North Star Goal
Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.
School News & Updates
Keeping Tabs on the Fall Semester
Watch the fall edition of the superintendent’s video newsletter, Keeping Tabs for the 2025-26 School Year.
RISD Seeks Input on Calendar Proposals for 26-27 and 27-28 Academic School Years
The Board will adopt the calendars at an upcoming meeting, after reviewing the community’s feedback.
RISD Voters Approve Bond 2025
During the November 4, 2025 election, voters chose to approve all three Propositions on the district’s $1.4 billion bond package.
Stock the Shelves Donation Drive
In partnership with Network of Communities Ministries, RISD is hosting a Stock the Shelves donation drive to support RISD families in need.
From Reluctance to Rising Theatre Star
How dyslexia support helped a student see reading in a new light.
RWJH Magnet Information Night
Join Richardson West Junior High’s Arts and Technology Magnet Information Night on November 5 at 6:30 p.m. to explore programs in communication arts, culinary arts, theatre, visual arts, and robotics.
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.
