Wylie ISD will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, to present its proposed 2025–26 budget and tax rate, which remains unchanged from last year. Community members are invited to attend and participate in the discussion, which will outline how the...
Wylie High School junior Devin Chaky speaks enthusiastically about entering a science field - engineering - for a career one day. The work she does now in one of her classes can help her with science-related industries. Some 92 certifications were earned by WHS...
Many school districts have experienced a shortage of substitute teachers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Garland Independent School District has come up with an innovative solution. While GISD has over 1,000 substitute teachers available, many are unable to take...
Garland Independent School District students now have access to free virtual doctor visits thanks to a partnership with Hazel Health. The service has been expanded to all GISD campuses since piloting the program at Wallace Ethridge Elementary School, E.D. Bussey...
Sachse High School announced the Homecoming court for each grade Wednesday Nov. 12. Freshman Lady nominees were Alexa Bejarano, Camry Bryant, Rachel Coleman and Kamerun Gilson. The nominees for Lord were Gavin Mason, Allen Mims, Cooper Reed and Tyler Rice. The 2020...
Hudson Middle School is transforming the way students are disciplined after discovering traditional In-School Suspension (ISS) settings did little to change their behavior. The former ISS room at the campus has been turned into a wellness room allowing students to...
Garland Independent School District will have to make budget adjustments after a Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election (TRE) failed when presented to voters. Voters cast 53,886 votes (51.62%) against and 50,494 (48.38%) for the proposed TRE. Despite the fact it would have...
Garland Independent School District has expanded its pre-K offering to include full and half day options at 27 campuses as well as two pre-Kindergarten centers. This will be the first time GISD has offered full-day pre-K and eligibility requirements have been waived...
A new initiative called Find Five Friday is challenging students and staff to reach out to five people they haven’t spoken to in a while or don’t know during the first Friday of every month. Find Five Friday is one of several Garland Independent School District...
