Board Meetings
Agendas & Minutes
Meeting agendas and minutes are available via BoardBook.
Meeting Information
The GISD Board of Trustees meet at 6:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month for a work session and the third Thursday of each month for a regular meeting.
They convene in the Board Room of the Harris Hill Administration Building, located at 501 S. Jupiter Road (southwest corner of Forest and Jupiter in Garland).
Meetings will occasionally be canceled or rescheduled. Special meetings, workshops, and public hearings are scheduled as needed.
Patrons are encouraged to attend meetings to become more informed on issues affecting the schools or to share their concerns about various issues.
Procedures
Order of Business for Work Sessions
6:00 pm on First Thursday of each month
- Call to Order and Determination of Quorum
- Pledges of Allegiance
- Information Items
- Discussion Items for Consent Agenda
- Discussion Items
- Executive Session
Order of Business for Regular Meetings
6:00 pm on Third Thursday of each month
- Call to Order and Determination of Quorum
- Pledges of Allegiance
- Recognition, if any, of students, staff, and community members
- Information Items
- Public Forum
- Discussion Items
- Consent Agenda
- Action Items
- Executive Session
Addressing the Board
If you wish to address the Board, upon arriving at the meeting, complete an information card (available in the back of the room or from the Board Clerk), and you will be called upon during the Public Forum part of the agenda.
Please be considerate of others attending the meeting, and limit your remarks to three minutes.
You should know that by law, the Board can only take action on items that are posted on the agenda as Action Items.
Only members of the Board and the Superintendent can place items on the agenda.