Wylie ISD Board of Trustees convened for its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 17, welcoming new staff members and receiving several departmental updates. The meeting opened with recognitions and introductions of new district leaders, including Dr. Jessica Branch as...
Honoring Teachers of the Year is an annual event for Garland Independent School District. The 72 Garland ISD schools each choose one educator per campus to receive the special Campus Teacher of the Year award. As a result, winners receive district-wide recognition...
Wylie High School AHMO Bowmen member Jessica Martin celebrated her birthday by competing at the state archery tournament in March in Belton. “So, getting to spend my birthday with my team was fantastic, and especially because last year I couldn’t spend it with...
Garland ISD board of trustees recognized a Sachse student and covered the district’s annual academic performance report during the Feb. 23 regular meeting. Director of Research, Assessment and Accountability Veronica Joyner gave a brief overview of the annual...
Editor’s note: Second in a series on Wylie ISD’s recruiting 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 attest, teachers also...
Social Studies credit offerings at Garland ISD will be even more diverse in the 2021- 22 school year. While Garland Independent School District has offered African American and Mexican American Studies for a few years, the classes will be offered for credit for the...
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part series 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 recruiting and retention department that seeks to...
The Garland ISD Education Foundation (GEF) surprised several Sachse teachers with grant money to fund various 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 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...
