School zones safer for all GISD students
School zones in all three Garland ISD cities will soon be as safe as possible with recent improvements made by the City of Garland.
View ArticleLocal media spotlights GISD sports
From basketball to football to volleyball to soccer, Garland ISD high schools excel in District 11-5A sports. And that excellence has caught the ?eye? of local media outlets.
View ArticleSpotlight on the Arts 1304
The January 2013 edition of "Spotlight" highlights the upcoming Special Arts Festival, hosted by GISD Special Education and the Achievement Center of Texas. Also, David Sanders, or "The Sanders" as he...
View ArticleBoard Notes: January 22, 2013
Appointments, accolades and assessments were three of the many agenda items at Tuesday night?s board meeting in the Harris Hill Administration Building.
View ArticleGISD fine arts programs produce some of state?s best musicians
Seventeen Garland ISD musicians recently earned spots in Texas Music Educators Association All-State bands and choirs?the highest honor a Texas music student can receive.
View ArticleTrustees name lone finalist for superintendent position
Garland ISD Trustees tonight named Dr. Bob Morrison lone finalist for the district?s superintendent vacancy in a specially called meeting.
View ArticleJackson MST teacher belongs to elite group of educators
Garland ISD?s Samantha Hernandez is among 26 Texas teachers chosen for the 2012-13 National Science Teachers Association New Science Teacher Academy.
View ArticleGISD students and local senior citizens make unlikely match
Students at Club Hill Elementary School are finding new friends in an unlikely place. The campus participates in a Big Brothers Big Sisters program that pairs senior citizens with elementary students.
View ArticleGHS students model Boy Scouts motto ?Always be prepared?
Earning 36 merit badges each from the Boy Scouts of America, two Garland High School students have not only achieved the organization?s highest rank for children aged 11-17. They?ve exceeded it.
View ArticleStudent character at one GISD campus recognized across the state
From body to mind to soul, Kimberlin Academy for Excellence is being recognized for educating the entire student. The campus was recently named a 2013 Texas School of Character.
View ArticleSHS service project provides meals for families in need
Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.?s life of service, several Sachse High School students participated in a service project of their own.
View ArticleDistrict Highlights #8
Former NFL Player Curtis Jackson visits Ethridge Elementary, Naaman Forest High School host a CTE Fair and Boys and Girls District 11-5A Basketball is heating up in GISD!
View ArticleSpecial amusement park offers trip of a lifetime for GISD students
Many people might call Disney World the happiest place on earth. But for students at Garland ISD?s Luna Elementary School, that title belongs to an amusement park in San Antonio.
View ArticleGISD Education Foundation celebrates 20 years
Funding grants and scholarships totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, the BEST Education Foundation has supported Garland ISD students and staff for 20 years.
View ArticleTech Bytes Student Annoucements
See how some of our GISD campuses create their morning announcements.
View ArticleTech Bytes Online Gradebook
Parents and students can get up the minute grades and assignments through the use of the Online Gradebook system.
View ArticleTech Bytes Marching Band Software
Ever wonder how the High School marching bands create and learn their shows? Technology of course!
View ArticleTech Bytes Twitter
Schools are staying in touch with parents and students in a variety of ways including Twitter.
View ArticleTech Bytes Jim Hysaw Interview #1
Host Tiffany Graber sits down with Jim Hysaw, executive administrator of Technology, to discuss some of the innovative programs in use in the GISD.
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