Labor Day is on Monday, September 1. All Richardson ISD schools and offices will be closed for the holiday.

Before participating in volunteer opportunities in schools and district facilities, all RISD volunteers must complete a background check.

At the Aug. 7 Board meeting, district leaders presented an update on student performance and a preview of the upcoming 2025 accountability ratings.

For the fourth year, RISD campuses will continue to be cell phone-free schools.

Parents of enrolled RISD students may now complete forms online to qualify for free or reduced cost meals for the 2025-26 school year that begins August 12.

Fourth graders from Richardson ISD’s Richardson Terrace Elementary traveled to Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip.

Music Teacher Alicia McCormick

The district is implementing a new Richardson ISD Code of Civility this school year to set expectations for how students, parents, employees, and visitors treat and interact with each other while at school or communicating about school-related activities.

RISD provides bus service for students who live more than two miles away from their home campus.

Michael D. McDonald has been named RISD’s new Area Superintendent of the Berkner Learning Community.

The PTECH program provides students an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree simultaneously.

Everyone needs an ID to enter an RISD campus.

Five elementary campuses will be consolidated and repurposed.

Elementary students visit the STEM center to learn about and work on robotics, graphic design, 3-D printing, and more.

More than 600 elementary students participated in six events: number sense, storytelling, oral reading, chess puzzle, ready writing, and creative writing.