a school district police department established under the provision of the Texas Education Code. The department was established during the 1967-68 school year to assist during the consolidation of Central High School (an African American school) into the all Caucasian Ball High School to bring an end to segregation of schools in Galveston ISD. Dress codes All elementary and middle school students residing in Galveston Island are required to wear school uniforms. Crenshaw School students are not required to wear school uniforms. Ball High School has a detailed dress code requiring solid-colored polo shirts, turtlenecks, solid-colored trousers, and blue denim jeans. Students in Ball Preparatory Academy wear same as greater Ball High School GISD TV Galveston ISD has its own TV channel available on Comcast Cable channel 17. The channel includes current information about the school district including recent news in short video clips; school board meetings are also shown. List of schools Secondary schools High schools Zoned Ball High School (Galveston) Open enrollment Aim High School (Galveston) - Accelerated High School Galveston Early College High School Middle schools Comprehensive 7-8: Central Middle School (Galveston, constructed 1954) Before the consolidation and realignment of GISD middle schools, Central had a mostly African American student body. In 2006, 80% of Central's students were socioeconomically disadvantaged, and 92% were racial and ethnic minorities. In 2006 there were reports of a decline in student discipline. 5-6: Weis Middle School (Galveston, constructed 1965) Before the consolidation and realignment of GISD middle schools, Weis had a more White and more affluent student body than other GISD middle schools. As of 2006, 46% of the students were socioeconomically disadvantaged and 37% were racial and ethnic minorities. Magnet 5-8 Stephen F. Austin Magnet Middle School (Galveston, constructed by the PWA in 1939) Before Austin was changed from a zoned school to a magnet school, 80% of the students were socioeconomically disadvantaged, and 84% were racial and ethnic minorities. From the 2022-2023 school year Weis will begin to be a 5th grade only school, Austin will only have 6th graders, and Central will only have grades 7 and 8. K-8 schools Zoned: Crenshaw Elementary and Middle School (Unincorporated area, Constructed 2005) The current Crenshaw campus is at Texas State Highway 87 and Helen Drive in Crystal Beach, on land donated by a third party. The building, designed by Bay Architects, was built off of the ground and as a