Kicking off our Meet the Officer series for the school year, we talked to Round Rock ISD Police Chief Dennis Weiner. Chief Weiner explains how he got into law enforcement and how that career turned into a passion for protecting students and staff.
With the help of volunteers and community partners, Round Rock ISD kicked off the new school year in a big way. Nearly 8,000 community members came out for health screenings, including hearing exams and vaccinations, family fun, and even finger-nail painting from the Round Rock ISD police officers.
Round Rock ISD Partners in Education Foundation was awarded $30,000 to support mental health for students and staff over the summer months by United Way of Greater Austin. The District’s social workers provide vital services to students during the regular academic year, however, there has not been funding to provide these services during the summer months when students are in summer school.
Navigate 360 is a cloud-based platform that allows campuses, administrators, and the Behavioral Health department to quickly get students the help they need when it comes to behavior and mental challenges students can face.
Round Rock ISD will host an in-person Fentanyl Awareness Event on April 3 at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center. All parents, guardians, students and community members are invited to attend. The meeting will focus on Fentanyl awareness, prevention and resource information.
The Round Rock ISD Police Department will host a virtual informational session about their department and approach to school policing for parents, guardians and community members to attend on March 29.
Round Rock ISD parents, guardians, students and community members are invited to attend a virtual informational session about Fentanyl on February 7. The meeting will focus on Fentanyl awareness, prevention and resource information. Local specialists and District officials will share information and then take as many questions as possible from attendees and community members
Rose White has been selected as the Round Rock ISD Assistant Chief of Police. White has nearly 30 years of experience serving in various law enforcement roles, 20 of which were in a public school setting. She recently served as the Police Captain for The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, the tenth largest school district in the nation.
Our nation is facing a frightening epidemic that is taking the lives of many young people, and Texas is not exempt. Across the country — and right here in the Austin metro area — the dangerous drug fentanyl is wreaking havoc on families and communities.
Round Rock ISD celebrated its annual Back to School Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, with more than 5,000 students and families who filled the Stony Point High School campus to kick off the new school year. Round Rock ISD celebrated its annual Back to School Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, with more than 5,000 students and families who filled the Stony Point High School campus to kick off the new school year.
The event, sponsored by the Round Rock ISD Partners in Education Foundation and Texas Children’s Hospital provided students with the opportunity to receive free vaccinations, eye exams, hearing exams and entertainment throughout the day.
Round Rock ISD Superintendent Dr. Hafedh Azaiez announced that Dennis Weiner has been selected to lead the Round Rock ISD Police Department as Chief of Police. He will officially begin his role in early August.
Behavioral Therapy Dogs help students with anxiety and stress. They can be brought in to de-escalate a situation and provide a calming effect for students. And when the dogs are not busy on the job they can be found visiting the schools and getting petted by all students and staff.
For his work to establish the District’s four pillars of school policing model, Jeffrey Yarbrough, former Round Rock ISD Police Chief, was awarded the Law Enforcement Achievement Award by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
Officer Lehmann says his number one priority is giving the students a safe and secure atmosphere so they can reach their fullest potential while they’re at school.
A day that began with shock and fear for Grisham Middle School student Ivor Stewart McChesney ended with happiness and a brand new bike thanks in part to the quick response of the Round Rock ISD Police Department.
