ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 13, 2024) At Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Superintendent Dr. John Villarreal gave the following update regarding the recent VATRE and bond election: Rockwall ISD would like to thank the community for their ongoing support. We believe we have outstanding students, teachers, and staff. Supporting our community’s school district that serves 19,200 […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 18, 2024) – The Rockwall County Commissioners Court was presented with the recommendations of four engineering and design firms to lead engineering services for the four road projects approved in the 2021 Rockwall County Road Bond Program. WSB Engineering would lead Project 1 which consists of widening FM 549 from FM 740 […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 8, 2023) The following is a Rockwall ISD press release summarizing the (2/6/2023) RISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting. NOTE: Board meeting summaries highlight different agenda items. Board meeting videos are available for viewing within 24-hours of the meeting at www.rockwallisd.com. Strategic Plan Refresh Update District leadership presented information regarding the Strategic Plan […]
Information Update Related to Ninth-Grade Centers for Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 11, 2022) District leadership presented a construction update for the Ninth-Grade Centers for Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School, scheduled to open in August 2024. Like all other Texas school districts across the metroplex, Rockwall ISD is facing significant […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 16, 2022) The following is a Rockwall ISD press release summarizing Monday night’s (8/15/2022) RISD Board of Trustees Meeting. Recognition The Board of Trustees recognized the Extended School Year 2022 Mentors. The ESY Mentor Program started in 2018. This summer, 17 middle and high school students volunteered to support and work with […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 1, 2021) Rockwall County Republican Hispanic Club was pleased to host Dr. John Villarreal, “Dr. V.”, Rockwall ISD Superintendent. We appreciate his time and insights. His transparency on addressing concerns was valuable. Dr. V. addressed the county growth and noted that the RISD Bond package will prepare for increasing student population. David […]
Diverse 60-Member Committee Focused on Managing District’s Fast Growth Rockwall, Texas (April 20, 2021) – At last night’s Rockwall ISD School Board meeting, Trustees heard a detailed presentation from the District’s Facilities Bond Committee (FBC) for a comprehensive bond package that could be placed before voters in a November 2021 bond referendum. With an expected […]
ROYSE CITY, TX – February 24, 2021 – Royse City ISD Community, As your superintendent since 2012, I’ve seen so much growth in all corners of our school district. When I arrived, we enrolled just over 4,300 students. As of today, we are rapidly approaching an enrollment of 7,000. Our demographers predict that we will […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 20, 2020) Here is a summary of last night’s Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees meeting. Board Recognizes Mrs. Leigh Plagens for Years of School Board Service Leigh Plagens, retiring Board of Trustee member, was recognized for her 18 years of service to the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees. While on the Board […]
(FATE, TX – April 24, 2020) Fate City Council approved refinancing the Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds at the Monday, April 20, 2020 meeting. The refinancing resulted in reducing the interest rate in half, which will save $1,427,809 over the remainder of the bond terms. City Manager Michael Kovacs thanked Director of […]