Round Rock ISD Success High School

Round Rock ISD Success High School
Round Rock, Texas
Mission: Provide a learning environment where students build on their academic and
interpersonal strengths to become goal-oriented, life-long learners.
The new Success High School in Round Rock ISD is a
progressive and unique educational environment. The school
of choice serves students who desire acceleration, who need
evening classes to better fit their
personal schedules, or are in atAbout the Facility
risk situations.
• 68,000 SF of flexible
academic space in a
non-traditional setting
O’Connell Robertson provided
master planning, architecture,
engineering, interior design and
• Ubiquitious technology
construction administration for
• Designed for LEED
the new 68,000 SF building,
Silver Certification
which offers flexibility and diverse
• Completion Date:
learning spaces to support varied
August 2014
activities and curriculum. Before
design began, the O’Connell
Robertson team led RRISD and
campus administrators, faculty, students, parents, business
leaders, and community members through an intensive design
charette that included group discussions, hands-on activities,
virtual tours of progressive learning environments from across
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the country, and small group conversations. The design team
also joined RRISD staff in touring innovative academic facilities
in Chicago and explored current trends in educational delivery.
The new Success High School is to be “a school
The new Success High School is to be “a school of First choice,
of first choice, not a school of last resort,”
not a school of last resort,” said Community representative Kristena
said community representative Kristena Binns-Turner
Binns-Turner’ during the visioning process.
during the visioning process.
The results are classroom spaces designed for maximum
flexibility, including integrated labs, design studios with
operable partitions, small group rooms, and a discovery center.
The academic space is centered around a central two-story
commons that offers natural light from all sides. The second
story will include a balcony that overlooks the commons and
provides informal gathering spaces for students. The campus
will include food service, athletic facilities and a childcare
center, which will double as a teaching component for an
Early Childhood Education curriculum. Technology is available
throughout the campus, supporting digital learning and providing
wireless access.
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