Summary
Superintendent Dr. Aziz and district staff presented locally developed CCMR results showing growth to about 91% for the class of 2025, described district strategies to raise participation in AP/dual credit/CTE, and warned new Texas Education Agency rules will raise the bar for future cohorts.
Round Rock ISD leadership on Tuesday told the school board the district’s locally developed college, career and military readiness (CCMR) rate for the class of 2025 stands at about 91%, up from the state’s official 91% for the class of 2024 and exceeding prior local goals. Superintendent Dr. Aziz introduced the presentation and said staff would continue to refine numbers until TEA posts official results.
The presentation said the district’s CCMR goal for the class of 2025 was 92% and that locally developed data currently show the district at about 91% while the official statewide accountability numbers for prior classes rose from 76% (class of 2022) to 84% (2023) to 91% (2024). The district reported increases across several student groups, including gains among Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students and a larger jump for some CTE completers.
Why it matters: TEA’s planned change to the CCMR calculation will require students to stack multiple indicators — for example, passing an AP test plus a college readiness test such as the SAT, ACT or TSIA2 — for higher accountability points. District staff said that change, targeted at juniors who will affect 2028 accountability, makes immediate planning essential.
District staff described three “goal progress measures” the board uses to track CCMR: 1) students earning college credit via AP/IB/dual credit/on-ramps, 2) students meeting college-readiness benchmarks on SAT/ACT/TSIA2, and 3) Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who complete a program of study and earn industry-based certifications (IBCs). The district reported increases in the first measure from about 49% (2023) to 54% (2025 locally), and in the second measure from 63% (2022) to 82% (2024 officially). For the CTE measure, the district said roughly one-third of completers had also earned the required IBC.
District staff outlined specific steps to raise participation and outcomes: an expanded seventh‑grade advisory to create clearer 4‑year plans, a crosswalk with Austin Community College (ACC) for dual‑credit pathways and more associate‑degree options at the district’s early college campus, adding Level 1 CTE certifications to allow immediate entry to the workforce, and earlier exposure to introductory CTE courses in middle school so students can complete program-of-study sequences. The presentation named ACC and Texas State Technical College (TSTC) as partners the district is working with to expand associate-degree and Level‑1 certification options.
Trustees pressed for specifics on access for special education and emergent bilingual students and for steps to increase participation in advanced coursework. Trustee Landrum asked whether the district has a concrete plan to increase advanced-course enrollment; the presenter said the district will introduce a year‑long seventh‑grade class to guide students and parents through 4‑year planning and will give counselors tools to walk families through pathways into AP, dual credit and on‑ramps.
On timing and accountability, staff repeatedly cautioned trustees that TEA’s CCMR methodology will change to a “point bucket” model: one indicator earns one point, stacked indicators earn two or three points. "If I want to go to two points, I will have to also pass the TSIA2 or SAT/ACT," the presenter said. The new model will apply to current juniors and affect district accountability reported in 2028, staff said, creating urgency to redesign supports now.
Discussion versus decision: The board received the report and discussed implications; no formal board action was taken. Staff said they will continue local monitoring and bring updated, official figures once TEA releases them.
What’s next: Staff said the district will prioritize communications with parents, update the board’s CCMR monitoring schedule, expand early-college degree options, and pursue more Level‑1 CTE certifications in the new CTE facility funded by the 2024 bond.
Attribution: Direct quotes and attributions in this article are to speakers present in the district’s presentation and Q&A: Superintendent Dr. Aziz; the district staff presenter (identified in the transcript as the CCMR presenter); Trustee Landrum; Trustee Markham; and Trustee Wei.
