Acronyms
A
- ACE
- Accelerating Campus Excellence
- ADA
- Average Daily Attendance
- AEC, GAEC
- GISD Alternative Education Center
- AP
- Advanced Placement
- ARD
- Admission, Review and Dismissal
- AUP
- Acceptable Use Policy
- AVID
- Advancement Via Individual Determination
B
- BOY
- Beginning of Year
- BYOD / BYOT
- Bring Your Own Device / Technology
C
- CCMR
- College, Career and Military Readiness
- C&I
- Curriculum and Instruction
- CTA, CTS
- Campus Technology Assistant, Campus Technology Specialist
D
- DOI
- District of Innovation
E
- ECHS
- Early College High School
- ELL
- English Language Learners
- EOC
- End of Course
- EOY
- End of Year
F
- FACE
- Family and Community Engagement
- FERPA
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- FIRST
- Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas
G
- GAEC, AEC
- GISD Alternative Education Center
- GBL
- Global Business Leadership
- GEF
- Garland ISD Education Foundation
- GEM
- Going the Extra Mile recognition
- GHS
- Garland High School
- GISD
- Garland Independent School District
- GRCTC
- Gilbreath-Reed Career & Technical Center
- GRS-TV
- Garland, Rowlett, Sachse TV
- GT
- Gifted and Talented
H
- HBJ
- Homer B. Johnson Stadium
- HR
- Human Resources
I
- IB
- International Baccalaureate
- IDEA
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IEP
- Individualized Education Program
- IRC
- Instructional Resource Center
- IT
- Information Technology
- iTech
- Campus Mobile Device Technician
L
- LCHS
- Lakeview Centennial High School
M
- MOU
- Memorandum of Understanding
- MOY
- Middle of Year
- MPA
- Memorial Pathways Academy
- MST
- Math, Science Technology
N
- NFHS
- Naaman Forest High School
- NGHS
- North Garland High School
P
- PAC
- Pathfinder Achievement Center
- PDC
- Shugart Professional Development Center
- PLC
- Professional Learning Communities
- PEG
- Public Education Grant
- PEIMS
- Public Education Information Management System
- PBMAS
- Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System
- Pre-K
- Prekindergarten
- P-TECH
- Pathways to Technology Early College High School
R
- RAAD
- Research, Accountability & Assessment Department
- RFP
- Request for Proposals
- RHS
- Rowlett High School
- RTI
- Response to Intervention
S
- SGHS
- South Garland High School
- SHS
- Sachse High School
- SBEC
- State Board for Educator Certification
- SPED
- Special Education
- SBOE
- State Board of Education
- STAAR
- State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
- STEAM
- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math
- STEM
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
T
- TAPR
- Texas Academic Performance Reports
- TEA
- Texas Education Agency
- TEC
- Texas Education Code
- TEKS
- Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
- TELPAS
- Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
- TOY
- Teacher of the Year
- T-TESS and T-PESS
- Appraisal System (Truenorthlogic)
U
- UIL
- University Interscholastic League
V
- VDI
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure