Thanks to a grant from the PIE Foundation, Voigt Elementary is exploring the world of tiny objects with the help of digital microscopes. Students are collecting items from outside and putting them under microscopes to see just how detailed the world can be.
Intel and Best Buy Georgetown presented Cedar Ridge High School with a $17,000 check on October 27 at their morning pep rally.
Blackland Prairie qualified for the Exemplary Academic Proficiency by ranking above the 85th percentile in testing and meeting the rigorous requirements to achieve and maintain Lighthouse School Certification. The percentile ranking for Blackland Prairie Elementary rose in 2023 to 92% in the state, up from 87% in 2022.
Callison Elementary School earned the Marzano High-Reliability Schools (HRS) Level Two certification for showcasing effective teaching in every classroom. The HRS program was created by Marzano Research to help transform schools into organizations that take proactive steps to ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy, along with leading and lagging indicators, educators learn to assess, monitor, and confirm the effectiveness of their schools.
Laura Ihonvbere is the new principal of Callison Elementary School. Ihonvbere has served in a campus leadership role with Round Rock ISD at C.D. Fulkes Middle School, Cactus Ranch Elementary School, Wells Branch Elementary Arts Integration Academy, and Chandler Oaks Elementary School since 2010.
Kari Abrams has been named the new principal of Forest Creek Elementary School. Abrams has served as principal of Houston Elementary School in Denison ISD since 2022.
Penny Oates has been named the new principal of C.D. Fulkes Middle School. With 30 years of experience in education, Oates has most recently served Round Rock ISD as the principal of Callison Elementary School since 2019.
Meet the Top 10 from Cedar Ridge High School, Class of 2023. The Top 10 students were asked to answer a series of questions about their journey through Round Rock ISD and their next steps.
Voigt Elementary Arts Integration Academy has received the Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School™ award for the 2022-2023 school year from the Flippen Group®. This award recognizes campuses that have proven to focus on campus culture and support emotionally safe environments.
Round Rock ISD named Cassie Brawner the 2024 Elementary Teacher of the Year at the District’s annual banquet Tuesday evening, sponsored by the Round Rock ISD Partners in Education (PIE) Foundation, H-E-B, and A+ Federal Credit Union.
Watch Blackland Prairie third-grade teacher Candi Tenbush get the surprise of the year! This week, she was named a finalist in the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards and received a prize of $1,000 in front of her class. Next, she will head to San Antonio to see if she takes home the main prize. If she wins, she and her campus will each receive a check for $25,000. Please join us in congratulating Candi Tenbush on this achievement!
Spreading the love this week, Forest Creek Elementary students cut, sewed and stuffed fabric hearts filled with messages of hope to send to other Central Texas schools. The hope is to send a friendly message to others to say people are thinking of you and you are loved.
C.D. Fulkes Middle School has reached a Level 3 certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools. Level 3 certification means C.D. Fulkes Middle School has created a “Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum,” which requires schools to create a single curriculum that is taught by all teachers.
Cedar Ridge High School Dance Director Stevie McCall has been named the 2023 Dance Director of the Year by the Texas Dance Educators Association (TDEA). TDEA is a professional organization that allows dance educators the opportunity for staff development and networking. It provides professional development and works toward improving dance education, and helps teachers provide quality dance education throughout Texas.
The newest school building in the District, C.D. Fulkes Middle School held a ribbon cutting on October 6, 2022 to celebrate the opening of the school this year. The campus is named after C.D. Fulkes, who served as the principal of Round Rock High School for 19 years. His legacy will live on in this new state-of-the-art building.
