Place 2 GISD Board of Trustees member Johnny Beach, who recently ran unopposed for a second term, wants to help ensure that Garland ISD students have the best opportunities available. “I have a passion for education,” he said. “I love to see kids succeed.”...
Letter to the editor: GISD natatorium decision
Voters, volunteers, and taxpayers in GISD are shocked that on Tuesday, 9/13, the Garland ISD Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to reject the natatorium that was promised in 2014 as part of the school bond package that passed with over 62% of the vote. After months of...
Vote Saturday: GISD board of trustees
Saturday, May 7, is Election Day and a number of candidates are asking for your vote in the race for the Garland Independent School District board of trustees. All elections are important and exercising your right to vote and make a difference is equally important....
GISD board meeting recap: December 8
During their Dec. 8 meeting, the Garland ISD board of trustees received updates on Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), the Montessori program and bond projects. AVID AVID began in 1989 as a college prep program for students who had the potential to do...
GISD board to discuss morale problem
Garland ISD Board of Trustees Member Charles Axe noted that he had requested that an item regarding an employee morale problem be placed on a future meeting agenda two meetings prior and that it appears to him that the matter is not being treated as an emergency...
GISD board member Steve Knagg will not seek re-election
Steve Knagg has announced that he will not seek re-election to Place 6 of the Garland ISD board of trustees during the May 9 election. Knagg released a statement saying: “I have been very closely involved with the Garland ISD for 75 percent of my life. I have...