Community members gathered at the city of Round Rock’s Kinningham House on Oct. 8 to hear from candidates in the Nov. 5 Round Rock ISD board of trustees election in a public forum.

What happened?

The forum was hosted by the Round Rock ISD Council of PTAs and the Round Rock Chamber. It was moderated by Community Impact General Manager Amy Bryant, who oversees the Round Rock and Pflugerville-Hutto publications.

The details

Candidates who will appear on the ballot responded to questions submitted by the community through the chamber.

The candidates are:

Place 1:

• Joshua Escalante
• Estevan Jesus "Chuy" Zárate (incumbent)

Place 2:

• April Guerra
• Melissa Ross

Place 7:

• James Steele
• Mingyuan "Michael" Wei

Candidates answered questions relating to the district’s curriculum strategy and student success; educator employment and retention efforts; finances, budget and debt servicing; economic development and workforce readiness; safety in schools; the role and outcomes of the school board; and the needs and resources for families and community partners.

What else?

Video of the event is posted to the chamber website and is available to watch here. Due to poor video and audio quality, a transcript of the event is unavailable.