What is RISD doing to address the challenge of some district parents choosing private schools for their children instead of their RISD home school?
There are many reasons that parents may choose to consider varying educational options for their children. Often the choice has to do with a personal family preference and not necessarily dissatisfaction with RISD. The district strongly encourages neighborhood parents to visit their neighborhood RISD campus. In many cases, once people see our campuses firsthand, they depart quite impressed with the quality of the academics, staff and facilities. A primary goal of RISD is to provide an excellent education for all students, and the most effective way a district can attract and retain neighborhood families is to continue to offer the type of top-notch education that appeals to everyone. Testing The amount of testing in elementary school mandated by the district is stringent and frequent. Third- to sixth- grade TAKS simulations in reading, math and science call for students spend an entire day for each test to measure their progress and “build stamina.” This occurs in addition to the regul
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- Some RISD schools have very low teacher turnover while others have higher turnover each year. What is the district doing, or can do, to help with stability at these schools?
- What is RISD doing to address the challenge of some district parents choosing private schools for their children instead of their RISD home school?
- How can parents and citizens see how the district’s title schools or any elementary schools are doing?
