{"id":20284,"date":"2025-04-14T16:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T21:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/tmssa\/?page_id=20284"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:28:21","slug":"memorial-park-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/tmssa\/memorial-park-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Park Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20284\" class=\"elementor elementor-20284\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ca133 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ca133\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-273d462\" data-id=\"273d462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501ec76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"501ec76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/tmssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/08\/MPA-FullColor-Stacked.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20441\" alt=\"MPA Logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0688d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0688d38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-823160b\" data-id=\"823160b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fc439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05fc439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Memorial Park Academy (MPA) is a choice program in Richardson ISD that allows students to earn high school credits in a non-traditional school setting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e59c41a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e59c41a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d354412\" data-id=\"d354412\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346d8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"346d8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fda2404\" data-id=\"fda2404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cada7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81cada7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Memorial Park Academy (MPA)<\/strong> in Richardson ISD allows students to earn high school credits in a non-traditional school setting. <strong>To enroll at MPA, students must first be enrolled in a Richardson ISD high school.<\/strong> Interested students should reach out to their high school campus for more information about MPA, including the application link and eligibility requirements.<\/p><p>Our students attend school for four hours, Monday through Friday. Two sessions are offered: a morning session and an afternoon session. There is no cost to students; MPA is taxpayer-supported like other RISD programs. Bus transportation is available for both morning and afternoon sessions.<\/p><p>MPA staff provides students with the opportunity to earn a high school diploma aligned with their desired graduation plan. Students may participate in graduation ceremonies with friends and classmates from their home campuses, and their diploma will bear the name of their home campus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b67b47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b67b47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e28329\" data-id=\"8e28329\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13872cd elementor-align-center 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