ConnectEd 2019-20 // Issue IV | Page 4

1 Congratulations to Lyles Middle School Principal Michael Bland, the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators 2020 Principal of the Year. 3 Named a 2020 Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation, this marks Garland ISD’s 11th designation. 2 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. THE 4 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. 5 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. 3 connected