Education
GCISD considers school closures to address $10M funding loss
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD may close multiple campuses as part of a plan to address financial shortfalls caused by declining enrollment, according to a committee of district employees and commu- nity members. GCISD’s Education Master Planning Committee, or EMPC, recommended campus consolidation as part of a broader effort to stabilize finances, Chief Operations Officer Paula Barbaroux said at an Oct. 27 board meeting. Enrollment in GCISD has dropped by about 1,500 students since 2019, resulting in more than $10 million in lost state funding. EMPC projections show combining campuses could save the district up to $3 million through staffing and operational cuts. The gist While the committee recommended closing campuses, no action has been taken, Barbaroux said. Trustees will also need to vote on whether or not to follow the committee’s recommendations.
District savings from campus closure staff cuts The Education Master Planning Committee projects to save up to $3 million if they choose to close three campuses.
Savings from teacher cuts
Savings from support staff cuts
1 campus $704.1K $788.2K
$1.49M
2 campuses $704.1K $1.58M
$2.28M
3 campuses $704.1K $2.36M
$3.06M
SOURCE: GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
One campus closure would save the district roughly $1.5 million, with the 11 teachers accounting for about $704,000, while cuts to support staff, like custodial and administrative aides, could save the district an additional $788,000, Mires said. District staff would develop a transition plan for any staff whose positions get eliminated, Executive Director of Communications Nicole Lyons said. The board will receive further updates at the November board meeting.
“They [the EMPC] believe that consolidation on some level is clearly necessary,” Barbaroux said. “Combinations of scenarios are still under review.” By the numbers To maintain the district’s current average elementary school student-teacher ratio of 20-1, the district would need to eliminate 11 elementary school teacher positions, Chief Human Resources Officer Kelly Mires said.
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