Northwest Austin Edition | March 2023

RRISD releases early enrollment dates

Early enrollment for Round Rock ISD varies by grade and location. NEW ENROLLMENT DATES March 7-May 26 April 1-May 19 In-district early enrollment for new students in kindergarten-12th grade Full-day pre-K early enrollment for children who live within district

BY BROOKE SJOBERG

HIGHLIGHTS PFLUGERVILLE ISD At a Feb. 23 meeting, PfISD trustees approved the use of $930,555 to install 75 miles of new fiber internet cables across the district. Chief Operations Officer Victor Valdez said the district’s existing fiber cables have been in use since 2001 and are difficult to maintain. ROUND ROCK ISD Following a review from the Texas Education Agency of RRISD accountability data, the district’s rating remains an 89, or B, and its accreditation status has been fully restored. RRISD and several other districts were chosen to review to ensure ratings and accountability data are accurate statewide. This figure was presented in front of a panel of Leander ISD and Round Rock ISD teachers at the 2023 South by Southwest EDU Conference on March 7. Additionally, 93% of those teachers said they have taken steps to 77% Texas teachers looking for career change, poll shows TEXAS A statewide survey by the Charles Butt Foundation found 77% of Texas teachers have seriously consid- ered leaving their job in the last year. BY GRANT CRAWFORD ROUND ROCK ISD Early enroll- ment for the 2023-24 school year will have different dates for student groups through mid- to late May, according to district officials. Early enrollment for in-district RRISD students opened March 7 and will run through May 26 for kinder- garten through 12th-grade students. RRISD’s all-day prekindergarten program enrollment runs from April 1-May 19. The district’s open-enrollment pilot program has been extended for prekindergarten through 12th-grade students who live outside the district with early enrollment from April 17-May 19.

April 17-May 19

Out-of-district enrollment for pre-K through 12th grade

May 27-July 4

Campuses closed, online enrollment unavailable

July 5

New student enrollment for pre-K through 12th grade opens

Aug.15

First day of 2023-24 school year

SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Austin Community College board of trustees will meet April 10, May 1 at 3 p.m. at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin. 512-223-7613. www.austincc.edu MEETINGS WE COVER Austin ISD board of trustees will meet April 27 at 6 p.m. at 4000 S. I-35, Austin. 512-414-1700. www.austinisd.org Pflugerville ISD board of trustees will meet April 20 at 7 p.m. at 1401 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville 512-594-0000. www.pfisd.net Round Rock ISD board of trustees will meet April 20, 26 at 5:30 p.m. at 300 Lake Creek Drive, Round Rock. 512-464-5000. www.roundrockisd.org leave the profession, such as updating their resumes or applying for a job outside of teaching. Combined with data showing more than half of all new teachers are leaving after five years, it has left advocacy groups and educators concerned for the future in public education. Teachers whom education nonprofit Raise Your Hand Texas has spoken to through listening circles—697 teachers in 79 school districts—indicate a number of factors have led to the retention shortage, including salaries and staffing shortages for support staff, counselors, behavior specialists and others.

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