The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees approved a contract Feb. 10 to have a new sponsorship with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Grapevine to help highlight health for students and the community.

The details

According to district documents, the total sponsorship of $1 million will be paid to the district in $200,000 installments over a five-year period. Specific sponsorship details include:
  • The term of the agreement is Feb. 1, 2025-Jan. 31, 2030
  • BSW will supply program support elements
  • GCISD will provide sponsorship benefits
During the board's Jan. 13 meeting where the sponsorship was initially discussed, GCISD Chief Operations Officer Paula Barbaroux outlined the support elements Baylor Grapevine would provide. These elements include:
  • Educational materials on health care services offered at Baylor Grapevine
  • Guest speakers on preventative health care and other health care topics
  • Educate GCISD students about career opportunities in health care
Barbaroux also highlighted what the school district would bring to the table in terms of the partnership. These items include:
  • “Live Well” logos on the field
  • BSW pop-up banners in the press box and near home and visitor concession areas
  • Two announcements during and one 30-second video before varsity football games
  • Information tables at various athletic and fine arts events
What they’re saying

“This agreement is the first of its kind for GCISD,” Superintendent Brad Schnautz said. “[Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Grapevine] has been partners with us for a number of years, and we’re excited to strengthen this partnership.”

“It made absolute sense for two stalwarts of the community partnering,” said Naman Mahajan, president of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Grapevine. “Our vision for Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Grapevine is empowering [people] to live well. Our commitment is to be much more involved with the community to educate the community of the services we can provide here. There should be no reason that our community has to leave to go to downtown Dallas or downtown Fort Worth to receive world class care.”