News and Updates
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2024-25 Backpack Bash
The school year is right around the corner, and this year’s Backpack Bash is coming to a campus near you the first week of August.
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RISD Changing 2025 Spring Break on 2024-25 Calendar
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.
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Summer Resources
RISD will offer summer meals in June at seven different campuses across the district, and the Network mobile food pantry will stop at five other campuses.
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Summer Meals Program
RISD will offer summer meals at seven different campuses across the district.
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Join The RISD Work Family
RISD is now interviewing positions for the 2024-25 school year.
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143 Seniors Earn Associate Degrees
The PTECH program provides students an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree simultaneously.
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2024-2025 School Supplies
Attention Aikin Parents! The EPI website to order school supplies for next year is officially live! Order by June 16th
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Transition to Middle School and PUSH
Former NFL Players Keith Davis and Germad Reed spoke to 3rd-6th graders.
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PBIS House Rally!
Aikin’s First House Rally!
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Happy Assistant Principal and LITE appreciation!
We’re SO blessed to have our incredible assistant principals, Angela Guesby and Lindsey Floyd, and our LITE/Librarian, Leslie Ingram, here
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Verkada Guest Sign-In System
Everyone needs an ID to enter an RISD campus.
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Summer School Info
RISD provides opportunities to explore learning experiences that promote academic growth through asynchronous, self-paced summer courses with Acceleration Courses.
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RISD Board Approves Elementary School Consolidation Plan
Five elementary campuses will be consolidated and repurposed.
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Keeping Tabs on Spring Break News and Information
Click the video to see Superintendent Branum share a few reflections on the spring semester.
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Ms. Ollie Awarded Super Teacher!
Our incredible 5th grade Reading teacher, Ms. Ollie, got a visit from Tabitha Branum, our superintendent and other District personnel