North Star Goal
Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.
School News & Updates
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Insurance Available for RISD-Issued Devices
RISD provides students and parents or guardians the opportunity to purchase insurance for any device owned by the school district and assigned to a student for use at school and home.
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McDonald To Lead Berkner Area Schools
Michael D. McDonald has been named RISD’s new Area Superintendent of the Berkner Learning Community.
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Principal Message – Student Cellphones
BHS implementing Yondr for 2024-25
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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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Art Students Succeed in Texas Competition
Students among top 7% of high school artists in Texas.
Latest Richardson ISD Tweets
Latest RISD Instagram Posts
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AVID National Demonstration Schools are centers of teaching and learning that also serve as models for those interested in learning about the AVID College Readiness System. They clearly demonstrate an ongoing pursuit of excellence, both in the AVID Elective and AVID Schoolwide, to ensure college and career readiness for all AVID Elective students and improved academic performance for all students based on increased opportunities and support for success.
A National Demonstration School exhibits a college and career readiness system that is evident across the campus through rigor and high expectations for all students. There is significant evidence of AVID impact schoolwide, particularly with the infusion of AVID methodologies in content-area classrooms.
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