District hosts first-ever ROAD-EO bus driver competition May 3
Staff are invited to come out, cheer on our talented drivers, and enjoy a morning of precision driving, awards, music, food, and fun! Don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs and school spirit!
Sign up for employee notifications. Download the free Round Rock ISD mobile app.
- From a smart-device, go to the iTunes App Store® or Google Play®
- Search “Round Rock ISD” and select.
- Open the app, tap the bell, to open notifications.
- Tap the gear in the upper right corner of the notifications screen, search HR Services, or scroll to find HR Services. Tap HR Services to opt-in to receive mobile notifications.
See a Doctor 24/7 with Virtual Visits
If you or your family are Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Texas members through District benefits and you get sick in the middle of the night, on weekends, or while traveling, you can see a doctor 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from wherever you are by mobile app, online video, or phone with a virtual visit.
Employee Spotlight | Yoliy Gamboa-Jones, Transportation
Yoliy is a supervisor in our Transportation Department. Her daily responsibility is to ensure that all bus drivers and monitors have the resources and training to successfully transport over 13,000 students to school and back home safely.
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month
Employees enrolled in the District’s benefits plan who are living with type II or type II have access to the Livongo for Diabetes Program, provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
The Livongo for Diabetes Program helps make living with type I or type II diabetes easier by providing you with a connected meter, unlimited strips, and coaching.
Leslie Price | FOCUS teacher, Grisham Middle School
Leslie is a Focus teacher for Grisham Middle School. Her role is to provide students and staff with guidance in evidence based practices to assist them in being successful with all their social, emotional and behavioral needs. She’s passionate about helping students and staff to provide them with guidance during difficult times.
Your healthcare services at your fingertips with the BCBSTX app
With the Blue Access Mobile app, employees participating in the District’s benefits plan can go mobile with their health care. Connecting to your health care services can help you prepare for the unexpected. Consider the advantages of having the app available if you’re in the doctor’s office and have questions about your deductible. Or if you or a family member needs to see a doctor in the middle of the night for a non-emergency condition.
Staff set to receive retention incentives in December
Eligible Round Rock ISD full and part-time employees will receive a retention incentive in their December 2022 paycheck. This incentive, paid for through ESSER funds, was approved as part of the 2022-2023 school year budget at the June 16 regular Board of Trustees meeting.
Regular full-time employees will receive $500, while part-time employees will receive $250. Any employee actively employed on Monday, Nov. 28, and who remains as an active employee through the end of the first semester is eligible to receive the retention incentive payment.
Congratulations, October R.R.O.A.R. recipients
Congratulations to the Round Rock ISD staff members and departments who received a R.R.O.A.R this month. You put the ZING in AMAZING!
RROAR Employee Recognition Program tops 300 awards
Since HR Services launched the Round Rock Outstanding Actions Recognition (R.R.O.A.R) program in May 2022, they have received over 300 submissions recognizing outstanding service performed by employees. If you know an employee, campus, or department making a positive impact, send them a R.R.O.A.R. A R.R.O.A.R. lets them know that you notice their good work and that it is appreciated.
Round Rock ISD teacher compensation planning participates in Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment program
We will create a pathway to increase compensation for classroom teachers beyond what is achievable within our current budget. Our District is committed to our goal of recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers with the implementation of TIA. TIA provides differentiated and targeted compensation for identified strategic support campuses by recruiting and retaining strong teachers.
Employee engagement survey | Your input matters to us
To keep improving, we must regularly review and analyze our systems. A productive way to listen to views at all levels of the organization is to conduct an employee engagement survey. We will be asking all staff to complete this survey twice this year, with the second administration coming in the spring. This engagement survey will replace the staff climate survey that has typically been sent out, as we feel that engagement surveys will provide us with more actionable feedback that will better inform improvement efforts across the District.
Virtual Benefits Open Enrollment Q & A
Round Rock ISD Benefits is hosting virtual benefits open enrollment Q & As. Tune in to get your open enrollment and benefits questions answered.
Employee Spotlight | Teresa Shanahan, Prekindergarten
Teresa is the District’s Prekindergarten Coordinator. Her priority is to support Prekindergarten administrators, teachers, and educational assistants to ensure that our students and their families benefit from a high quality PreK program. She’s also the well-received voice behind the District’s inclement weather recorded telephone messages.