven’t seen in years past.”
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Purple Sage Elementary has been busy gathering food to donate a local food pantry. Principal Nelson said, “when we put the call out for food the response was overwhelming.” Purple Sage Elementary will donate all items collected to the Round Rock Serving Center this week.
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In February, the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to create a police department within the district. The newly established Round Rock ISD Police Department functions under four pillars of service. The pillars are safety and security, equity, behavioral health and student advocacy. Using the pillars as a guide, Police Chief Jeffrey Yarbrough says this is a school police department unlike any other in its approach to protecting students and staff.
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Ruben Lozano’s friends and family gathered for a surprise Make-A-Wish party at Round Rock High School for Ruben. His wish was to receive video equipment to help him pursue his career in video production.
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McNeil High School has partnered with Austin Infiniti offering auto-tech seniors real hands-on experience in a working auto shop. According to McNeil High School Auto-tech instructor Ryan Arnold this is just the beginning of the future for the McNeil Auto-tech program.
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Pearson Ranch Middle School students put their maker mentality to the test building catapults that launched candy. Some students succeeded and some did not but that is all part of the growth mindset at Pearson Ranch.
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Laughter is the best medicine and the students at McNeil High School are taking that literally with an improv comedy club. They play fun word games and act out different scenes all while having fun and working on leadership and team-building skills.
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Students from across the district teamed up with Austin Chinese-American Network youth to construct over 15,000 face shields to distribute to schools, nursing homes and medical facilities across Central Texas to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
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For the second consecutive year, Round Rock ISD has been named a District of Distinction for its Visual Arts Program by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA). The honor is given to select school districts for providing a well-rounded education that advocates and integrates visual arts curriculum to inspire creativity and reach all different learners.
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Kenny Handrick works in the HVAC Department at Round Rock ISD where he leads by driving continuous improvement. Watch the video to learn more.
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Round Rock ISD is dedicated to ensuring our campuses stay clean. We have taken several new steps this year from new air filters to appointing COVID coordinators on each campus to hiring a disinfection service to clean each campus twice a year. In this video we provide a quick breakdown of just some of the new procedures we have added to keep our staff and students healthy and safe.
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In 2018 the Round Rock community passed a bond that included providing interactive panels for...
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Round Rock ISD is committed to ensuring all students and staff are safe while on campus. The second installment of Round Rock ISD Safety Spotlight is portable building safety. Round Rock ISD has added security cameras along with one touch assistance buttons to every portable building adding to other safety features already in place. This video highlights those updates.
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