Usually, you hear people using the term self-care as a tactic to overcome fatigue or negativity. Digital overload, traffic, financial stresses, family, and work demands are all valid reasons for a person to unplug and disengage occasionally. But have you considered preventive healthcare as self-care? Taking care of your health is self-care in its most accurate form.
Congratulations to the Round Rock ISD staff members and departments who received a R.R.O.A.R. You blow us away.
Melissa Vasquez is one of the Coordinators for Gifted and Advanced Academic Services. In her role, Melissa works primarily with elementary groups including ETAGS, cluster teachers, PYP coordinators, and elementary AVID. She coordinates elementary gifted identification and services, elementary examination for acceleration, and elementary program compliance monitoring. She also maintains the Gifted Program manual and coordinates gifted and talented elementary summer programming and testing.
The results are in! With nearly 65% of the vote, the “Gold ribbon with years” logo was chosen to represent the District’s upcoming 110th birthday on May 17, 2023.
It’s Career and Technical Education Month, so let’s get to know CTE Specialist Gloria Evans. Gloria supports CTE teachers across the District who teach business/marketing/finance, audio visual production, automotive, drone aviation, health science and work based learning. Gloria’s teacher support ranges from assisting with curriculum resources, certifications, onboarding or just being a listening ear.
Our Payroll Department is happy to announce the launch of a new electronic platform for the submission of Extra Duty Pay Request forms. This new district process will make the form submission experience timelier and easier for everyone involved.
Effective today, Monday, February 6, 2023, you will be able to submit Extra Duty Pay Request forms online using the Informed K12 platform. Paper forms will no longer be accepted.
Congratulations to the Round Rock ISD staff members and departments who received a R.R.O.A.R. You’re all kinds of awesome.
Employee badges allow the District to determine who should or shouldn’t have access to certain areas of your campus and buildings. And they also serve as an important visual safety clue for you and your co-workers. Visible badges help improve campus security by letting others know whether or not an individual belongs in the building.
On May 17, Round Rock ISD will proudly celebrate 110 years of providing children with promising futures. We’re only going to be 110 years old once. And we’re celebrating with a limited edition 110-year logo to commemorate this historic milestone. Please take a moment to vote for one of the four-anniversary logos you’d like to see visually representing our District’s positive attributes – longevity, trustworthiness, promise, hope, stability, excellence, and dependability. Voting closes on Friday, Feb. 8.
Starting Monday, January 30, each employee will receive an email from Round Rock ISD to link to your school or department 2023 survey. The survey is mobile-friendly and short. It can take less than five minutes to complete. Surveys will be open through February 25.
Propping open a door may be convenient, but it’s unsafe. An easy safety solution that does not require additional costs or technology is ensuring that campus or facility doors are properly latched and not propped open. Doors propped open during and after school give outside threats easy access to your campus or office.
Becky Madsen is a nurse at Herrington Elementary. She is responsible for the care and concern of student medical needs during the school day. She also responds to campus emergencies, conducts state-mandated screenings, and counsels students & families.
Becky has been employed by the District for 32 years. Through the years she has been the campus nurse at Live Oak, Berkman, Robertson, Gattis, Forest Creek, and Caldwell Heights elementary schools as well as Ridgeview Middle School.