Rockwall County Herald-Banner. The Rockwall Independent School District entered into a financial agreement in 2006 that has turned into a million-dollar benefit.
“I will tell you, this thing is working exactly as it was planned back four years ago and has done well,” Mike Singleton, the school district’s chief financial officer, told school board members Monday [...]

By J.J. Smith. Deputy Superintendent Jeff Bailey has been named by the Rockwall ISD Trustees as the lone finalist to succeed Superintendent Dr. Gene Burton, who announced last month that he is retiring at the end of the current school year.
Bailey was hired by RISD in April, 2009, when he was Deputy Superintendent of the [...]

By J.J. Smith. After almost nine years as the Rockwall ISD Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Gene Burton announced at Monday night’s Board of Trustees meeting that he will retire at the end of the current 2009-2010 school year.
Dr. Burton has served as superintendent since May, 2001. His career with RISD began in July, 1994, when [...]

Rockwall County Herald Banner. Rockwall Independent School District officials, faced with a budget deficit of almost $8 million for the current fiscal year, have their sights set on seeing a surplus — or balanced — budget for 2010-11.
Mike Singleton, the school district’s chief financial officer, presented a “Balancing the Budget” plan to school board members [...]

The Rockwall County Herald Banner. Rockwall Independent School District officials, faced with a budget deficit of almost $8 million for the current fiscal year, have their sights set on seeing a surplus — or balanced — budget for 2010-11.
Mike Singleton, the school district’s chief financial officer, presented a “Balancing the Budget” plan to school board [...]

By J.J. Smith. Two Rockwall-Heath High School marketing students have just won first place among 900 DFW area teams in the grades 9-12 division of the recent Dallas Regional Stock Market Game program by generating a $19,000 return in ten weeks beginning with their hypothetical portfolio of $100,000.
Juniors Taylor Ford (left) and Austin McPherson will be honored for their successful investing at the [...]

The Dallas Morning News. The Rockwall school district opened the doors of its new aquatics center to the public this fall, joining several in North Texas that try to make a district facility a community one as well.
But at least one person is unhappy that, unlike many other districts, Rockwall is discouraging those who aren’t [...]

By Nancy Beaty. When you want an example of good news you don’t have to look any farther than right here in Rockwall County.
Recently, more than 100 residents joined with The Rockwall Noon Rotary Club and the Rockwall Independent School District in phase one of their partnering efforts on a Student Mentoring Program.
This positive program [...]

HEATH – Six members of the Rockwall-Heath swim team were briefly hospitalized with no serious injuries yesterday morning when the school bus they were traveling in skidded off the road and crashed into a three-foot deep stock pond at FM 549 near FM 740 in Heath.
A tire problem apparently caused the accident, according to Rockwall ISD spokesperson Sheri Fowler. The [...]

By J.J. Smith. Most and perhaps none of Rockwall County’s public and private schools will be showing President Obama’s controversial live speech to school children in their classes Tuesday morning at 11 a.m (Central Time).
Rockwall ISD will provide ”optional access” at a designated location on each campus.
Royse City ISD and Heritage Christian Academy (HCA)will not.
The Fulton School’s administrators were meeting Friday morning and [...]