| Garland Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
| Country | USA |
| Location | Harris Hill Administration Building Garland |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Curtis Culwell, Ed.D.[1] |
| Budget | 2008-2009 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 56,459[2] |
| Teachers | 3,773[2] |
| Staff | 3,334[2] |
| Athletic Conference | UIL 10-5A[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | Garland ISD |
Garland Independent School District is a public school district with its headquarters in the Harris Hill Administration Building in Garland, Texas (USA).[4]
Garland ISD extends from the Dallas city limits, northeast to the county line and serves parts of the communities of Garland, Rowlett, and Sachse.[5] A small portion of Dallas and a small portion of Wylie are served by Garland ISD.
The district encompasses approximately 100 square miles (260 km2). With a student enrollment of 56,459 students,[2] GISD is currently the fourth largest school district in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and is thirteenth largest district in the state of Texas. Garland High School, the district's first high school, is more than one hundred years old.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]
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Garland ISD implements a Freedom of Choice/Choice of School plan, which allows parents to choose which school his/her children want to attend within the district for the following school year.[7] The Choice of School plan is a desegregation plan resulting from the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[8] The plan stipulates that all schools must adhere to the ethnicity ratios established by the courts while not exceeding the student capacities of each individual campus. Most students choose to attend the school to which they would be assigned absent Free Choice; preference is given to students residing closest to the school facility. Garland ISD schools have defined "transportation areas" that provide school bus transportation to students who live two or more miles from the nearest available school.[9] Garland ISD has the only "free choice system" in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and in the United States of America.
The attendance rate for students in the district is 96%, compared with a state average of 96%. 48% of the students in the district are economically disadvantaged, 10% enroll in special education, 7% enroll in gifted and talent programs, 22% are enrolled in career and technology programs, and 24% are considered "limited English proficient."[2]
The ethnic makeup of the district is 44.1% Hispanic, 5.5% White, non-Hispanic, 30.2% African American, 20.0% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.4% Native American.[2]
Teachers in the district carry, on average, 10 years of teaching experience and 12% of the teachers on staff are first-year teachers. 74% of the teachers hold bachelors, 24% hold masters, 1% hold doctorates, and less than 1% have no degree.[2]
60% of students in the district took SAT/ACT standardized examinations with an average score of 1009 and 20, respectively. 23% of students took an AP and/or IB examination.[2]
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Garland Special Events Center
The Garland Special Events Center is a $31.5 million dollar multi-purpose rentable facility featuring an arena and a conference center. The complex was built by HKS, Inc. and funded by a bond election held in fall of 2002. Although the facility replaced Southern Methodist University's Moody Coliseum as Garland ISD's primary location to host the district's commencement exercises in May 2005, the 190,000 square feet (18,000 m2) complex was formally completed in August 2005.[15]
The arena seats up to 7,500 for concerts, basketball/volleyball games, and graduation ceremonies. The conference center seats 400 guests in the 8,000 square feet (740 m2) ballroom for banquets and 140 guests in the tiered lecture hall.[16]
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