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Jerad Castor
Managing Director of Transportation
Crandall ISD
Scott Stewart
Executive Director of Transportation and School Planning
Rockwall ISD
Neeta Cooper
Director of Transportation
Mesquite ISD
Teri Mapengo
Director of Transportation
Our district spans 60 square miles along the I-635 corridor from I-20 to I-30 including the communities of Mesquite, Garland, and Balch Springs, as well as areas of the city of Dallas.
We serve 34 Elementary campuses, 10 Middle Schools, 6 High schools, and 2 special program centers
212 Buses
51 Regular Ed Routes
53 Special Ed Routes
Transport more than 8,000 students each day.
Over 7,500 Field Trips each year
1.6 million miles traveled each year
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In our first four weeks of school, 23 days… we have had an average of 265 absences. This is a daily tally, not including middays, extras, or field trips.
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We used every special ed spare bus we had on the lot one day and We used all but 5 of our reg ed spares as well.
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We had a Daily complaint since school started of no air on the bus.
Garland ISD
NTAPT’s First Shout Out -
🎶🎼🎵A Very G- Town Bunch 🎶🎼🎵
Garland ISD and their Team representing
A VERY G-TOWN BUNCH:
To the Tune - THE BRADY BUNCH SONG
HERE’S THE STORY, OF AN INCREDIBLE TEAM,
WHO DIDN’T QUITE START OUT AS AWESOME AS THEY SEEM.
WE WERE SHORT, LIKE ALL THE OTHERS…
BUT WE DID REST.
TILL THE ONE DAY WHEN WE ALL CAME TOGETHER,
AND DECIDED WE COULD BE THE VERY BEST.
WE KNEW THIS CREW COULD SOMEHOW FORM A FAMILY,
AND THIS IS HOW WE ALL BECAME THE G-TOWN BUNCH!
THE G-TOWN BUNCH,
THE G-TOWN BUNCH,
THAT’S THE WAY WE BECAME THE GARLAND BUNCH!
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**GARLAND STRUGGLES LIKE ALL THE REST, COVERING ON AVERAGE 50+ ROUTES PER DAY, **TRANSPORTING APPROX. 18,000 KIDDOS OVER 93 SQ MILES FOR OVER 24,000 ROUTE MILES A DAY!
WE LOVE OUR ACTIVITY COMMITTEE AND PLANNING FUN THINGS FOR THE DRIVERS AND MONITORS TO KNOW THEY ARE APPRECIATED!
YOU MIGHT EVEN FIND A “YOU HAVE BEEN BUSTED FOR BEING AWESOME” SQUISHY BUS ON YOUR BUS SEAT!
Thank you Garland ISD for building culture, growing your team and allowing us all to meet you.
Director Annamarie Banner
