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Round Rock ISD reports K–2 literacy, early math gains; Purple Sage Elementary credits intensive interventions
Summary
District and campus leaders told the board the district made measurable gains in early literacy and early math and showcased Purple Sage Elementary’s weekly Student Success Team and early‑intervention practices as drivers of campus improvement.
District staff told the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday that the district met or exceeded several board targets for early literacy and showed notable year‑over‑year gains in early math, and Principal Sarah Nelson described how Purple Sage Elementary used frequent progress monitoring and an intervention block to lift student performance.
Dr. Nichols, presenting Lone Star Governance monitoring on early literacy, said districtwide third‑grade projections tied to early screening rose year over year: the district’s all‑students group improved about six percentage points to 70 percent on the composite literacy metric used for K–2 screening. K–2 screening uses MCLASS in English and Spanish; when a student was assessed in both languages the higher score is reflected.
At the campus level, Principal Sarah Nelson said Purple…
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