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.

Visit RISD’s Back to School page to find resources, information and answers to your back-to-school questions as you get ready for the new school year.

RISD partners with organizations to offer a variety of recommendations and services to families over the summer months.

Coffee Days is a free monthly support group for parents and caregivers of children or young people with emotional or mental health challenges.

Please see the 2024-2025 Spring Exam Schedule.

This familiaRise segment comes from the RISD Special and Gifted Education PTA (SAGE PTA).

Each October, National Principals Month recognizes the essential role that principals play in making a school great.

GoGuardian mobile app is designed to provide parents and guardians with insight and control over their student’s online activity when using school-managed devices and accounts. 

Another 12 schools met or exceeded their attendance goals last year.

Starting Aug. 19, the Network mobile food pantry will stop at a handful of RISD campuses.

To receive free or reduced-price meal benefits for the 2024-2025 school year, families can complete an application via SchoolCafe.

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.

All parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to become familiar with how RISD schools approach safety and security.

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.