Education
BY PATRICIA ORTIZ
GCISD to generate revenue with pre-kinder program
The bill passed during the 89th Texas Legislative session in June, and allows teachers to receive free pre-K for their children. Regular pre-K tuition rates are $7,000 for the 2025-26 school year at GCISD across 10 payments, according to the district. The district charged $6,185 during the 2023-24 school year, according to data from the Texas Education Agency. GCISD officials said the pre-K tuition for the 2024-25 school year was $6,185, as well. The approach GCISD will join neighboring district Carroll ISD in offering a pre-K 3 program. Patti Parsons, the executive director of special programs at CISD, said programs like this can set a district apart from others that don’t have similar offerings. “Our teachers are highly qualified and we’re really laying the groundwork to have advanced academics later on,” she said. GCISD students who complete the 4-year-old pre-K program are ready or advanced for kindergar- ten, Brown said.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD expects to see more revenue than last year as it implements its new pre-kindergarten program. The breakdown Kristi Brown, GCISD’s director of elementary English, language arts and early childhood, said the revenue will come from its new program for 3 year olds at the Early Childhood Development Center. The center uses a comprehen- sive, research-based curriculum known as Frog Street. Pre-K 3 pro- grams allow the district to interact with families early and create an opportunity to build foundational skills, Brown said. GCISD-based early childhood education revenue is expected to grow by 25.98% in 2025-26 with the addition of this program, according to the district. “Revenue from pre-K tuition is reinvested directly into enhancing the district’s early childhood education with the majority going to staff salaries,” Brown said. While tuition rates have increased, Brown said the number of families paying tuition have declined because of House Bill 2.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s projected 2025-26 early childhood revenue The district’s early childhood education revenue is projected to increase by 25.98% in the upcoming school year from adding the pre-K 3 program.
Revenue $2M
+25.98%
$1.6M $1.2M $800K $400K $0
$1,376,503
$1,092,606
2024-25
2025-26*
*PROJECTED
SOURCE: GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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