Giving families the unique opportunity to customize education, Garland ISD’s Choice of School program is like none other. Students can attend any campus in the district, regardless of where they live. In an effort to ensure all families have ample time to consider and...
The tri-cities recently celebrated Garland ISD’s commitment to inspire and transform lives through the power of reading. More than 2,400 attendees enjoyed free food, prizes, 76 activity booths, author visits, a book walk, a poetry café and more at the district’s first...
Garland ISD can once again claim several Texas Honor Roll schools. This program, presented by Educational Results Partnership (ERP), identifies higher-performing campuses that improve student outcomes. The following schools are among just 855 in Texas to be...
Garland ISD recently honored its highest-achieving students at the annual Senior Summit Luncheon. The top 10 students from each high school, as well as the top two from Memorial Pathway Academy, their most influential staff member, proud family and administrators...
Receiving special attention from State Representative Rhetta Andrews Bowers, three Garland ISD students and the GISD board's most tenured trustee were recently recognized at the 2019 African American Legislative Summit. Representative Bowers presented Trustee...
In recent months and years, campus safety and security has become an immeasurable concern for students, parents, educators and administrators. The May 18 shooting at the high school in Santa Fe, Texas, where eight students and two teachers were killed and...
Often described as a big district with a small-town, family feel, Garland ISD has staff members who care not only about the well-being of students but also of each other and GISD as a whole. One group of those staff members is the Garland Area Alliance of Black...
Rick Lambert, departing Place 7 member of the Garland ISD board of trustees, was honored by fellow trustees at the May 22 meeting. All praised his dedication and hard work. Board members Jamie Miller and Larry Glick expressed gratitude to Lambert for keeping...
How do you spell success in Garland ISD? Eighth-grader Gracie Graham could no doubt do it correctly, but she could also most likely provide the country of origin and use the word in a sentence. In January, Graham bested dozens of other elementary and middle school...
A school meal renewal is happening in GISD, thanks to the district’s Student Nutrition Services Department. With new menu items, Texas-grown produce and seasonal offerings featured in cafeterias districtwide, it is no wonder the group is receiving state and national...
Educators in Garland ISD have an extra reason to give thanks this holiday season. The AT&T Foundation, along with the help of Senator Don Huffines, donated $10,000 to the Garland ISD Education Foundation (GEF) Nov. 15. “We cannot thank our donors enough for...
Garland ISD has announced a change to free and reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for 2017-18. Twenty-three campuses qualifying for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) will now provide breakfast and...