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Round Rock ISD reports gains on student well‑being but cautions data gaps after SB 12 opt‑in
Summary
District officials told trustees the fall Panorama survey shows overall growth in sense of belonging (58%) and safety (66%) among participating students, but a 53% drop in participation under the new state opt‑in requirement leaves results less representative and complicates interpretation.
Dr. Byron Gerard, assistant superintendent for student support services, and Steve Clark, director of counseling services, presented the fall progress update on the boardstudent outcome Goal 4 for student well‑being.
Board Goal 4 measures three goal progress measures (GPMs): sense of belonging (4.1), safety at school (4.2) and self‑efficacy (4.3). Gerard said the boardtarget is to raise district favorable responses from 54% in 2023 to 65% by 2026, with individual three‑year subtargets for each GPM.
Gerard and Clark said the district administers Panorama to students in grades 3–12 and uses teacher reports for younger students. The presenters warned that Senate Bill 12which requires parent opt‑in for surveys that ask about well‑beinghas substantially reduced participation. Gerard said "having 53% less respondents this year has an unknown impact on the data," and he noted that 31,216 students took the survey in the prior year under the opt‑out system.
Among students who participated this fall, officials reported a 58% favorable response rate for sense of belonging, putting the district only one percentage point shy of the end‑of‑year target (59%) for that metric. The safety measure recorded a 66% favorable response among participating students; self‑efficacy results rose in many student groups though some subgroups held steady.
Trustees pressed for campus‑level breakdowns, comparisons between comprehensive and non‑comprehensive high schools, and concrete next steps for improving both participation and student outcomes. Gerard and staff described outreach strategies (consent forms in seven languages, embedding consent into back‑to‑school and new‑student paperwork), the districtMTSS reorganization and a student "voice" group that will recommend interventions tailored to campus data.
Gerard said the administration will continue to encourage participation and use other systems, including an existing climate survey, to triangulate student well‑being measures ahead of the spring 2026 administration.
