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![Rockwall ISD Names 2026 Teacher of the Year Nominees]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":2075}])
The Rockwall Independent School District is pleased to announce the 2026 Teacher of the Year nominees.
![Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy Educator Named TAFE Area 11 Teacher Leader of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770841737/rockwallisdcom/vqsmtac7oxbhsqt4ax9b/RobinPeterson-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770841737/rockwallisdcom/vqsmtac7oxbhsqt4ax9b/RobinPeterson-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770841737/rockwallisdcom/vqsmtac7oxbhsqt4ax9b/RobinPeterson-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770841737/rockwallisdcom/vqsmtac7oxbhsqt4ax9b/RobinPeterson-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770841737/rockwallisdcom/vqsmtac7oxbhsqt4ax9b/RobinPeterson-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770841737/rockwallisdcom/vqsmtac7oxbhsqt4ax9b/RobinPeterson-2.jpg","width":2168}])
Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy (GBCCA) is proud to announce that educator Robin Peterson has been awarded Teacher Leader of the Year for the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Area 11.
![Student’s Elementary Project Becomes New Texas Law]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770742487/rockwallisdcom/i6weqhl5o9csphyhmho3/Screenshot2026-02-10at105434AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770742487/rockwallisdcom/i6weqhl5o9csphyhmho3/Screenshot2026-02-10at105434AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770742487/rockwallisdcom/i6weqhl5o9csphyhmho3/Screenshot2026-02-10at105434AM.png","width":698}])
This February 10 will mark the first-ever official statewide Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, all thanks to an idea Charlotte F. had as a young elementary student.
![Rockwall ISD District Leader Selected to Serve on National ACTE Board of Directors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":1951}])
Alison Belliveau, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Executive Director and Principal at the Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), the nation’s largest organization dedicated to advancing career and technical education.
![DECA Students Earn District Championships, Advance to State]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to the 28 outstanding DECA students who earned District Champion honors and qualified for the DECA State Competition after competing against more than 2,300 students from 48 schools at the District Conference.