TSPR Rockwall Independent School District

Chapter 2
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY

This chapter reviews the educational service delivery of the Rockwall Independent School District (RISD) in the following sections:

A. Curriculum and Instruction

B. Organization and Staffing

C. Student Performance

D. Gifted and Talented Education

E. Special Education

F. Bilingual/English as a Second Language Education

G. Career and Technology Education

H. Title I/State Compensatory Education

I. Guidance and Counseling

J. Alternative Education Program

The key purpose of any school system is educating children. Effective and efficient use of a district's financial and human resources and a well-designed instructional program determine how well a district meets this goal. Student performance on standardized tests, student mastery of learning objectives and fluctuating student enrollment affect the development and modification of programs and services provided by a district.

BACKGROUND

As of fall 2002, RISD served 9,488 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. RISD's student population grew by 28.9 percent between 1998-99 and 2002-03. Exhibit 2-1 shows that this is more than double the growth rate in Region 10 and nearly four times the state's average growth rate during the same period.

Exhibit 2-1
Student Enrollment Growth Rates
RISD, Region 10 and the State
1998-99 through 2002-03

District 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Percentage Change
1998-99 to 2002-03

RISD 7,363 7,798 8,468 8,911 9,488 28.9%

Region 10 563,701 577,800 597,160 618,135 635,621 12.8%

State 3,945,367 3,991,783 4,059,619 4,146,653 4,239,911 7.5%

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA), Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), 1998-99
through 2002-03.

RISD serves its students in 14 schools: nine elementary schools, two middle schools, one freshman center, one alternative school and one high school. Exhibit 2-2 shows the enrollment growth at each campus.

Exhibit 2-2
RISD Campuses, Grade Levels and Enrollment
2001-02 and 2002-03

Campus Grade
Levels 2001-02
Enrollment 2002-03
Enrollment Percentage Change
2001-02 to 2002-03

Rochell Elementary School EE-6 827 495 (40.1%)

Parks-Heath Elementary School K-6 636 641 0.8%

Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School K-6 983 947 (3.7%)

Pullen Elementary School K-6 627 647 3.2%

Dobbs Elementary School EE-K-6 615 526 (14.5%)

Nebbie Williams Elementary School K-6 591 462 (21.8%)

Reinhardt Elementary School K-6 577 423 (26.7%)

Hartman Elementary School Pre-K-6 Not open 381 N/A

Jones Elementary School Pre-K-6 Not open 590 N/A

J.W. Williams Middle School 7-8 818 882 7.8%

Cain Middle School 7-8 624 674 8.0%

Alternative School 7-12 74 106 43.2%

Utley Freshman Center 9 698 752 7.7%

Rockwall High School 9-12 1,841 1,962 6.6%

Total 8,911 9,488 6.5%

Source: TEA, PEIMS, 2001-02 and 2002-03.

For comparison purposes, RISD chose Allen, Carroll, Coppell, Eanes, Frisco and McKinney to serve as peer districts. RISD has a similar ethnic breakdown as selected peer districts, but has approximately twice as many Anglo students as the state and Region 10 averages (Exhibit 2-3).

Exhibit 2-3
Student Enrollment and Demographics
RISD, Peer Districts, Region 10 and the State
2002-03

District Student
Enrollment African
American Hispanic Anglo Asian/Pacific
Islander Native
American Economically
Disadvantaged

RISD 9,488 4.8% 12.8% 80.2% 1.8% 0.3% 13.2%

Allen 12,508 7.2% 8.6% 78.4% 5.1% 0.7% 6.5%

Carroll 7,186 1.8% 2.8% 91.8% 3.4% 0.2% 1.3%

Coppell 9,891 3.9% 7.9% 73.3% 14.6% 0.3% 4.1%

Eanes 7,119 0.4% 5.1% 88.0% 6.3% 0.2% 2.1%

Frisco 11,144 7.8% 13.2% 72.6% 5.7% 0.8% 9.3%

McKinney 15,155 8.9% 21.1% 67.4% 2.0% 0.5% 22.5%

Region 10 635,621 20.8% 33.1% 41.1% 4.5% 0.5% 45.4%

State 4,239,911 14.3% 42.7% 39.8% 2.9% 0.3% 51.9%

Source: TEA, PEIMS, 2002-03.
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

Exhibit 2-4 provides RISD's student enrollment and demographics by school.

Exhibit 2-4
RISD Student Enrollment and Demographics by School
2002-03

School Student
Enrollment African
American Hispanic Anglo Asian/Pacific
Islander Native
American Economically
Disadvantaged
Students

Elementary Schools

Rochell 495 10.5% 40.2% 47.1% 2.2% 0.0% 42.8%

Parks-Heath 641 2.2% 3.0% 93.1% 1.4% 0.3% 2.0%

Cullins-Lake Pointe 947 5.9% 7.3% 83.6% 2.7% 0.4% 8.8%

Pullen 647 2.0% 10.4% 85.2% 2.2% 0.3% 11.1%

Dobbs 526 6.7% 28.5% 63.7% 0.2% 1.0% 32.3%

Nebbie Williams 462 1.1% 3.9% 93.7% 0.9% 0.4% 5.2%

Reinhardt 423 2.4% 5.9% 90.3% 1.4% 0.0% 7.1%

Hartman 381 2.4% 6.6% 88.2% 2.9% 0.0% 1.8%

Jones 590 9.3% 29.7% 59.2% 1.7% 0.2% 38.0%

Middle Schools

J.W. Williams 882 4.5% 6.7% 86.5% 1.5% 0.8% 7.0%

Cain 674 5.8% 15.3% 76.9% 1.9% 0.1% 16.5%

High Schools

Alternative School 106 8.5% 16.0% 74.5% 0.9% 0.0% 10.4%

Utley Freshman Center 752 4.9% 13.2% 80.1% 1.5% 0.4% 13.0%

Rockwall High 1,962 4.4% 9.7% 83.4% 2.2% 0.3% 7.1%

Source: TEA, PEIMS, 2002-03.
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

RISD's student attendance rate remained similar between 1999-2000 and 2000-01. The attendance rate in 2000-01 was above the state and regional averages and comparable to RISD's peer districts. Between 1999-2000 and 2000-01, RISD's student dropout rate declined slightly from 0.9 percent to 0.8 percent. RISD's dropout rate was at the regional average and below the state average in 2000-01. RISD's dropout rate was the highest among its peer districts. Exhibit 2-5 compares RISD's attendance and dropout rates with its peer districts, Region 10 and the state.

Exhibit 2-5
Attendance Rate and Dropout Rate
RISD, Peer Districts, Region 10 and the State
1999-2000 through 2000-01

District Attendance Rate Dropout Rate

1999-2000 2000-01 1999-2000 2000-01

RISD 96.0% 95.9% 0.9% 0.8%

Allen 96.5% 96.6% 0.3% 0.5%

Carroll 97.3% 97.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Coppell 97.1% 96.9% 0.2% 0.1%

Eanes 96.5% 96.2% 0.4% 0.2%

Frisco 96.4% 96.5% 0.2% 0.0%

McKinney 94.9% 95.6% 0.7% 0.4%

Region 10 95.7% 95.7% 0.9% 0.8%

State 95.6% 95.5% 1.3% 1.0%

Source: TEA, AEIS, 1999-2000 through 2000-01.

From 1998-99 through 2002-03, RISD's student-teacher ratio declined. The district's decline was the fourth-highest decrease among its peer districts. Exhibit 2-6 shows that RISD's student-teacher ratio remained higher than all its peer districts, Region 10 and the state average.

Exhibit 2-6
Student to Teacher Ratios
RISD, Peer Districts, Region 10 and the State
1998-99 and 2002-03

District 1998-99 2002-03 Percentage
Change
1998-99
through
2002-03

McKinney 17.0 14.1 (17.1%)

Frisco 15.0 13.5 (10.0%)

Eanes 13.7 13.2 (3.6%)

RISD 16.9 16.6 (1.8%)

Coppell 14.5 14.4 (0.7%)

Carroll 14.4 14.4 0.0%

Allen 15.3 16.1 5.2%

Region 10 16.0 14.7 (8.1%)

State 15.2 14.7 (3.3%)

Source: TEA, AEIS, 1998-99 and 2002-03.

Texas mandates that class sizes in kindergarten through grade 4 be no more than 22 students per teacher. In 2001-02 most, but not all, of RISD's grade levels boasted smaller classes than the peer districts, Region 10 and the state average. Exhibit 2-7 compares specific grade levels of RISD and the peer districts.

Exhibit 2-7
Average Elementary School Class Size
RISD, Peer Districts, Region 10 and the State
2001-02

Grade RISD Allen Carroll Coppell Eanes Frisco McKinney Region 10 State

Kindergarten 17.9 21.2 19.1 18.9 18.7 18.3 18.5 18.9 18.9

Grade One 18.2 20.2 16.8 18.4 17.7 16.0 18.9 18.5 18.1

Grade Two 18.7 19.5 19.4 18.6 19.5 18.3 18.6 18.8 18.5

Grade Three 18.9 18.3 20.7 19.0 19.3 17.9 18.4 18.6 18.9

Grade Four 18.4 18.9 19.6 19.1 18.8 18.4 18.7 19.6 19.5

Grade Five 21.9 24.5 29.7 20.5 20.4 19.6 21.8 22.8 22.2

Grade Six 22.3 23.6 31.0 24.2 21.7 21.4 24.7 22.9 22.3

Mixed Grades 12.0 21.2 N/A N/A 23.3 13.3 N/A 22.1 24.7

Source: TEA, AEIS, 2001-02.

Exhibit 2-8 shows that RISD's average class size in all types of classes at the secondary level decreased from 1997-98 to 2001-02.

Exhibit 2-8
Change in RISD
Average Secondary School Class Size
1997-98 and 2001-02

Subject 1997-98 2001-02 Percentage Change
Between 1997-98
and 2001-02

English 23.5 20.9 (11.1%)

Foreign language 25.3 22.8 (9.9%)

Math 23.5 22.8 (3.0%)

Science 26.1 23.8 (8.8%)

Social studies 28.1 25.6 (8.9%)

Source: TEA, AEIS, 1997-98 and 2001-02.
RISD and Coppell had the largest secondary math classes among peer districts and RISD's secondary science classes were second largest. Exhibit 2-9 shows that RISD's secondary classes were larger in all subjects than the Region 10 and state averages.

Exhibit 2-9
Secondary School Class Sizes
RISD, Peer Districts, Region 10 and the State
2001-02

Grade RISD Allen Carroll Coppell Eanes Frisco McKinney Region 10 State

English/Language Arts 20.9 21.5 21.8 21.6 19.0 19.6 21.4 19.9 20.2

Foreign languages 22.8 22.9 21.2 21.1 17.5 19.5 20.4 20.5 21.2

Math 22.8 22.3 21.4 22.8 18.5 19.2 22.0 20.6 20.4

Science 23.8 24.1 22.9 23.4 20.4 21.1 22.8 22.1 21.6

Social studies 25.6 25.8 24.3 25.1 21.6 22.2 23.5 22.6 22.6

Source: TEA, AEIS, 2001-02.

District	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	Percentage Change 1998-99 to 2002-03
RISD	7,363	7,798	8,468	8,911	9,488	28.9%
Region 10	563,701	577,800	597,160	618,135	635,621	12.8%
State	3,945,367	3,991,783	4,059,619	4,146,653	4,239,911	7.5%

Campus	Grade Levels	2001-02 Enrollment	2002-03 Enrollment	Percentage Change 2001-02 to 2002-03
Rochell Elementary School	EE-6	827	495	(40.1%)
Parks-Heath Elementary School	K-6	636	641	0.8%
Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School	K-6	983	947	(3.7%)
Pullen Elementary School	K-6	627	647	3.2%
Dobbs Elementary School	EE-K-6	615	526	(14.5%)
Nebbie Williams Elementary School	K-6	591	462	(21.8%)
Reinhardt Elementary School	K-6	577	423	(26.7%)
Hartman Elementary School	Pre-K-6	Not open	381	N/A
Jones Elementary School	Pre-K-6	Not open	590	N/A
J.W. Williams Middle School	7-8	818	882	7.8%
Cain Middle School	7-8	624	674	8.0%
Alternative School	7-12	74	106	43.2%
Utley Freshman Center	9	698	752	7.7%
Rockwall High School	9-12	1,841	1,962	6.6%
Total		8,911	9,488	6.5%

District	Student Enrollment	African American	Hispanic	Anglo	Asian/Pacific Islander	Native American	Economically Disadvantaged
RISD	9,488	4.8%	12.8%	80.2%	1.8%	0.3%	13.2%
Allen	12,508	7.2%	8.6%	78.4%	5.1%	0.7%	6.5%
Carroll	7,186	1.8%	2.8%	91.8%	3.4%	0.2%	1.3%
Coppell	9,891	3.9%	7.9%	73.3%	14.6%	0.3%	4.1%
Eanes	7,119	0.4%	5.1%	88.0%	6.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Frisco	11,144	7.8%	13.2%	72.6%	5.7%	0.8%	9.3%
McKinney	15,155	8.9%	21.1%	67.4%	2.0%	0.5%	22.5%
Region 10	635,621	20.8%	33.1%	41.1%	4.5%	0.5%	45.4%
State	4,239,911	14.3%	42.7%	39.8%	2.9%	0.3%	51.9%

School	Student Enrollment	African American	Hispanic	Anglo	Asian/Pacific Islander	Native American	Economically Disadvantaged Students
Elementary Schools
Rochell	495	10.5%	40.2%	47.1%	2.2%	0.0%	42.8%
Parks-Heath	641	2.2%	3.0%	93.1%	1.4%	0.3%	2.0%
Cullins-Lake Pointe	947	5.9%	7.3%	83.6%	2.7%	0.4%	8.8%
Pullen	647	2.0%	10.4%	85.2%	2.2%	0.3%	11.1%
Dobbs	526	6.7%	28.5%	63.7%	0.2%	1.0%	32.3%
Nebbie Williams	462	1.1%	3.9%	93.7%	0.9%	0.4%	5.2%
Reinhardt	423	2.4%	5.9%	90.3%	1.4%	0.0%	7.1%
Hartman	381	2.4%	6.6%	88.2%	2.9%	0.0%	1.8%
Jones	590	9.3%	29.7%	59.2%	1.7%	0.2%	38.0%
Middle Schools
J.W. Williams	882	4.5%	6.7%	86.5%	1.5%	0.8%	7.0%
Cain	674	5.8%	15.3%	76.9%	1.9%	0.1%	16.5%
High Schools
Alternative School	106	8.5%	16.0%	74.5%	0.9%	0.0%	10.4%
Utley Freshman Center	752	4.9%	13.2%	80.1%	1.5%	0.4%	13.0%
Rockwall High	1,962	4.4%	9.7%	83.4%	2.2%	0.3%	7.1%

District	Attendance Rate		Dropout Rate
District	1999-2000	2000-01	1999-2000	2000-01
RISD	96.0%	95.9%	0.9%	0.8%
Allen	96.5%	96.6%	0.3%	0.5%
Carroll	97.3%	97.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Coppell	97.1%	96.9%	0.2%	0.1%
Eanes	96.5%	96.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Frisco	96.4%	96.5%	0.2%	0.0%
McKinney	94.9%	95.6%	0.7%	0.4%
Region 10	95.7%	95.7%	0.9%	0.8%
State	95.6%	95.5%	1.3%	1.0%

District	1998-99	2002-03	Percentage Change 1998-99 through 2002-03
McKinney	17.0	14.1	(17.1%)
Frisco	15.0	13.5	(10.0%)
Eanes	13.7	13.2	(3.6%)
RISD	16.9	16.6	(1.8%)
Coppell	14.5	14.4	(0.7%)
Carroll	14.4	14.4	0.0%
Allen	15.3	16.1	5.2%
Region 10	16.0	14.7	(8.1%)
State	15.2	14.7	(3.3%)

Grade	RISD	Allen	Carroll	Coppell	Eanes	Frisco	McKinney	Region 10	State
Kindergarten	17.9	21.2	19.1	18.9	18.7	18.3	18.5	18.9	18.9
Grade One	18.2	20.2	16.8	18.4	17.7	16.0	18.9	18.5	18.1
Grade Two	18.7	19.5	19.4	18.6	19.5	18.3	18.6	18.8	18.5
Grade Three	18.9	18.3	20.7	19.0	19.3	17.9	18.4	18.6	18.9
Grade Four	18.4	18.9	19.6	19.1	18.8	18.4	18.7	19.6	19.5
Grade Five	21.9	24.5	29.7	20.5	20.4	19.6	21.8	22.8	22.2
Grade Six	22.3	23.6	31.0	24.2	21.7	21.4	24.7	22.9	22.3
Mixed Grades	12.0	21.2	N/A	N/A	23.3	13.3	N/A	22.1	24.7

Subject	1997-98	2001-02	Percentage Change Between 1997-98 and 2001-02
English	23.5	20.9	(11.1%)
Foreign language	25.3	22.8	(9.9%)
Math	23.5	22.8	(3.0%)
Science	26.1	23.8	(8.8%)
Social studies	28.1	25.6	(8.9%)

Grade	RISD	Allen	Carroll	Coppell	Eanes	Frisco	McKinney	Region 10	State
English/Language Arts	20.9	21.5	21.8	21.6	19.0	19.6	21.4	19.9	20.2
Foreign languages	22.8	22.9	21.2	21.1	17.5	19.5	20.4	20.5	21.2
Math	22.8	22.3	21.4	22.8	18.5	19.2	22.0	20.6	20.4
Science	23.8	24.1	22.9	23.4	20.4	21.1	22.8	22.1	21.6
Social studies	25.6	25.8	24.3	25.1	21.6	22.2	23.5	22.6	22.6