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Featured News
November 14, 2025 by GISD Communications
Bussey MS Counseling Team Earns Rising Star Award
Recognized with Texas’ Rising Star Award, Bussey Middle School’s counselors demonstrate an unmatched commitment to student achievement, emotional wellness, and community.
Featured News
November 6, 2025 by GISD Communications
Garland ISD Water Polo Celebrates All-District Athletes
Garland ISD’s water polo program continues to make an unmatched impact as students earn all-district honors and showcase the strength of a growing sport across the district.
Featured News
October 30, 2025 by GISD Communications
GISD Achieves Perfect Score on State Financial Integrity Rating
Garland ISD earned a perfect 100 on the TEA’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST), showcasing exceptional financial management, transparency, and accountability.
Featured News
October 29, 2025 by GISD Communications
Walnut Glen Earns Third-Highest TEA Score in Texas
Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence earns a 98 TEA rating, tying for the third-highest among Texas elementary schools and the highest in Garland ISD.
Featured News
October 21, 2025 by GISD Communications
How GISD built a "College For All" model that's changing lives
In 2025, roughly 15% of GISD graduates earned an associate's degree alongside their high school diploma, a percentage that ranks among the highest in Texas and likely the nation for large urban school districts.
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Leadership GISD Returns to Build Community Advocates
Garland ISD’s community leadership program returns to connect local leaders with classrooms, district priorities, and student success.
Austin Academy Becomes GISD’s First Purple Star Campus
Austin Academy has earned the Purple Star Campus designation from the TEA, becoming Garland ISD’s first school recognized for its commitment to supporting military-connected students and families. #GISDUnmatched #BuiltDifferent
Thriving in Two Languages: Inside GISD's Dual Language Immersion Program
At Hickman Elementary, students in Garland ISD’s Vietnamese Dual Language Program gain an unmatched opportunity to master both English and Vietnamese while celebrating their culture.
Step Inside the Future of Student Services and Memorial Pathway Academy
Take a first look at the new home for the Manuel & Maria Valle Student Services Center and Memorial Pathway Academy, a place where every student and family can feel at home and flourish.
Garland HS Students Team Up with SMU Engineers
Garland High School students teamed with SMU engineers over the summer to create affordable building materials made from local soil.
GISD Among Top-Rated Districts in Dallas County
Garland ISD is on its way to becoming an A-rated district, earning recognition as one of the top-rated districts in Dallas County. #GISDUnmatched #BuiltDifferent
GISD UNMATCHED: BUILT DIFFERENT
The Future Doesn’t Wait. Neither Do We. #GISDUnmatched #BuiltDifferent
Lyles MS Student Makes District History with Texas InvestWrite Title
What started as a stock market class game ended with Casey Dozier making GISD history and proving that unmatched ambition can lead to big wins. #GISDUnmatched #BuiltDifferent
DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT
Garland ISD invites students to "Disconnect to Reconnect", as the district implements HB 1481, a new state law that prohibits the use of personal communication devices by students during the school day.
South Garland Grad Powers a Movement and Lands on 40 Under 40
Nick Marino Jr., a proud member of the Class of 2006, exemplifies how the education gained in Garland ISD can ignite a lifelong journey of making a difference.