Public Education in Garland
N 32° 54.658 W 096° 38.502
14S E 720549 N 3643884
The marker in front of the old Garland Public School related the history of the Garland Independent School District from the first schoolhouse to today's 4th largest school district in the D/FW Metroplex.
Waymark Code: WMGGY4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2013
Views: 6
The old Garland Public School building was built in the mid-1930s to serve children in grades 1-8. Garland High School is just down the street, and opened its new building in the same time-frame.
The Garland Public School building is now used as the Garland ISD's Cooperative Behavior Center. Here, troubled students are taught both academic and social skills to have success in the world.
Marker Number: 12618
Marker Text:
With origins in the rural Duck Creek School, the first school in Garland opened soon after the community's establishment in 1887. Students and teachers met in temporary space until the first permanent building was erected three years later. Garland College, as the school was known, was a subscription school, charging tuition for its educational services.
In 1901, Garland voters elected to incorporate as an independent school district, which gave them authority to levy taxes for school improvements. The first classes began in September 1901 in the Garland College building with an enrollment of 130 students. Interscholastic football was introduced in 1906, and the first parent- teacher association formed in 1922. Facilities were remodeled and expanded over the years as needed to accommodate a growing population.
Garland ISD opened its first school for African- American children in 1922-23. Carver School served students in grades one through eight; high school students had to travel to Dallas to complete their education. Integration of the schools began in 1964 and was completed by 1970.
As the Garland area became more urban, the neighboring rural schools consolidated with the Garland school district. In its first 100 years, public education in Garland grew from a six-room building with enrollment of 130 pupils in 1901 to more than 60 campuses with an enrollment of approximately 51,000 students. (2001)
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