Last week, Garland High School student Michael Adair asked the Garland ISD school board to grant all district students an excused absence for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. “Having the excused absence will allow us students to be with our families to...
GISD’s dyslexia training center now accredited
Garland ISD has achieved a long-awaited milestone that benefits educators and dyslexic students alike. The Dyslexia Therapist Training Center has achieved accreditation. This milestone for the GISD Dyslexia Department has been in the works since 2019 and will allow...
Bond project updates presented
The first regular Garland ISD board of trustees meeting of the year Tuesday, Jan. 23 included several updates for long-awaited projects at local schools. Javier Fernandez, Director of Facilities, Planning and Construction Services, presented a GISD Bond 2023 program...
Trustees approve donation to build memorial at Cox Elementary
At the first Wylie ISD school board meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 22, Cox Elementary Principal Krista Wilson announced an upcoming memorial honoring sisters Daniela and Sofia Mendoza. The Cox students were among the eight people killed at the mass shooting in...
Community colleges adapt to new funding model
A bill signed into law by the governor in June 2023 reformed the state’s community college finance system. Shifting away from the previous enrollment metrics model, Texas House Bill 8 (HB 8) is an outcomes-based approach that rewards colleges for awarding degrees and...
New law tough on student vaping
A new Texas law has brought steep punishments for students caught vaping on school campuses. Signed June 13 by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 114 (HB 114) went into effect Sept. 1, weeks after the school year started. With punishment previously at a district’s...
County livestock show opens Jan. 6
After months of hard work, Collin County FFA and 4-H students will step into the show ring at the 2024 Collin County Junior Livestock Show and Sale Saturday. Students will parade their pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry, rabbits and goats before judges starting Jan. 6 and...
School districts celebrate accomplishments; voters approve bonds in 2023
Garland and Wylie ISD voters approved bond referendums to support future growth and make improvements to existing facilities in 2023. Garland ISD Garland ISD voters passed a $1.2 billion bond referendum in the May 6 election with the majority of the funds — $1.1...
WISD workshop highlights future construction planning
The Wylie ISD board of trustees met for a workshop Tuesday, Dec. 12 that focused on construction planning for new schools. The district’s $298 million “Growth Management Bond” proposal passed on Nov. 7. The funds are for renovating additional schools and facilities,...