Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & BROOKE SJOBERG
RRISD board election called for November
ACC to use $7.5M for semiconductor programs Austin Community College o cials announced Aug. 8 that a $7.5 million grant awarded from the U.S. Department of Defense will go toward the community college district’s e orts to develop and expand its semiconductor training programs. The overview ACC received the grant from the DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the college’s work in semiconductor manufacturing, according to a news release. ACC was the only community college out of the 18 partnering academic institutions selected. Last fall, ACC launched its Semiconductor Technician Advanced Rapid Start program. The four-week, full-time program o ers theoretical and hands-on training for students to transition
“Our education and training programs are directly connecting students with employers.” DR. RUSSELL LOWERY HART, ACC CHANCELLOR
Round Rock ISD will hold a board election in November, as terms for three board seats
are set to expire soon. What you need to know
The board of trustees approved an order calling for a board election Nov. 5, as the terms for places 1, 2 and 7 will expire in November. These seats are occupied by Place 1 trustee Chuy Zárate, Place 2 trustee Mary Bone and Place 7 trustee Danielle Weston. On the ballot for place 1 are incumbent Zárate and Joshua Escalante. April Guerra and Melissa Ross led for place 2, while candidates for place 7 include James Steele and Mingyuan “Michael” Wei. The district will partner with both Travis and Williamson counties to conduct its elections.
community college district would partner with The University of Texas and the Texas Institute for Elec- tronics to create a semiconductor training center, which could have its rst students by January. Per the release, the $7.5 million was awarded to UT and TIE, which distributed the funds to ACC, allowing it to “expand existing training programs and develop new ones” through the center. TIE has already committed $3.75 million in fund- ing to develop the center, as previously reported by Community Impact . In total, the partnership has amassed $11.25 million in funding to ACC.
into manufacturing technician roles. In March, ACC o cials announced the
RRISD replaces Parent Portal with SMART Tag app Parents of children in Round Rock ISD who use district transportation services have a new method of keeping tabs on their children. What you need to know RRISD discontinued its use of the Parent
SMART TAG allows parents and guardians to:
allowing bus drivers, administrators and parents to e ectively track the movements of students. The tag uses radio frequency identi cation to update the movements of students in the system, similar to the chip technology used in credit and debit cards that enables contactless payment. Parents are being asked to download the SMART Tag parent app, which will replace Parent Portal altogether, per the district.
Choose type of alert they receive View location of student’s bus Choose how much notice before student reaches bus stop Add co-parents and authorized users Receive noti cation each time student boards and exits bus
Portal to access information about students in the SMART Tag program. This program records when students board and get o their school bus,
SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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