Round Rock Edition | January 2023

Top education stories to watch in 2023 EDUCATION New Round Rock ISD trustees focus on future

MEASURES OF READINESS Midyear data shows the proportion of students in Round Rock ISD who are college, career Class of 2022 79%

ROUND ROCK ISD Since being sworn in to oce in mid-December, ve new and returning Round Rock ISD trustees are discussing broad goals for the coming year. Without getting more specic, each candidate has so far discussed objectives from nding new and better ways to work with colleagues, teachers, parents and students to focusing more on account- ability from the board of trustees. Additionally, each candidate has referenced recent disunity among the board when discussing goals for their new terms.

Of the ve sworn in at a Dec. 15 meeting, two are new to the board with places 3, 5 and 6 Trustees Amber Landrum, formerly Feller, Amy Weir and Tianie Harrison returning. New trustees in places 1 and 4 are Estevan Jesus “Chuy” Zarate and Alicia Markum. They replace Kevin R. Johnson and Cory Vessa, respectively. Johnson was not in attendance. All trustees except Zarate will have terms expiring in 2026 as he is fullling the end of the term vacated by former Trustee Jun Xiao. Place 1 will go back to the voters in 2024 along with places 2 and 7, occu- pied by Trustees Mary Bone and Danielle Weston.

or military ready has declined slightly for the graduating class of 2023.

Class of 2023 (as of December)

73%

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Student achievement data aids accountability updates ROUND ROCK ISD District administration delivered a midyear update of student achieve- ment indicators in anticipation of updates to district accountability reporting expected from the Texas Education Agency in 2023. The Dec. 13 update came from Round Rock ISD Chief of Instruction Ryan Smith, who said that to achieve the highest rating from the TEA, the district will have to hit the 88% mark for students achieving college, career and military readiness. Smith said the district is working with Austin Community College to create courses for students who have not achieved any of the measures before graduation.

ON THE BOARD’S TERMS

Round Rock ISD’s election cycle alternately sends four and three of its school board seats to the voters every two years. The 2022 board election was dierent as a special election was called to ll the seat vacated by Place 1 Trustee Jun Xiao.

Ending in 2024:

Expiring in 2026:

Place 1 Estevan Jesus “Chuy” Zarate

Place 2 Mary Bone

Place 7 Danielle Weston

Place 3 Amber Landrum

Place 4 Alicia Markum

Place 5 Amy Weir

Place 6 Ti anie Harrison

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