Public invited May 21 to discuss purchase of available land for public amenities (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – May 9, 2019) If you support open spaces throughout Rockwall County and its six cities for use as parks, trails, nature areas, view areas for the famous Rock Wall and a virgin Texas Blackland Prairie, please join the Rockwall County Open […]
Will Offer College Level Classes At College & Career Academy For High School Students & Adults (ROCKWALL, TX – October 28, 2015) With voter approval of the College and Career Academy in the November 3rd Rockwall ISD bond referendum, the school district will partner with Texas A&M Commerce and Collin College to offer college level coursework. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – October 12, 2015) The Rockwall Board of Trustees have unanimously voted to take advantage of historically low interest rates and refinance the remaining bonds from the 2006 bond referendum. The decision was made in last week’s school board meeting after a brief presentation about the current bond market from FirstSouthwest. FirstSouthwest, one […]
Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce & MetroTex Association of REALTORS Announce Support (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct 8, 2015) Momentum continues to grow for passage of the Rockwall ISD bond referendum as the MetroTex Association of REALTORS have joined with the Rockwall Area Chamber Of Commerce in announcing their support for the ballot initiative. “The overwhelming […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Oct 6, 2015) As families settle into the new school year, the Rockwall ISD and the Board of Trustees have some exciting goals in mind for students in 2015 and beyond – goals which will greatly impact the way students learn and prepare for life after high school. According to RISD Board […]
Rockwall County leaders rally around RISD students and teachers (ROCKWALL, TX – August 18, 2015) Today, the formation of Better Schools Brighter Future was announced to serve as the political action committee (PAC) to promote passage of the November 3 Rockwall ISD bond referendum. Better Schools Brighter Future is a diverse coalition of business leaders, […]
$256,820,000 Bond Package Developed By 60-Member Citizens Committee After Five Months Of Extensive Study & Analysis (ROCKWALL, TX – August 18, 2015) By a tally of 7-0, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees voted to place a $256,820,000 bond referendum on the upcoming November ballot. The election will be held November 3rd with early voting running […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 2, 2015) Rockwall ISD Superintendent Jeff Bailey presented details of a $256,816,104 educational bond referendum to members of the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce last Thursday. A 2015 Bond Planning committee composed of 60 individuals from across the community met from January to June to discuss how to allocate funds to […]
GARLAND,TX. (November 5, 2014) Last night, Garland ISD’s $455.5-million bond proposal passed with 62 percent of the vote. The following response is from Superintendent Bob Morrison: “From the outset, it has been our goal to encourage Garland ISD stakeholders to take advantage of their opportunity to vote. We simply wanted to help them understand the […]