Garland ISD is now offering weekly virtual job fairs to connect principals with potential candidates. The job fairs are held every Tuesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and operate in a “come and go” manner. Recruitment coordinators Alex Rivera and Kishawna Wiggins said...
Whitt Elementary School fourth-grade math teacher Madison Shattuck missed the conventional rhythms of classroom instruction last year. “Excited is mainly what I am,” she said about the return to normal classroom teaching this year, when teachers will have classes in...
Garland ISD board of trustees recognized several employees, passed several resolutions and heard a report from the superintendent during the July 27 regular meeting. The district recognized Renee Kotsopoulos, director of health services for her work during the...
Students know when they take a theater class at SHS, they’ll be set to build a strong foundation. Using a partnership he has been developing since 2005, Sachse High School Technical Theatre Director Joe Murdoch and Garland Summer Musicals allow students to earn a...
With summer vacation coming to an end, Garland Independent School District students are set to return to the classroom Monday, Aug. 2. School officials anticipate there will be a prolonged period of adjustment as students — especially those who were virtual in the...
Every Garland ISD student will have access to free, nutritious meals every school day throughout the 2021-22 school year. A student’s household income would typically need to meet eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals. This year,...
Camryn Shupe considered herself lacking a certain characteristic before her involvement with SkillsUSA. That trait — confidence — has grown since she started with the national organization that seeks to help secondary school and college students build personal and...
Wylie ISD won’t provide remote learning this school year, but trustees at the June meeting learned about some options for parents concerned about sending their children to in-person classes in the fall. House Bill 1468, which targeted remote learning, was not...
When longtime teachers leave the profession, many if not all leave with lasting memories. For Wylie High School retiree Teri Harrington, who retired at the end of the 2020-21 school year, those 23 years of memories came inside and outside the classroom. Harrington...
