Parents

We thank you for being active in your student's education and helping them accomplish their goals. Parent support and involvement makes a positive difference by elevating student academic performance and increasing achievements. 

Parent workshops

Our May video, How to Combat the Summer Slide, is dropping just in time for school to let out and summer reading to begin!  The goal of this vignette is to assist parents in understanding the learning loss that naturally occurs with the start of summer vacation and some easy strategies they can utilize to help limit that "slide".

GISD offers workshops throughout the year on effective parenting strategies, ideas on how to get more involved, and information to help your child be successful in school and in life. Past workshops have included topics such as:

  • bullying
  • guide to STAAR
  • parent involvement
  • motivating children
  • cybersafety
  • teen dating violence
  • substance abuse
  • anger management

Parent involvement

Students with involved parents, no matter what their income or background, are more likely to:

  • earn high grades and test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs
  • pass their classes, earn credits, and be promoted
  • attend school regularly
  • graduate and go on to postsecondary education

Make sure you know all of our school policies and procedures.

Need help with district devices? 

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For technology help with district-provided Chromebooks, mobile hotspots and iPads, see our page Technology support: Get help with district devices. There, you can find the support request form and resources for setting up and using district-provided technology.

Anonymous Alerts®

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Report bullying and other urgent student concerns quickly and anonymously to school officials with Anonymous Alerts®.

Find out more about Anonymous Alerts® and other ways to get in touch on the district share & report page.

Fentanyl Awareness

Learn about the dangers of Fentanyl and how you can stay safe and spread the message that #OnePillKills.

Visit the GISD Fentanyl Awareness page for additional details.

Be a Garland ISD VIP 

With a special VIP pass, community members can get free general admission to many athletic and Fine Arts events at district facilities.

Visit the Garland ISD VIP pass page for more details.

District policies

To support our mission of providing an exceptional education to all students, we have created policies designed to help your student have the best possible education experience.

Visit the Policies page on the district website for additional polices and related information.