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...
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...
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...
