Please check your Skyward Family Access account.

Need help with Skyward? Email familyaccesshelp@garlandisd.net.

See the Dress Code page for general guidelines regarding what to wear at school. Many of our elementary and middle schools also have a standardized dress policy. Visit the Standardized Dress page for more details and to see a list of participating campuses.

See the School Supplies page for information about supplies, including links to elementary and middle school supply lists. 

Note: High schools do not have a supply list because the teachers provide this information in the course syllabus students receive on the first day of class. Consider starting them off with a notebook and pencils/pens to take notes on the first day of each class.

For additional questions about supplies, contact the campus directly or check the campus website.

These items are needed for enrollment:

• Birth Certificate
• Immunization record
• Valid Proof of Residency
• Parent/Guardian ID
• Social Security (optional)
• Previous school records (if applicable)

For more information about the enrollment process, see the Enroll a Student page.

See the School Hours page for information on your school's schedule, start time, and more.

Please contact your student's school for their schedule.

Note: If the Back-to-School/Student Information Update forms are completed before Tuesday, Aug. 5, middle and high school students will be able to see their schedules in Skyward as soon as their campus makes them available.

Go to your current campus to update your address.

You must have a valid proof of residency to show that you live within district boundaries. You can use these as proof:

• most recent electricity, water or gas bill
• apartment lease, home contract or mortgage/settlement statement

Be sure these documents show a service address and are dated within the last 30 days. They must be in the name of the parent/guardian.

Students that left the district during the previous year should re-enroll as new students in the district, even if they didn't go to another school. See the Enroll a Student page for information on enrolling using Skyward.

If the student was a dropout and is looking at options for graduation, please contact the Central Attendance Office at 972-494-8684 or email attendance@garlandisd.net.

Students that don't attend the first day of school will be marked as "No-Showed" and may lose their spot at their campus (elementary) or their selected class schedule (secondary).

Elementary parents can contact the campus to discuss options to hold their child's seat.

Secondary students will need to go to the office as soon as they are able to attend so staff can activate and provide them with a schedule.

You will need legal documentation that the student is under the care of someone that is not the parent/guardian. Please upload the documentation during the enrollment application.

See the Enroll a Student page for how to enroll.

Yes, you can exempt your child from vaccines by filing an affidavit with the state and taking the original notarized document to the school.

You can add documents to your completed enrollment application by contacting the data clerk at your child's campus. They will forward your documents to the correct place at Student Services.

See the School Directory for your school's office information.

You can contact the language enrollment center after your child's enrollment is approved. Please reach out to Student Services.

Parents can see their student's grade level in Skyward. Retention meetings and notifications would have been completed during the previous school year before school ended.

Please reach out if you have grade placement questions.

• Returning students: Contact your campus.
• New to the district: Please contact the At-Risk Coordinator at 972-494-8684 or email attendance@garlandisd.net.

Many of our schools offer One-Way and Two-Way Dual Language courses for a variety of grades. See the Elementary Emergent Bilingual Programs page or the Secondary Emergent Bilingual Programs page for more information.

You may contact the school counselor or educational diagnostician at your neighborhood school or call the Garland ISD Special Education Department at 972-487-3300.

For more information, see our Special Education Referral page.

Please call your child's school. See our School Directory for school contact information.

You can also see a list of counselors on the Find Your Counselor page.

Only the guardian listed as "Family 1 Guardian 1" has access to complete the Back-to-School/Student Information Update forms or any Skyward online forms. 

Starting July 28, parents can log into Skyward Family Access to complete all of the Back-to-School/Student Information Update forms. You can find them all under the 2025-26 Student Information Update tab. See the Student Information Update Forms page for more information

See our Free & Reduced-Price Meals page for extensive information about Free & Reduced-Price (F&RP) Meals and Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Schools. You can find information like:

• How to determine if you need to apply for F&RP Meals
• How to apply for F&RP Meals
• The list of CEP schools
• How to provide income verification for CEP schools

For more information regarding lunch applications, contact Student Nutrition Services.
For technical support for SchoolCafe, contact their support line at 855-729-2328 or email customercare@schoolcafe.com.

SchoolCafé is our meal management service that allows families to see school menus, apply for Free & Reduced-Price Meals, and provide income verification for Community Eligibility Provision schools. We also use SchoolCafé for:

• Making payments
• Setting up auto-pay
• Setting purchase restrictions
• Getting low-balance alerts
• Submitting meal applications
• Viewing letters, purchases and menus

Families can apply online on SchoolCafé or request a printed version at campuses or from Student Nutrition Services starting on July 28.

Both the Code of Conduct and Student Handbook are included in the Back-to-School/Student Information Update Forms and on the Policies page.

All enrollment is completed online. Visit the Enroll a Student page for information about how to enroll in our district.

To transfer from one GISD school to another, please complete an in-district transfer form. See our School Transfers page for more information on in-district and other transfers.

Note: Being reassigned to a different in-district campus is not guaranteed.

A campus will contact you directly if your student is moved off the waitlist.

We're sorry to see you go! To start the process, use the Withdrawal Request Form.

Be sure to print the page after you withdraw as it contains information you may need for your new school.

Sometimes your waitlist number may change (ex. from #4 to #6).

The waitlist changes based on distance and non-magnet siblings. Your line position may move when there are other students that selected the same campuses as you that live closer to the campus or already have a sibling there.

The student was placed based on your campus preferences. While our goal is to give everyone their top school choices, other factors can affect the final assignment, such as:

• How close a student lives to their choice
• The capacity of the building
• Teacher-to-Student ratios

If you wish to transfer your student from one Garland ISD school to another, please complete an in-district transfer form. Please note that being moved to the campus you are asking about is not guaranteed.

See our School Transfers page for more information.

You must have a valid proof of residency to show that you live within district boundaries. You can use these as proof:

• most recent electricity, water or gas bill
• apartment lease, home contract or mortgage/settlement statement

Be sure these documents show a service address and are dated within the last 30 days. They must be in the name of the parent/guardian.

What if my name isn't on the lease?

If you are currently living with another person and the proof of residency is in that person's name, both you and that person will need to sign a notarized residency affidavit.

The proof of residency listed in the name of the person you are living with will be needed. This still needs to be dated within the last 30 days. This can be done at the enrollment offices at the Manuel & Maria Valle Student Services Center.

Learn more about the enrollment process on the Enroll a Student page.

We do allow students outside of the district to enroll in Garland ISD during a specific "open enrollment" period. Please see our Open Enrollment Application Process page and Open Enrollment page for more information.

Enrollment applications are processed in the order they are received. We are currently experiencing a high volume of enrollment applications, so wait times may be longer.

You will receive an email stating whether the transfer has been denied or approved.

Transfers take 7-10 business days and will be processed in the order they are received. Transfers will be approved based on seat availability for the campus and the grade requested. 

We currently have a high volume of requests, so wait times may be longer.

We do not offer virtual classes at this time.

See our Bus Transportation page for information on if you child is eligible for bus transportation.

For more information regarding transportation, contact our Transportation department at 972-494-8530 or email transportation@garlandisd.net.

Magnet programs are specialized school programs that provide students with an intensive focus on a specific area of interest. Each magnet has criteria for students to be able to attend.

Learn more about our magnet programs on our Magnet Programs page or contact the Magnet Programs department.

See our Transcripts and Records page for instructions.

Closed campuses are schools that have limited seats. These seats are reserved for students living in the feeder area of the campus. 

If you do not live in the feeder area for the campus, typically your student can not attend it. There sometimes are a few exceptions.

If you wish to change programs (ex. from Bilingual to ESL/GenED), please contact the administration at your current assigned campus.

Garland ISD only offers regular Pre-K 4.

However, our Montessori Magnet program offers limited Pre-K 3 seats. These seats are usually taken during the Choice of School period.

Please select “forgot your login/password” on the Skyward Login page. 

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Only parents or legal guardians can be added to a student's Skyward.

No. A court order that says to do so is needed to remove a parent from a student's Skyward account.