News and Updates

Why I Love RISD
Students, parents, volunteers, teachers, staff, and community members share their reasons why they love this school district.

BSE Bobcats! Roaring Into The 23-24 School Year
Welcome back BSE Bobcats! We’re so excited to see you on August 14th.

RISD Moving to SchoolCafe for Cafeteria Payments for 23-24
Richardson ISD is implementing a new school cafeteria payment system for 2023-24, called SchoolCafe.

Snap, Medicaid Application Assistance
RISD has partnered with Children’s Health to assist RISD families in applying or renewing Snap and Medicaid benefits.

RISD Mobile Parent App
The app allows parents of enrolled students to easily view important information related a student’s education.

Every Campus Now Accepts Absentee Notes Electronically
FOCUS is the safe and secure online portal available to RISD parents to access their student’s grades, schedule, attendance, and assessment history.

New Public Comment Submission Procedures
RISD has adopted new public comment submission procedures for Board of Trustees meetings.