Grapevine-Colleyville ISD has created a legislative website to help keep district residents informed of ongoing legislative issues and the district’s priorities as the 89th Texas Legislative Session begins Jan. 14.

The details

Director of Communications Rosemary Gladden said the district created the website to address issues like the state’s failure to increase per-student funding since 2019, additional state mandates that are not fully funded and continuing recapture payments that districts like GCISD are obligated to send to the state.

Quote of note

“These issues are not unique to GCISD and, as a result, the district has partnered with other school districts which share similar priorities to provide solutions and address issues, which were felt statewide and resulted in school districts, including several in North Texas, ending last school year with deficit budgets or closing schools,” Gladden said.


“These priorities adopted by the GCISD Board of Trustees are supported by the GCISD Council of PTAs and are in alignment with the Texas School Coalition and Fund Schools First.”

Diving in deeper

Beyond listing the district’s legislative priorities, residents can find the following information on the website:
  • Contact information for GCISD’s legislators
  • A downloadable one-pager with GCISD’s priorities simplified
  • Access links to watch the House and Senate channels during the session to stay informed
“As the 89th Legislative session convenes on Jan. 14, GCISD’s board and leadership are working to meet with state legislators to convey the district’s needs and the impact that their lack of action has had on schools and their communities,” Gladden said. “We encourage the community to continue to follow this important topic through GCISD communication channels.”