School resource officers have been locked in for Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s coming school year and beyond after the board of trustees took action July 29.

In a nutshell

The amendments guarantee eight school resources officers from Colleyville and 12 school resource officers, including a sergeant to oversee operations, from Grapevine, according to the meeting agenda. The district’s agreement with Colleyville will automatically renew each year through the 2027-28 school year under the amendment.

Meanwhile, the district’s agreement with Grapevine should carry through to 2030, Chief Operations Officer Paula Barbaroux said. The amendment does not specify the length of time the agreement will be in place, according to the meeting agenda.

“We have such amazing partners in our city entities, and so we're excited to continue that SRO partnership,” Superintendent Brad Schnautz said.

The cost

While the district is expected to pay $900,000 each year for SROs from Colleyville, the cost will actually be covered by the city, according to the amendment. Colleyville is expected to send $900,000 out of its tax increment reinvestment zone fund each year to the district to help it cover the new state-mandated security policies for schools.

Under its agreement with Grapevine, the district is expected to pay the city about $1.78 million each year for SROs. The district will use funds from its tax increment fund that were freed up by an agreement with the city earlier this year, according to the agenda.

The details

SROs from Colleyville will be stationed at the following schools:

• Colleyville Heritage High School
• Bridges and VISTA alternative schools
• Each elementary in Colleyville
• Colleyville Middle School
• Heritage Middle School

SROs from Grapevine will be stationed at the following schools:

• Grapevine High School
• Grapevine Middle School
• Cross Timbers Middle School
• Each elementary school in Grapevine
• Bear Creek Elementary School in Euless

Grapevine will also provide a roving SRO to cover for any absences as well as a sergeant to supervise, assist and serve as an SRO when needed.

Quote of note

Board President Shannon Braun said she was very thankful for GCISD’s partnership with Grapevine and Colleyville. Not every district has a partnership with its communities, she said.

“It was a lot of hard work and a lot of conversations and took over a year to actually get that done prior,” she said. “Stuff happens way before it actually comes to the public, but I'm very proud of our cities for helping us because it’s huge.”