Editor’s note: Transcript provided by CoverGov.
Colleyville Mayor Bobby Lindamood expressed support to the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District as it faces the possibility of school closures.
“Often, such responsibility requires difficult decisions,” Lindamood said in a statement at the Oct. 21 City Council meeting. “We must accept, and with reluctance, there may be school closings in Colleyville.”
The Oct. 22 meeting of the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s Education Master Planning Committee reviewed proposals to close as many as three campuses, with a savings of $1.5 million to $3 million.
The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD has reported that, as of the 2025-26 school year, two elementary schools are now operating below 60% of their functional capacity and four are operating below 75%.
“Let’s just be honest,” Lindamood said. “We’re not having a whole lot of kids like we used to back in the day, and houses are so expensive.”
The average taxable home value in GCISD is $485,386.
Lindamood also advocated for the return of Robin Hood funds sent to the state by GCISD. The school district sent $31.3 million in 2023-24.
“We join our brethren cities across the district in seeking the return of the $30-plus million annually back to the district from the state Robin Hood” recapture, Lindamood said.
The GCISD Education Master Planning Committee met again Oct. 29.
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Eric Zarate is a freelance journalist.
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