Overview
- Trustees took no action after a presentation of the consolidation plan and testimony from roughly 70 speakers, most opposed.
- The proposal would shutter Bransford and Dove elementaries and reassign students to nearby campuses, with attendance zones slated to change.
- Superintendent Brad Schnautz said Bransford students would shift to Colleyville and O.C. Taylor, while Dove students would move to Cannon and Silver Lake.
- District estimates peg annual savings at about $2.7 million, alongside plans to sell properties and explore new revenue such as advertising, fee-based microschools, and expanded early childhood programs.
- A community Q&A is set for Dec. 2, with a board vote on Dec. 10, as officials cite pandemic-era shifts, aging neighborhoods, and a prospective state voucher program for the enrollment slide.