Garland ISD trustees recognized student achievements, honored award-winning staff and received several department updates during the board’s Tuesday, Nov. 18 meeting. The evening opened with the district spotlighting two students selected for publication in the 2025...
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...
In a unanimous decision, Garland ISD trustees voted to approve the 2021-22 budget during the June 22 regular meeting. The total budget is $640.8 million, compared to last year’s budget of $649 million. The budget is divided into three parts: $543 million for the...
Steve Boatman met a reality this winter he had not dealt with in decades. He was not in school. Whether as a student or teacher, Boatman has been in a place of learning since he was a boy, stretching back to the 1960s. Boatman retired mid-year from Wylie ISD’s Whitt...
Several Garland ISD students had the opportunity to present ideas on various ways to facilitate student reengagement post-COVID-19 during the Congressional Award and Youth Leadership Summit. The event, held from June 14 – 17 at the Gilbreath-Reed Career and...
Herfurth Elementary School student Ariana Martinez Hueda set a district record by becoming the first Garland ISD student to win the Region 10 Third Grade Spanish Spelling Bee. The nine-year-old won the title after besting competitors from seven North Texas...
