Overview
- The board passed the measure just before midnight, setting the campuses to close next school year.
- Bransford will consolidate with Colleyville and O. C. Taylor, with some rezoning between O. C. Taylor and Heritage, and Dove will consolidate with Cannon and Silver Lake.
- GCISD reported a loss of about 1,500 students since 2019 and roughly $11 million less in state funding, projecting more than $2 million in savings from the closures.
- Roughly 75 speakers urged a delay or rejection during public comment, as Grapevine’s mayor offered to help raise $1.2 million and parents reported $488,000 in pledges to keep the schools open.
- The district said it will hold campus meetings for affected families after winter break and will form a task force to honor each school’s legacy.