This guide provides an overview of our goals and expectations for this school year. We hope that the information you found here will answer some of the questions you may have regarding our policies and procedures. The guidelines and policies implemented at GRES are directly aligned with the Comal ISD Handbook.

Welcome to GRES

Dear Garden Ridge Elementary Families,

On behalf of the entire staff here at GRES, we would like to welcome you to our school family. Garden Ridge Elementary is dedicated to empowering students to achieve high academic standards and discover their unique talents and gifts. Our school is committed to providing a safe, caring, and challenging educational environment that promotes learning and achievement for all students. We recognize and celebrate the diverse learning styles, interests, talents, and cultures of our students and strive to offer a rich variety of meaningful learning experiences that will inspire innovative thinkers and confident learners.

The Essential Guide will help you prepare for the first week of school and provide you with valuable information that will be helpful throughout the school year. This site will explain procedures at GRES and give detailed information regarding various programs, so please bookmark it as a resource you can refer back to again and again.

Safety is always our primary concern. Please do not drop your child off before 7:00am. Our staff is not on duty before this time. Afternoon dismissal takes longer the first couple of weeks of school, so we appreciate your patience as we get all of our procedures up and running. If you are picking up your child from school you MUST have their numbered pick up card. Pick up instructions are printed on the back of your card for easy reference. Please be patient with our staff as we have many new faces to learn at the beginning of the school year. We take the time to ensure that all students are safely delivered to the right person.

We look forward to an amazing school year of character building and academic excellence.

LeAnn Miller, Principal

Aimee Chapman, Assistant Principal

Who's Who at Garden Ridge Elementary

Stay in Touch with Garden Ridge Elementary

Parent Square/Remind:

Campus & District Messages, School Closings, Emergency Notifications, and other "need to know" information

To receive these messages by email and phone it is important that we always have the most current emails and phone numbers on file. If you need to make updates, you can do so by accessing your child's Skyward account.

Websites:

Comal ISD Website

GRES Home Page

Facebook:

"Like" CISD Garden Ridge Elementary

Skyward: Click on the "Students/Families" tab on the district webpage and then click "Skyward" and sign up to be able to check your child's grades and register for school.

School Supply Lists by Grade Level

School Safety

For safety reasons, all cafeteria, gym, and side doors are locked at all times. Parents/visitors are not permitted to enter the building through these doors at any time. Parents/Visitors will be directed to the front office of the building for proper sign-in procedures.
To help maintain a safe campus, please check in at our front desk and wear a vistor's name badge under your right shoulder while on campus so that staff members will know that you have properly checked in at the front office. When leaving campus, name badges should be turned in at the front desk.

Safety & Security Tradition - Performance - Opportunity