The Wylie ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Deputy Superintendent Kim Spicer as the district’s new superintendent during its regular meeting Oct. 21, a session that also featured district updates and campus recognitions. The meeting began with...
Wylie High School AHMO Bowmen member Jessica Martin celebrated her birthday by comÂpeting at the state archery tournaÂment in March in Belton. “So, getting to spend my birthÂday with my team was fantastic, and especially because last year I couldn’t spend it with...
Garland ISD board of trustÂees recognized a Sachse stuÂdent and covered the district’s annual academic performance report during the Feb. 23 regÂular meeting. Director of Research, AsÂsessment and Accountability Veronica Joyner gave a brief overview of the annual...
Editor’s note: Second in a series on Wylie ISD’s recruitÂing and retention program Teachers stand in front of a class and communicate lessons each day to students, but as Davis Intermediate School English/language arts teacher Susan Wood can atÂtest, teachers also...
Social Studies credit offerÂings at Garland ISD will be even more diverse in the 2021- 22 school year. While Garland Independent School District has offered AfÂrican American and Mexican American Studies for a few years, the classes will be ofÂfered for credit for the...
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part seÂries about the Wylie Independent School District’s recruiting and retention program. Melissa Hefty doesn’t mind helping a teacher in need. Wylie ISD operates a reÂcruiting and retention departÂment that seeks to...
The Garland ISD Education FounÂdation (GEF) surprised several Sachse teachers with grant money to fund varÂious projects. In total, GEF funded 144 grants, seven of which, along with one scholarship, went to Sachse schools and teachers. Members of the GEF board,...
Wylie High School junior Devin Chaky speaks enthusiasÂtically 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...
