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Round Rock ISD superintendent may ask voters to pay for teacher raises

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- The Round Rock Independent School District is exploring a new way to retain teachers and give them a pay raise.“We'll go to our voters,” RRISD Superintendent Dr. Hafedh Azaiez said. NEXT: Set for School Round Rock ISD will ask the school board to consider a voter-approved tax rate election in November.Leander and Pflugerville ISD asked the same of its residents in November 2022.“If they approve it, that will add three golden pennies, three extra pennies that will allow us to raise about $21 million. That is not subject for recapture. We don't have to send it back to the state,” Azaiez said.Details are still being ironed out with the proposed tax rate but, Azaiez said, if voters approve the measure, the money would go directly toward pay raises for RRISD teachers.“Our raises for our teachers will go from 3% to 6%,” Azaiez said.“The last legislative session, unfortunately, there was no pay increase,” the superintendent said about public education funding....

Round Rock ISD to start school day 5 minutes earlier in 2023-24

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – The Round Rock Independent School District said all elementary, middle and high schools will begin five minutes earlier in the 2023-24 school year. According to a July 17 district announcement, the instructional times will be: Elementary School – 7:35 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. Middle School – 8:15 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. High School – 9:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Elementary Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (EDAEP) – 7:10 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.Round Rock Opportunity Center (RROC) – 7:25 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. GOALS Learning Center – 8:35 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. Start times for Pear and Apple Sessions, VISTA, Together We Can (TWC), Child Development Center(CDC) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) will not change, according to the district.Updated bus route information for the 2023-2024 school year can be found on SMART Tag and the Transportation website, the district said.The schedule changes came after the Round Rock Board of Trustees voted in March to add five instructiona...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Do I Have to Offer My Cousin a Place to Stay When He Visits?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about unwanted houseguests. Here's the email: Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. My name is Conner and I had to email you this morning to get your opinion on something. My cousin texted me last night that he’s coming to town on Thursday for 3-4 days. That’s all he said, no other details were given, which is very like him. When I told my wife, she immediately said, “He can’t stay here”, because he really is a lot and brings a ton of drama with him. Then my mother called me to tell me that my aunt, my cousin’s mom, said he was looking for a place to stay. I asked if he thought I’d offer a place and she said yes. Well now what do I do? I told her I didn’t want him staying here. Is it a little pushy to text me “I’m coming into town” and then expect my response to be “Come stay with me”? I didn’t ask him to come to town. Am I in the wrong here because my aunt is appa...

5 things to know this Tuesday, August 15

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Tuesday! Per Meteorologist Jill Szwed, we can expect this rain to taper off later this afternoon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In a press conference Monday, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Police Chief Eric Hawkins said violent crime in the city is down significantly since 2020. Meanwhile, law enforcement is investigating a fatal car/motorcycle crash that happened in Stillwater around 4:54 p.m. on Monday on County Route 70. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Tuesday morning. 1. Gun violence down ‘significantly’ in AlbanyThe Albany mayor and police chief said violent crime in the city is down significantly since 2020. At a press conference on Monday, they noted drastic decreases year after year. 2. Gloversville man convicted of murdering estranged wifeOn Monday, Michael Darling pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the murder of his estranged wife, Krist...

Law enforcement investigates fatal crash in Stillwater

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

STILLWATER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Law enforcement is investigating a fatal car/motorcycle crash that happened in Stillwater around 4:54 p.m. on Monday on County Route 70. Deputies from the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office say, Tyler Desnoyers, 20, was pronounced dead on the scene. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Deputies say Desnoyers was traveling eastbound on County Route 70 when he lost control of his 2007 Yamaha motorcycle and hit a westbound car. Debris from the motorcycle ultimately hit and caused damage to a second westbound car. Desnoyers was declared dead at the scene by the Assistant Saratoga County Coroner. The two drivers of the damaged cars were uninjured. Law enforcement says a preliminary investigation indicates speed and limited sight distance were factors in the crash. Cohoes community reacts to deadly shooting Both drivers of the westbound cars are cooperative with the investigation. The accident is being investi...

Ask Amy: Fiancée wants to take the road less traveled

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

Dear Amy: I was in a 13-year marriage that was quite lonely and without intimacy, but I filled those lonely moments with travel and adventure.I finally pulled the plug after over a decade of trying to fix our broken relationship.Enter “New Guy.”We met last year and hit it off like dynamite. He’s smart, stable, attentive, and loves me.He was attracted to me because of my free spirit, confidence, drive, and intelligence.I am self-employed, financially very stable, and chose my profession so I could incorporate travel into my life.He is inspired by my travels and wants the same for himself — but he is an engineer and gets only two weeks off every year.He proposed marriage and I accepted, but now I’m seeing red flags.I have some opportunities for business travel that appear “fun” and maybe even “opulent,” but he doesn’t want me doing the “fun” things if he can’t go with me.He makes me feel terrible if I want t...

Three Bulgarians suspected as Russian spies arrested by UK counter-terror police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

Three Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying on behalf of Russia have been arrested and charged by counter-terror detectives following a major national security investigation.The BBC has revealed the defendants were held in February under the Official Secrets Act by Metropolitan Police officers and have been remanded in custody since.The individuals, who are accused of working for the Russian security services, have been named as Orlin Roussev, 45, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, of Harrow, north-west London and Katrin Ivanova, 31, of the same addressThey have been charged with possessing identity documents with “improper intention”, which include passports, identity cards and other documents for the UK, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and the Czech Republic, the BBC reported.Orlin RoussevThe trio have apparently lived in the UK for years and worked in a variety of jobs, according to a BBC investigation.It found Mr Roussev has a history ...

Three-bedroom home sells for $2.3 million in Palo Alto

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

275 West Charleston Road – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 200 block of West Charleston Road in Palo Alto was sold on July 25, 2023. The $2,300,000 purchase price works out to $1,849 per square foot. The house, built in 1951, has an interior space of 1,244 square feet. The layout of this single-story home includes three bedrooms and one bath. Additionally, the home is equipped with a one-car garage, ensuring secure parking and storage. Situated on a spacious 6,000-square-foot lot, the property offers ample outdoor space.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:In May 2023, a 1,642-square-foot home on Carolina Lane in Palo Alto sold for $2,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,675. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Wilkie Court, Palo Alto, in May 2023, a 2,128-square-foot home was sold for $3,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,480. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,866-square-foot home on the 4100 block of Wilkie Court in Palo Alto sold i...

Bridge: Aug. 15, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

My friend the English professor has two peeves. One is word confusion. (The prof says that people who can’t distinguish between “entomology” and “etymology” bug him in ways for which he can’t find words.) The other is partners who bid whenever it’s their turn.In today’s deal, South played at five hearts doubled. The prof, East, had opened one spade and bid four spades next, and West had tossed in a two-diamond bid. West led a spade, and declarer ruffed the second spade and pondered. He took the A-K of clubs, led a trump to dummy, ruffed a club and drew trumps.MAKING FIVESouth next led the king of diamonds. West won and had only diamonds left. South won the diamond return with his ten and claimed the rest. Making five.“I guess his bid of two diamonds was meant to help me defend,” the prof grumbled to me. “Instead, he told declarer how to play the hand.”South surely goes down if West doesn’t bid. Do you thin...

Word Game: Aug. 15, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:27 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — INQUIRED (INQUIRED: in-KWY-erd: Asked about; investigated.)Average mark 18 wordsTime limit 20 minutesCan you find 23 or more words in INQUIRED? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — EMANATE eaten enema mana manatee mane manta mate mean meant meat meet meta mete amen ante name neat tame team teem teenTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].