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GISD family, let's congratulate Dr. Ida Perales on her appointment as Chief Leadership Officer in in our district! 🎉 Dr. Perales has been an integral part of Garland ISD for five years and brings a wealth of experience in education. #TheGISDEffect

Today's severe weather outlook has been updated to remove counties in western North Texas out of the marginal risk for severe weather. The threat looks slightly higher east of DFW this evening. Storms will be isolated, not everyone sees rain. #wfaaweather

Dallas Weather: Storms possible Thursday during rush hour fox4news.com/news/dallas-we…

Channel 11’s Robbie Owens is the kindest reporter I’ve ever met. @CBS11 Thank you, ma’am. 🤍

@ShelleyGarrett2 We go the extra mile for safety @gisdnews @gisdsecurity

We are excited to welcome Arturo Valenzuela, our new Executive Director of Finance! We are so glad to have you at Garland ISD. Your expertise and knowledge is an asset to our district. 💼📈 #TheGISDEffect #ExperienceTheMagic

Happy World Librarian Day to all our amazing school librarians! 📚 Your dedication to nurturing a love of reading and continuous learning is inspiring to all of us. Thank you for being the heart of our libraries and the key role in fostering a lifelong love of literature! #TheGISDEffect

@Region10ESC Safety 1st Conference! Reunited with all my school safety peeps! 💙💙💙 @gisdsecurity

Bond Progress: Ensuring safety is our top priority. As part of the 2023 Bond, we are increasing safety efforts by installing window safety film at all building entrances and doors. We're excited to announce that over half of our schools already have this film installed, ensuring a safer environment for our students and staff.

Our PreK/K Explore event is right around the corner! 🥳 There will be activities, prizes, and best of all - All of our campuses that offer Pre-K and Kinder! Come and have fun, explore all of what our campuses have to offer, get answers to any questions you have, and enroll your student onsite! Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at Williams Stadium. 🎈 #ExperienceTheMagic

Great things are happening in GISD, and we're catching everyone's attention! This week, DIVERSITY in Ed Magazine recognized Dr. Lopez as a SUPER Superintendent and also acknowledged Dr. Wiggins for serving on their Advisory Board. DIVERSITY in Ed connects teachers of color and diverse backgrounds with schools committed to diversity recruitment. Garland ISD is THE place to be! Congratulations to Dr. Lopez for being a Super-Superintendent. 🎉 Read the magazine: diversityined.uberflip.com/i/1517507-dive…? #ExperienceTheMagic #TheGISDEffect

Weather Overview: We can still expect to see storms today and through tomorrow morning. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will develop today and slowly move east. The severe weather potential today remains low, but isolated large hail and damaging wind gusts are still expected.

Bottom Line There are periodic chances for severe thunderstorms from this evening through Friday with threats for large hail and gusty winds.

Garland OEM will conduct a 3-minute Outdoor Warning System (siren) test today, March 6, 2024, at 12:00 PM.

GISD Dance Fest 2024 was so fun! So many schools were represented, and did an amazing job! 💃

Garland ISD is bursting with incredibly talented students in all areas, including Career and Technical Education (CTE). This past weekend, students from across the district showcased their skills at the SkillsUSA district 6 competition in Waco, TX, and they absolutely CRUSHED IT. The SkillsUSA contest brings together industry and labor representatives, educators, and the public to watch students compete in leadership and hands-on skill events for a full day. Check out all the awards our students received: skillsusatx.org/wp-content/upl…

Garland ISD’s Student Nutrition Leadership Team making a difference in DC! 🇺🇸 @gisdnews

Per Garland OEM: Scattered thunderstorms are expected off-and-on from Wednesday evening through Friday. The greatest chances for severe storms will be Wednesday evening/night across North Texas, with large hail being the primary threat. Stay Weather Alert.