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Round Rock ISD board of trustees will meet April 20 at 5:30 p.m. 300 Lake Creek Drive,Round Rock 512-464-5000 www.roundrockisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER and community leaders with the goal to enrich and enhance the quality of education in the district. Round Rock ISD The Round Rock ISD Partners in Education Foundation raised more than $420,000 during its annual fundraising gala in March. The funds will pay for in-classroom programs not supported by tax dollars, including social-emotional learning and certain trade programs. The RRISD Partners in Education Foundation is an independent nonprofit established by parents, local businesses, civic organizations HIGHLIGHTS Round Rock ISD The district will hold a teacher hiring event from 9-11:30 a.m. April 22 at Stony Point High School. Attendees will receive information about the district’s compensation and health care plans, receive conditional employment offers, conduct on-the-spot interviews, and meet campus principals and district administrators.
TEA monitor to be phased out at RRISD
EXIT STRATEGY Events that resulted in the TEA assigning a monitor to RRISD happened in 2019 and continue to impact board operations: October 2019 A complaint alleging a conflict of interest and board overreach is submitted to the TEA. December 2021 Former Carroll ISD Superintendent David Faltys is assigned to monitor RRISD. March 6, 2023 RRISD officials begin working on the development of an exit plan with TEA officials.
ROUND ROCK ISD Officials are undertaking steps to end the Texas Education Agency’s monitoring of the school board. TEA monitors report on the activities of a board of trustees or a superintendent. The TEA assigned monitor David Faltys to RRISD in September 2021 based on complaints centered on con- flicts of interest and board overreach, according to district documents. Board President Amber Landrum said March 23 that she and
Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez visited TEA Deputy Commissioner Steve Lecholop on March 6 to discuss the status of the district’s corrective action plan and the development of an exit plan. Landrum said the review of prog- ress on the board’s corrective action plan would be the start of next steps for ending the intervention. She did not share additional details regarding a timeline or details regarding this process as the district awaits guid- ance from the TEA.
SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
Dual-language program to remain at Callison Elementary
ROUND ROCK ISD Students enrolled in the district’s dual-language program at Neysa Callison Elementary School will remain there following community feedback on plans to transition the program to other campuses. Maritza Gallaga, interim chief of public affairs and communications at RRISD, said the district told parents in March that the program would be split between two campuses in the upcoming 2023-24 school year to balance
enrollment on dual-language campuses districtwide. The shift was intended to improve instruction and maximize access to resources, Gallaga said. “After hearing the passion and feedback from our Callison community and further consideration of the educational program in our district, the decision was made to keep the dual-language program at Callison for the foreseeable future,” Gallaga said.
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