Courtesy GISD Voters in Garland ISD—including those in Sachse, Rowlett and Garland—will decide on Proposition A, a Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE), on Nov. 4. If approved, the measure would raise the district’s property tax rate by 12 cents, generating...
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...
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...
