Round Rock Edition | August 2022

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News from Round Rock ISD

2022 EDUCATION EDITION

DISTRICT HIGHLIGHT ROUND ROCK ISD On July 15, Round Rock ISD announced Dennis Weiner as the district’s new police chief following the departure of Je Yarbrough in April. With over 30 years of experience in law enforcement, Weiner will oversee campus safety and security. His duties will include developing emergency responses and continued oversight of training in areas related to school-based law enforcement, restorative practices, behavioral health practices and implicit bias. Weiner holds several degrees, including a Master’s of Public Administration from Harvard University and a juris doctor from St. John’s University School of Law. Round Rock ISD board of trustees Will meet Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m. 300 Lake Creek Drive, Round Rock 512-464-5000 www.roundrockisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER NUMBER TO KNOW The number of ocers ISD police department as of July 31 employed by the Round Rock

RRISD board updates out-of-district transfer policy ROUND ROCK ISD District ocials on July 26 approved revisions to board policies that allow out-of-district BY BROOKE SJOBERG POLICY CHANGES The RRISD board of trustees approved several changes to bring its transfer policy in line with recent action to allow out-of-district transfers to enroll at select district campuses. Changes include:

students to enroll at select campuses. Trustees voted 3-1 on the decision, with the lone “no” vote from Place 7 Trustee Danielle Weston, who reiterated her opposition to allowing out-of-district students to enroll in RRISD rather than attempt to bring back families that left the district. “I don’t believe in addressing any problems with external solutions unless and until we’ve exhausted all internal solutions and explored them,” she said. Revisions to interdistrict transfer policies include the removal of lan- guage barring students who attend RRISD schools but do not reside in the district from participating in athletic activities. Previously, the policy made interdistrict transfer students ineligible to participate in varsity sports for one year. Language regarding transportation

Removing language barring

Removing district responsibility

Giving the superintendent authority to

students who attend RRISD schools but do not reside in the district from participating in athletic activities for a period of one year

for transporting transfer students to and from school unless required to do so by legal and administrative regulations

accept or reject any student as long as that decision was made without regard to any protected class, such as race, religion or sex

SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

policy for transfer students was also added to the existing policy. Specically, the district will not accept responsibility for transporting transfer students to and from school unless required to do so by legal and administrative regulations. The policy revisions also establish authority of the superintendent to accept or reject any student as long as that acceptance or rejection is

made without regard to any pro- tected class such as race, religion, color, sex or disability. A section regarding who qualies for an interdistrict transfer was also adjusted to allow children from other districts to enroll at certain campuses based on capacity. Previously, inter- district transfers were only allowed 60 days prior to a student establish- ing a residence within the district.

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ROUND ROCK EDITION • AUGUST 2022