Residents of Garland, Rowlett, and Sachse will have an extra item to consider on the May 6, 2023, ballot. At a special meeting on February 14, the Garland ISD Board of Trustees approved calling for a bond election. If passed, the bond would modernize aging facilities, enhance student safety, and provide additional infrastructure upgrades for GISD students.

The Garland ISD Education Foundation has awarded 200 grants and scholarships to teachers and staff across the district, totaling $230,063. The grants and scholarships were awarded to a wide variety of educators, all of whom had submitted proposals outlining their ideas and plans for improving classroom lessons and furthering their education.

Garland ISD has been named one of five Outstanding School Districts in Texas by H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards.

Seventy-five students from Centerville Elementary School in Garland ISD were gifted shoes from the Influence International Church and Pastor Chris Hughes. 

For over 30 years, the artwork of Garland ISD students has helped ring in the holiday season. Our annual Holiday Card Contest is made possible through partnerships with campuses across the district. And this year, Fine Arts also opened the competition to our secondary campuses. We thank our wonderful schools that participated in this year's event.

Nico Torres, a third grader at Freeman Elementary, had an unexpected visit at school. With the help of his mom, teacher, and campus principal, Nico's brother, who's in the U.S. Army, got to surprise him at school and tell him he'll be home for Christmas!

Salam El-Wakil, a Senior at North Garland High School, had the surprise of her life when College Board awarded her a $40,000 college scholarship at the school's Friday pep rally.

Five Garland ISD students selected by iWrite Non Profit Organization to have their works published in national publication.

We proudly announce that Kristina Sedberry, Sachse High School ASL teacher, won Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas from The Texas Foreign Language Association.

Parents and students across the metroplex explored Garland ISD schools on November 2 at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland at the "Explore GISD" expo.