EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Round Rock ISD
Round Rock ISD earns B in recent TEA ratings ROUND ROCK ISD The district earned a B rating, scoring 89 out of 100 points on the Texas Education Agency’s 2021-22 accountability ratings that were released Aug. 15. The district also received an 89 from the TEA for the 2018-19 school year and an A for the 2017- 18 school year, scoring a 90. The TEA did not release accountability ratings for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the TEA’s report, RRISD scored an 89 out of 100 for all three of its performance goals: student achievement, school progress and closing learning gaps. Student achievement goals are based on the proportion of
Board approves additional COVID-19 leave for employees ROUND ROCK ISD The board of trustees on Aug. 18 adopted a resolution giving dis- trict employees additional paid leave in the event that they test positive for COVID-19. District employees will be granted five additional paid leave days if they are subject to isolation orders for testing positive for COVID-19, self-report their positive diagnosis through official means and submit appropriate documentation, according to district information. The extended leave benefit will not carry over into an employee’s next service contract, as it is tied to the 2022-23 budget year. District documentation states the new leave policy serves to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among students and RRISD employees. In 2021, the board approved an additional 10 days of leave for district employees who tested positive for COVID-19.
CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS
Some campuses saw big improvements in accountability scores from 2019 to 2022.
2019
2022
F
C
Callison Elementary School
D
C
C.D. Fulkes Middle School
C
B
Bluebonnet Elementary School
C
B
Live Oak Elementary School:
C
A
Forest North Elementary School
D
C
Voigt Elementary School
D
C
Hernandez Middle School
C
B
Wells Branch Elementary School
C
B
Success High School
B
A
Chisholm Trail Middle School
SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
students meeting expectations for the State of Texas Assess- ments of Academic Readiness, while school progress tracks that performance over time.
A district’s ability to ensure the success of all student groups determines where it stands as far as closing learning gaps, according to the TEA.
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