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Round Rock ISD earns A in Texas financial integrity review, scores 96 of 100
Summary
Round Rock Independent School District reported a 96/100 score and an A (superior achievement) under Texas's Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) for the 2024–25 year. CFO/COO Dennis Covington reviewed each indicator, with the district passing all critical indicators; trustees asked a brief question about four missing points tied to Indicator 8.
Round Rock Independent School District reported a total FIRST score of 96 out of a possible 100 points for the 2024–25 year, earning an A, or "superior achievement," according to a presentation at the board's public hearing.
Dennis Covington, the district's chief financial officer and chief operating officer, told the board the district passed all four critical indicators (filing the annual financial report, receiving an unmodified audit opinion, meeting debt payment terms, and making timely payments to state and federal agencies). "We passed each and every one of those," Covington said during the presentation.
Why it matters: FIRST is the state's annual system for assessing school-district financial management. It groups…
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