The Richardson Independent School District (RISD or the District) is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to all employees and applicants for employment. All personnel actions such as recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation and benefits, discipline, and termination are administered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or military status of otherwise qualified individuals. RISD does not discriminate on the basis of membership or application for membership in the uniformed services and does not discriminate against an employee or applicant who acts to oppose unlawful discrimination or participates in the investigation of a complaint of alleged discriminatory employment practices. Hiring decisions are made on the basis of each applicant’s qualifications, experiences, and abilities as well as the business needs of the district.