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All the principals and PTA presidents within the Richardson High School learning community gathered this week to establish new partnerships and coordinate efforts to ensure all students within the feeder pattern have the same opportunity to connect, learn, grow and succeed. The RHS PTA is one of the largest in…

More than three dozen RISD students participated in the second Richardson Mayor’s Summer Internship Program this year. Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker hosted all 41 students who interned this summer at a celebratory luncheon in late August at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts. The interns, who worked 20 to 40…

Food Truck Coming to Four Campuses

Through a new partnership with the Network of Community Ministries, many RISD students and their families will be able to put more food on the table. The Richardson-based nonprofit recently took delivery of a new refrigerated truck that it plans to use to bring food to Liberty Junior High, Audelia…

The Richardson ISD Board of Trustees approved stipends for teachers and special education staff at its regular meeting Monday night. RISD Superintendent Dr. Jeannie Stone recommended one-time stipends of $500 for every classroom teacher working in the district as of the first day of school, which is Thursday Aug. 15. …

Richardson ISD’s Dr. Jeannie Stone is the 2019 Texas PTA Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Stone’s commitment to the students and stakeholders of this district is evident in the connections she has with many RISD parents and teachers. “Families are the first educators of their children, and they continue to…

Richardson ISD once again has been named one of the best communities for music education by the National Association of Music Merchants. This marks the eighth consecutive year NAMM recognized RISD with this national honor and 10th time overall that the district received the award. The California-based, century-old nonprofit salutes…

Ta-Tanisha Jefferson, a Gifted and Talented teacher at Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet, is the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators 2019 Teacher of the Year. She has spent her entire 23-year career as an educator with Richardson ISD, including the last 10 in Advanced Academics. Ta-Tanisha — who says the…

Richardson, TX — February 12, 2019 — A U.S. District court yesterday granted permission for Richardson ISD to postpone its 2019 Board of Trustees election — usually held in May — until the November 5, 2019, general election. “This is the ruling we anticipated and our next step will be to finalize a transition plan to our…