By J.J. Smith. Rockwall ISD Executive Director of Communications Sheri Fowler issued a letter late yesterday to parents about the man who snuck into Dorothy Pullen Elementary School in Heath yesterday without registering at the front desk and tried to buy ice cream for school children in the lunch line.
Police arrested him this morning in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By J.J. Smith.
The Rockwall Independent School District’s “Rachel’s Challenge” rally, originally scheduled for May 7, was rescheduled today to May 20, due to Swine flu concerns.
The second annual event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 20, at 7 pm, at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall.
According to the announcement just issued by phone and email by [...]