Designated Transportation Areas:
Current School Year (2009 - 2010)
Parents may choose the school they wish their children to attend in accordance with the Choice of School Process.
School bus transportation is provided to students living two or more miles from the nearest available school. If a parent chooses a school that is not a neighborhood school, the parent may be responsible for providing transportation to the selected school.
Choice Period Information
The Open-Enrollment 30-day Choice Period occurs in the spring with two separate enrollment periods for secondary and elementary.
- Secondary Choice Period (grades 5-11)
January 29, 2009 - February 27, 2010 - Elementary Choice Period (grades PreK-4)
February 26, 2010 - March 27, 2010
During the Open-Enrollment 30-day Choice Period parents are asked to contact the Transportation Department if transportation is a deciding factor for their choice of school.
Transportation Area Map Information
Online versions of the designated transportation area maps for the current year are available below in pdf
format (file sizes 1 MB - 6 MB).
Be sure to view all of the maps related to each campus for a complete view of the designated transportation areas.
Please note these are NOT route maps; they illustrate only the geographic eligible transportation areas and the schools that are served by those areas.
Elementary Designated Transportation Area Maps
Locations for Reviewing Maps
If more information is needed, all maps illustrating designated transportation areas district wide are available for review at the following locations during the Choice of School process.
- All Garland ISD Schools
- Harris Hill Administration Building
in the Office of the Assistant Superintendent of Administration
501 S Jupiter Rd, Garland, TX 75042 - Garland ISD Student Services and School Choices
720 Stadium Dr, Garland, TX 75040 - Nicholson Library in Garland
625 Austin St, Garland, TX 75040 - Walnut Creek Branch Library in Garland
502 Walnut Creek Shopping Center, Garland, TX 75042
(behind the bank building) - South Garland Branch Library
4845 Broadway Bd, Garland, TX 75043 - The Rowlett Public Library
3900 Main St, Rowlett, TX 75088 - The Sachse Public Library
5717 Miles Rd, Sachse, TX 75048