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Richardson ISD reports smooth start, staffing gains and new safety systems in start-of-school update
Summary
At an Aug. 21 work session the Richardson ISD superintendent and cabinet reported a smooth opening for 2025–26, highlighted hiring and retention improvements, described a districtwide bus badge roll‑out and outlined how the district is implementing recent state education legislation.
Superintendent Tabitha Bridal told the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees at its Aug. 21 work session that the district opened the 2025–26 school year smoothly, with teams focused on supporting teachers and getting students into classrooms on day one.
Bridal said central teams and principals worked through the summer to minimize start‑of‑school disruptions and implement new state requirements. Enrollment stood at 36,278 students as of the morning of the presentation; Bridal said that number was 11 higher than at the same point last year.
The board heard data from Human Resources: Dr. Goodson reported the district hired about 325 classroom teachers and roughly 116 paraprofessionals this summer, along with other classified and administrative hires — a total the presentation listed as 562 new staff across categories. The district's measured teacher turnover declined from 13.07 percent to 11.54 percent compared with two years earlier.
District leaders described several…
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