North Star Goal
Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.
School News & Updates
Labor Day – Monday, Sept.1
Labor Day is on Monday, September 1. All Richardson ISD schools and offices will be closed for the holiday.
Keeping Tabs on the Beginning of the 2025-26 School Year
Watch the August edition of the superintendent’s video newsletter, Keeping Tabs.
STEM Boston Summer 2026 Tour
Informational meeting
Thursday, September 4, 2025
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
New Volunteer Management System
Before participating in volunteer opportunities in schools and district facilities, all RISD volunteers must complete a background check.
Richardson ISD Previews Projected 2025 Accountability Ratings
At the Aug. 7 Board meeting, district leaders presented an update on student performance and a preview of the upcoming 2025 accountability ratings.
RISD Cell Phone Policy
For the fourth year, RISD campuses will continue to be cell phone-free schools.
The power of AVID Secondary is the ability to impact students in the AVID Elective class and all students throughout the campus. AVID Secondary can have an effect on the entire school by providing classroom activities, teaching practices, and academic behaviors that can be incorporated into any classroom to improve engagement and success for all students.
AVID Excel works by accelerating language acquisition, developing literacy, and placing AVID Excel students on the path to high school AVID and college preparatory coursework. Emergent multilingual students (long-term English language learners) indicate that they want to go to college, but without a structured way for teachers and schools to address their specific needs, these students experience gaps in their academic preparation that stop them from entering a college preparatory course of study.
