A Long-Range Facilities Master Plan serves as a guide for how the district maintains and updates facilities for the next five years or more. Such a plan is required by the Texas Education Agency, but it’s also best practice. A long-range facilities master plan gives the Round Rock ISD community a clear picture of the needs facing every campus and facility in the district.
Work to date
The plan will be the culmination of more than a year of work that began with facilities assessments and the creation of the district’s first educational specifications, which detail the ideal layout and spaces for campuses at all levels.
In fall 2022, the district began a facility condition index of every school and facility. This is a visual inspection by engineers to determine the condition of each exterior and interior space at a school or facility. The assessment was concluded in fall 2023, and each campus received a score based on the cost to repair or replace equipment and systems. A lower FCI score is preferable.
A second element of the work was to score each campus for educational adequacy, or educational suitability. This is a measure of how closely a school meets the ed specs—Is there enough CTE space? Would a dance team have a place to practice? Could a campus add Pre-K? A higher EA score is preferable.
In January, the community-led LRFMP Committee began meeting to create the Long-Range Facilities Master Plan. Using a dashboard that brings together FCI and EA scores, enrollment projections, facility utilization and number of portables, the committee has been working to create options for every campus in the district.
Next steps
- Community survey
- Community focus groups
- Final LRFMP presentation to board
Community Feedback
Long-Range Facilities Master Plan Committee Community Meeting
- March 25 Community Presentation (PDF)
- Monday, March 25 | 6–7:30 p.m.
- Stony Point High School, 1801 Tiger Trail 78664
- Learn more about the LRFMP Committee
Community-wide Survey
Round Rock ISD is seeking your input on options created by the LRFMP Committee. Registration for focus groups is included in this survey. Let us know what you think!
English | Spanish - Coming Soon!
Focus Groups
Online focus groups March 26–30 for community members with interest in more specialized areas such as early learning or CTE. Topics will be determined by the community.
Did you know?
The district currently has $597 million in deferred maintenance—the cost to repair aging HVAC systems or roofs, for example, or to upgrade techonology infrastructure. Round Rock ISD would need to spend $120 million every year to maintain facilities at their current state.
Resources
The Long-Range Facilities Master Plan Committee has been working with districtwide and campus-specific data as they created some of the options for what might be in the final plan.
- Dashboard – Campus-level data, including enrollment, ESA and FCI
- Coming soon! Data table – Campus-level data, including enrollment, ESA and FCI
- Demographer’s Report (PDF)
- Round Rock ISD Educational Specifications
- Presentation to Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees
Districtwide Facilities Condition Index
The Facilities Condition Index shows the district’s deferred maintenance over time. This assumes that building systems will reach the end of their uselful life, as anticipated, and will be added to the deferred maintenance backlog.
If the district were to take no action on deferred maintenance—for example, replacing no roofs or HVAC systems—the condition of the district’s facilities would deteriorate sharply.
To maintain the current condition of the district’s facilities in the Fair range, Round Rock ISD would need to spend approximately $120 million annually.
