News and Updates
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RISD UIL A+ Academic Competition
More than 600 elementary students participated in six events: number sense, storytelling, oral reading, chess puzzle, ready writing, and creative writing.
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Flu Season – Wash Hands, Stay Home When Sick
Read the News Story: Flu Season – Wash Hands, Stay Home When Sick
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WINN Time Piloting January 23
Liberty Junior High is proud to announce that we are restructuring our advisory to what we will now call “Patriot WINN Time”.
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Fine Arts Showcases
The Berkner showcase is Feb. 6, and the Pearce learning community’s showcase is April 15.
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New Lunch Pin Codes Take Effect 11/27
Please be reminded that effective Monday, November 27, students will be required to use their unique pin number that was
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RISD Points of Pride
Check out some of the amazing celebrations for Richardson ISD!
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Why I Love RISD
Students, parents, volunteers, teachers, staff, and community members share their reasons why they love this school district.
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Vaping Will Trigger Trip to CMLC
In short, DON’T DO IT.
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District Hiring Elementary Campus Security Officers
RISD will be hiring armed campus security officers for 34 elementary schools.
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Free & Reduced Meal Applications
Applications are required for families to receive school meal benefits for the 2023-2024 school year.
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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.
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Announcing RISD’s Secondary Teacher of the Year for 2023: Ernie Huben!
We are so proud to announce that our very own Mr. Ernie Huben, Algebra 1 and Pre-Algebra teacher, was named RISD’s Secondary 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year!
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RISD Mobile Parent App
The app allows parents of enrolled students to easily view important information related a student’s education.
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2023-24 Enrollment
Enrollment for the 2023-2024 school Now Open.
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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.