EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Round Rock ISD
HIGHLIGHTS ROUND ROCK ISD Officials approved a $534.1 million operating budget that includes increased pay for staff and a higher estimate for recapture payments due to Texas than previous years. For fiscal year 2023-24, the $534.1 million budget is based on a total tax rate of $0.8084 per $100 valuation to fund district management and operations as well as its debt service. ROUND ROCK ISD Students and employees will see higher prices in the cafeteria during the 2023-24 school year. On June 20, trustees approved a cost increase of elementary and secondary lunch from $2.80 and $3.05 to $3 and $3.25, respectively. Prices for breakfast, adult meals and meals for students qualifying for the federal reduced-price lunch program will not increase. This is the first increase to district meal prices since the 2018-19 school year. Round Rock ISD board of trustees 300 Lake Creek Drive, Round Rock 512-464-5000 www.roundrockisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER
TEA monitoring at Round Rock ISD comes to an end ROUND ROCK ISD Texas Education Agency officials announced in June that it ended monitoring of the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees after 18 months. Board President Amber Landrum said June 22 that the decision is the culmination of a “long journey” and echoed BY BROOKE SJOBERG
Azaiez’s sentiment regarding the work of the board. TEA monitors report on the activities of the board of trustees or the superintendent. According to RRISD documents, a complaint against the district from October 2019 said previous board President Chad Chadwell did not recuse himself from discussion about a grievance against himself, alleging a conflict of interest and board overreach. Neither the district nor Faltys issued a report explaining the end of the TEA monitoring process. However, Faltys' monitoring report from April 2023 states the board had to demonstrate improvement in communication as well as implementation of its grievance process.
The TEA installed a monitor for RRISD in September 2021, announcing in December of that year the assignment of former Carroll ISD Superintendent David Faltys to monitor the district. In a June 16 news release from the district, Superinten- dent Hafedh Azaiez said he is grateful for the presence of the monitor over those months. The decision to end monitoring is a “reflection of the collective work of the board of trustees” to improve its practices and service to the community, he said in the release.
District monitoring
The events that resulted in the Texas Education Agency assigning a monitor to Round Rock ISD occurred in 2019 and impacted board operations for over 18 months.
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October 2019 : A complaint alleging conflict of interest and board overreach is submitted to the TEA.
Sept. 15, 2021 : TEA installs monitor at RRISD.
December 2021 : Former Carroll ISD Superintendent David Faltys is assigned to monitor RRISD.
March 6, 2023 : Round Rock ISD
June 16, 2023 : The TEA announces its
officials begin working on development of exit plan with TEA officials.
monitoring of the district has ceased.
SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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