BY BROOKE SJOBERG & CHLOE YOUNG
Board declines action on single-member districts In continued discussions about exploring the potential of moving to a single-member district model, the Round Rock ISD board of trustees ulti- mately chose to take no action on the measure. What you need to know Trustees engaged board counsel Jan. 18 about whether they should further explore the move. These discussions included the nancial impact of holding workshops with the constitu- ents to gain a sense of their appetite for a ballot measure that would see some or all of the seven board seats be tied to a geographic area rather than at-large, as well as how the switch might impact students. A majority of trustees expressed some doubts about the e ectiveness of single-member districts. Place 1 trustee Chuy Zárate and board President Amber Landrum expressed concern
Partnership promotes jobs in manufacturing In partnership with Texas State Technical College, Round Rock ISD students will soon have additional opportunities to explore careers in precision manufacturing. The gist District o cials announced the partner- ship Jan. 18, with Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez stating that the program is intended to prepare students for potential careers at companies like Tesla and Samsung. Starting with the 2024-25 school year, juniors and seniors will be able to take a sequence of four courses making up the new dual-credit program. The courses will be free for all students participating, and will rst launch through Stony Point and Cedar Ridge high schools in its pilot year.
What it means
Round Rock ISD trustees are elected at- large , meaning they represent the entire district. Current format A single-member district is one in which the elected o cial represents a speci c segment of the community. Alternative format
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about smaller districts potentially inviting more division to the RRISD community. Similarly, places 2 and 7 trustees Mary Bone and Danielle Weston shared doubts about whether sin- gle-member districts would bring any bene t for students. Vice President Ti anie Harrison, who brought the measure to the board again in December, said she had no strong feelings either way, but wanted to provide the board an opportunity to learn more about it. Trustees chose to take no vote on the measure.
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