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Congratulations to Lyles Middle
School Principal Michael Bland,
the Texas Alliance of Black School
Educators 2020 Principal of
the Year.
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Named a 2020 Best
Communities for Music
Education by the National
Association of Music Merchants
Foundation, this marks
Garland ISD’s 11th
designation.
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Recognized for keeping district
employees healthy, fit and able to do their
jobs, Garland ISD Employee Wellness
and Nutrition has received a Best Wellness
Employer Silver Certification from Wellness
Workdays, a Bronze Level Workplace Health
Achievement Index from the American
Heart Association, and a Nation’s Best
and Brightest in Wellness award.
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GISD’s fiscal integrity and high standards
for school business management are being
acknowledged by the Association of School
Business Officials International with a
Pathway to the Meritorious Budget
Award and a Certificate of Excellence
in Financial Reporting.
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North Garland High School
junior Paige Muniz is among just
1,000 students across the nation to
win a gold medal in the Scholastic
Art & Writing Awards. Her Raku
bust, I Have No Mouth and
Must Scream, will now tour
the United States.
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