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To enroll a new
student, visit the
Manuel and Maria Valle
Student Services Center
and bring required documents: proof
of residency, certified birth certificate,
immunization records, Social Security
card (if applicable) and recent report card.
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special
education
services to children from
birth through age 21. For more
information, call 972-487-3300 or
email [email protected].
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GISD offers
comprehensive
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If concerns or complaints
arise, GISD encourages
its families to follow the
district’s problemsolving process for effective
conflict resolution. The first step is a
parent conference with the involved
party. A campus administrator then
intervenes on the second level if the
concern remains. Step three involves
one of the district’s Student Relations
Administrators. Call 972-494-8255 for
more information.
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Click the “follow us”
link on the district
website to sign up for
Twitter, or text
“Follow @gisdnews” to 40404 and
receive district tweets as messages
on your smartphone. More than
60 campuses also have their own
accounts. See a complete list at
www.garlandisd.net/twitter.
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To receive bus
transportation,
students must attend
a school within their
designated eligibility area and live
two or more miles from that campus.
Transportation areas and route
information can be found at
www.garlandisd.net/departments/
transportation.
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Free and
reducedprice meal
application
forms will be printed in both
English and Spanish, and sent to the
homes of GISD families. To apply, an
adult household member should
complete the form and return it
to their child’s campus. Only one
application is needed per household,
if it lists all students attending district
schools.
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