Early Release: Friday, Dec. 20

Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year opens on Feb. 25.

It’s a pumpkin patch in the classroom at Aikin Elementary, where first graders turn review time into a pumpkin hunt! Pumpkins around the room are labeled with nouns, and students then sort them by person, place, thing or proper noun on graphic organizers.
These interactive and collaborative activities help our young learners develop both personal and academic skills as they engage and grow together in #RISDInTheClassroom!

Another 12 schools met or exceeded their attendance goals last year.

Our LITE (Librarian), Mrs. Ingram, has been keeping a secret for weeks now. We have a new Book Vending Machine

Did you know RISD has a mobile food market that is available for all our families?! The Network of Community

It’s RISD Safety Week and our little Eagles have been doing a phenomenal job practicing all our safety drills! They

Kelly Harmon, a fifth-grade math teacher

To enhance safety and security protocols, RISD is implementing student badges this year for all elementary students.

The district is implementing a new Richardson ISD Code of Civility this school year to set expectations for how students, parents, employees, and visitors treat and interact with each other while at school or communicating about school-related activities.

All parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to become familiar with how RISD schools approach safety and security.

RISD is changing the dates of spring break on the 2024-25 student academic calendar. The new dates for spring break will be March 10-14, 2025 – moved up one week from the previous dates of March 17-21.

RISD is now interviewing positions for the 2024-25 school year.

The PTECH program provides students an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree simultaneously.

Attention Aikin Parents! The EPI website to order school supplies for next year is officially live! Order by June 16th