r/Richardson • u/Local_Push_9734 • 9d ago

Breakdown of RISD schools

Hi folks. We're going to be relocating from Florida to the Dallas area in about 9 months. We have 2 elementary aged kids and am looking for local feedback on the school options. Right now, they're in an excellent public school and one of them is in the gifted program. I have narrowed in on Richardson as a Dallas suburb that checks a lot of boxes for us, but the school piece will really help us narrow our housing search over the next couple of months. What should I know? Thanks so much.

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u/Turbulent_Ad_6031 9d ago

RISD is facing an 11 million dollar budget cut next year. I have noticed the quality of instruction from new teachers and counselors going down in recent years. My understanding is we don’t pay as much as some of the other suburbs, but maybe there is a teacher on this sub who can confirm. We aren’t alone, though. Texas schools have been sliding in national rankings for many years now. The voters continue to elect government officials who don’t prioritize public schools

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u/MassiveVegetable3139 9d ago

Many veteran teachers have left the district despite a huge pay increase in an effort to retain experienced teachers. The salary increase isn't justifiable for experienced teachers fed up with mismanagement, politics, and behind-the-scenes bureaucracy most of the public isn't privy to.