R-08-04-10-11D1 - 4/10/2008 RESOLUTION NO. R-08-04-10-11D1
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock is supportive of efforts to
provide quality public education to the children in our City and
County; and
WHEREAS, there is currently no open-enrollment charter school
in Williamson County, thereby limiting parental options; and
WHEREAS, the population growth in our City and surrounding
County is more than sufficient to support public, tuition-free
school choice; and
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock is supportive of bringing
educational choices to families in Round Rock; and
WHEREAS, the International Baccalaureate curriculum is a
world-renowned curriculum having been in schools around the globe
for the past forty years, and is the curriculum for thirty-four of
the top one hundred schools in the United States; and
WHEREAS, a student graduating with an International
Baccalaureate Diploma will be granted 24 college credit hours at any
State University in Texas, thus providing a virtual scholarship; and
WHEREAS, Imagine International Academy will serve up to 1, 300
students K-12; and
WHEREAS, graduates of Imagine International Academy will be
equipped for higher education and thus improve the quality of life
in Central Texas; Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS,
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That Imagine International School Williamson County is a
desirable and high quality addition to the educational opportunities
for families in Round Rock and the surrounding County, and the City
Council hereby expresses its support for the award of a Charter to
said school.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice
of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to
the public as required by law at all times during which this
Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered
and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 10th day of April, 2008 .
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of and Rock, Texas
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SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
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DATE: April 3, 2008
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - April 10, 2008
ITEM: 11D1. Consider a resolution of support for the award of a school charter to
Imagine International Academy Williamson County.
Department: Administration
Staff Person: Jim Nuse, City Manager
Justification:
A group of founding citizens from Round Rock and Georgetown has submitted an application
to the State Board of Education to open a charter school in Williamson County between
Round Rock and Georgetown. If awarded a charter, the school will open in the fall of 2009.
In partnership with Imagine Schools, the Imagine International Academy of Williamson
County will use an International Baccalaureate curriculum, currently used in 34 of the top
100 schools in the country, and a student graduating with an International Baccalaureate
diploma will be granted 24 college credit hours at any State University in Texas.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources:
Background Information:
Imagine Schools has more than 50 charter schools nationwide. There is currently no open-
enrollment charter school in Williamson County. The Georgetown City Council approved a
resolution of support for the Imagine International Academy on February 26, 2008.
Public Comment: N/A