CITY& SCHOOLS
News from Richardson & Richardson ISD
COMPILED BY JACKSON KING
Richardson City Council meets March 28 and April 4, 11 and 18 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 411 W. Arapaho Road, Richardson. www.cor.net. Richardson ISD board of trustees meets April 11 and 19 at 6 p.m. at the RISD Administration Building, 400 S. Greenville Ave., Richardson. www.risd.org Plano ISD board of trustees meets at 6 p.m. April 5 and 19 at the PISD Administration Center, 2700 W. 15th St., Plano. 469-752-8100. www.pisd.edu MEETINGSWE COVER CITY HIGHLIGHT RICHARDSON The city is partnering with the Network of Community Ministries and Richardson ISD to help restock supply shelves for residents in need. The Network of Community Ministries is a nondenominational, community-based organization. Drop-o locations will be available until April 30 at 10 municipal facilities as well as the RISD Administration Building at 400 S. Greenville Ave. Donations can also be dropped o at the ministry’s facility at 1500 International Parkway. Call 972-744-4080 to learn more. NUMBER TOKNOW The Richardson ISD board of trustees unanimously approved during its March 7 meeting a guaranteed maximum price of $18.23 million for the rst phase of a planned expansion and renovation project at Forest Meadow Junior High School. The rst phase of the project will primarily consist of site work additions, including site grading, paving and installing site utilities. Phase 1 will also include early work for building steel, roo ng and electrical infrastructure. $18M+
Council looking to update district boundaries
RICHARDSON The city’s Council District Boundary Commission recommended an updated boundary map during its March 22 meeting that will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration. The nine-member commission deliberated between two options heading into its meeting and ended up selecting Option A in a 7-1 vote, with Gary Beech the lone dissenting opinion. If approved, the new boundary map would see the Eastside and GreenVue developments, which are located in the northern section of The Richardson IQ, move from District 4 to District 2. Richardson’s charter requires that boundaries for the city’s four council district be reviewed every 10 years once census data is available. The di er- ence in population exceeded the 10% maximum once 2020 census data was incorporated. The recommended map has a 6% deviation. The recommended map will now go to Richardson City Council during a late April meeting for consideration.
DISTRICTMAP This map shows the four district boundaries being recommended to the Richardson City Council.
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SOURCE: CITY OF RICHARDSON COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Council consists of the mayor, two at-large members and four district members. Council members represent- ing a district must reside within its boundaries, but they are elected by voters citywide, according to the city.
2022 23 academic calendar approved
RICHARDSON ISD The board of trustees approved the district’s 2022-23 academic calendar at its March 7 regular meeting. Under the adopted calendar that was unanimously approved by the board, the 2022-23 school year will KEY DATES Here are some key dates for the Richardson ISD 2022-23 school year. AUG. 16 First day of school DEC. 19, 2022 JAN. 3, 2023 Students’ winter break MARCH 13 18, 2023 Spring break
start Aug. 16 and end May 26. The school year will include 79 instruc- tional days in the rst semester and 95 instructional days in the second semester. Winter break will begin Dec. 19 with students returning for the second semester Jan. 4. Spring break will be March 13-18 with two potential weather makeup days lined up in April. In addition, the calendar will re ect four two-hour early release days modeled similarly to previous RISD academic calendars. The district rst reviewed two draft calendar options in January and received 4,255 community responses before making a nal decision in March.
The Wild ower Arts &Music Festival will take place May 20 22.
COURTESY WILDFLOWER ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Toadies, Neon Trees added to festival RICHARDSON The lineup for the 2022 Wild ower Arts & Music Festival now includes Toadies and Neon Trees. Organized by the city, the festival is scheduled for May 20-22 at Galatyn Park Urban Center and features live music. Tickets are at www.wild owerfestival.com.
SOURCE: RICHARDSON ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
MAY 26, 2023 Last day of school
A Nonprofit with REAL impact
May 7, 2022 – SATURDAY 6-10 pm St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Parish Center 900 St. Paul Drive, Richardson, TX 75080
Richardson East Rotary Club supports our community! - The Ann Eisemann All-inclusive playground was inaugurated in 2019 through collaboration with the City of Richardson. - Yearly scholarships awarded to RISD students to make it possible for them to pursue their dreams. Join our club of business professionals to serve above self and make a difference locally and throughout the world. www.rerotaryclub.com
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