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Rice Middle School Events Calendar

Plano ISD MLK Celebration To Be Hosted Virtually

With the theme “Together We Honor the Past, Inspire the Present and Change the Future,” this year marks the 35th year for Plano ISD’s annual tribute event celebrating the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the diverse Plano ISD community. The 2022 event will be held as a virtual celebration that will include engaging content that highlights the winners of the student writing contest, the Diversity Leadership Award nominees and winners, top artwork selected from the student art contest and more. Look for more information soon, including a link to the video premiere!

Updated Guidelines for Schoolwide Events

Due to rising COVID related case numbers in our community, the district has updated the guidelines for schoolwide events and activities to protect the health and wellbeing of Plano ISD students and staff. These revised guidelines will be in place through February 4, 2022, and will be reevaluated at that time. Revised sections are noted in the Return to School Plan with an updated date. Read more.

Academy Programs for 2022-2023 School Year

Are you interested in Plano ISD's Academy Programs? Applications for the Industries Academy close on January 28. The Virtual Academy and the IB World School at Huffman Elementary applications are accepted through January 29. Visit our Academy Programs page for more information.

2022-2023 Textbooks Available for Review

All textbooks up for adoption, for implementation beginning in the 2022-23 school year, are available for review by the public. The subject areas and courses up for adoption are Physical Education K-12, Health, and AP Environmental Science. Read more for textbook adoption information, including how to review the materials and provide input.  The window for public review and comment, for any of the resources being considered in this adoption, is open until January 31, 2022.

Intra-District Transfer Requests for 2022-23 School Year

Families in kindergarten-12th grade who wish to request a school transfer for their student for the 2022-23 school year, should visit the Student Transfers page at www.pisd.edu/pisdtransfer.