Welcome! We’re delighted that you’ve chosen to join the Garland ISD family. The enrollment process described below will mark the start of your child's customizable and exceptional education experience.

We encourage you to start the enrollment process early to help ensure your child secures a spot at the desired school or one near your home.

Finalize the Enrollment Process

Enrollment is complete once documentation is reviewed and processed by district staff. We will process new student enrollment in the order in which online submissions were received. Parents will receive a confirmation email from the district once their New Student Online Enrollment is processed and approved. 

Middle and High School Students

Secondary counselors or a counseling representative will contact middle and high school parents to facilitate the course selection based on transcripts or report cards from the student’s previous school. New middle school students are asked to review and complete the course planning document for the appropriate grade level to aid in this process. High school students and parents are encouraged to review the High School Graduation Guide and Course Guide to see all the course offerings available before meeting with the counselor.

Language testing

If your student’s home language is a language other than English, a language test will be
conducted at Student Services. This test is used to determine how to best meet your student’s needs and can take up to three hours, depending on the age and ability level of your student. 

Depending on the results of the home language testing, students may be offered the opportunity to participate in one of our Emergent Bilingual programs. These are programs for students who are learning English while continuing to develop their home language.

• Elementary Emergent Bilingual Programs