"In 2025, students from Garland ISD earned 721 college credentials from Dallas College while still in high school - including 469 associate degrees, 142 level 1 certificates, and 110 career skills achievement awards. That means 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.
'We're proud of the impact of our early college programs at all seven high schools, where students can earn a high school diploma and an associate degree,' says Dr. Jason Adams, Garland ISD's Chief Academic Officer. 'These opportunities not only give students a strong start toward college and future success but also offer significant cost savings for families.'" - @Commit2Dallas
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Huge thanks to @SpringCreekBBQ for their generous support of @gisdnews! Today, they donated and fully catered a delicious lunch for our district administrators. ๐ฝ๏ธ Your kindness and partnership are deeply appreciated! #GarlandISD#CommunitySupport#ThankYou
๐ Huge shoutout to our Week 1 iReady Challenge winners! ๐ Your hard work is paying off! Keep pushing and let's see who will climb the leaderboard next week. ๐ช ๐ฆฌ๐งก๐Keep up the great effort! @OBanion_Bisons#iReadyChallenge#KeepGrowing#Week1Winners#NotLikeUs
Strong student discourse and problem-solving analysis as students at Austin Academy work through systems of equations! Great job, Eagles! ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ @AA_Eagles@MCArreola21
Proudly announcing new campus principals for the upcoming school year! ๐ These dedicated leaders are already part of the Garland ISD family and have extensive careers in education. We are excited to see them at their new home campuses! ๐
Karen Gipson - Carver Elementary School
Lauren Jeffries - Liberty Grove Elementary School
Salina Allen - Northlake Elementary School
Congratulations to the Naaman Forest High School Class of 2024! ๐
They came in as freshmen and began their journeys at home, but when they stepped foot on campus, they quickly learned how to navigate the Forest. These four years haven't been the easiest, but these Rangers made it happen. ๐ฒ
๐ Congratulations! ๐
#TheGISDEffect
Happy 99th birthday, President Carter! Youโve inspired so many people around the world with your leadership, character, and commitment to service. Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful birthday and send our best wishes to you and Rosalynn.
Parents,
When you meet your childโs teacher in the coming weeks, be sure to hug and thank them. I guarantee if you were to drive by any school right now, you would find 10+ cars in the parking lot.
Teachers are tirelessly working off the clock to perfect every little detail so that your child has a wonderful school year.
Teachers, you really are incredible and you make the world go round.
Thank. A. Teacher.
Navy SEALs have a saying.
You may find it helpful.
When something sucks, they look at each other and say:
"FULL BENEFIT"
Itโs an instant mindset shift.
โข Hiking and it starts pouring rain?
โข Driving and your car breaks down?
โข Working on a project and lost a draft?
FULL BENEFIT.
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LESSON: Adversity is an opportunity
The message is simple.
Every adversity is an opportunity.
โข To grow
โข To learn
โข To evolve
โข To get stronger
โข To become better
These moments forge us if we let them.
The next time you're facing something hard, welcome it.
Work through the process.
Learn the lessons.
Reap the full benefit.
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.@NFHS_Rangers, @GHS_Owls & @SHS_Mustangs Boys Soccer are all in the AREA PLAYOFFS!
All 3 Area playoff games are tonight, March 28 at 7 PM. Check out the graphic for game location. Let's wish our teams good luck in this thread! #TheGISDEffect#BeTheLight
NFHS Science is on it again assessing learning with @breakoutEDU. This challenging activity is created by our Librarian @cjanereads. Our students โค๏ธ the challenge! @GISDTLD@jjoliphant
@JenGarciaOMS@OBanion_Bisons Congrats Coach Ballard! ๐๐ ๐๐heโs one of the nicest educators Iโve ever had the privilege to work with and is ALWAYS willing to step in and help!
Congratulations coach Ballard..@OBanion_Bisons teacher of the year! So humbleโฆalways going above and beyond for our entire learning community, not for the accolades, but because you truly always want whatโs best for our Bison. We appreciate you! CONGRATULATIONS!!๐๐๐ ๐งก๐๐ฆฌ