That comes eight days after the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees approved the first part of the agreement.
Under its agreement with Grapevine, the district will pay the city a little more than $1.78 million each year for school resource officers. That action was approved during the July 29 meeting.
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 city documents.
The details
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
Also of note
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. Hamlin said during the 2023-24 school year, 200 shifts had to be covered between the 10 schools.
In their own words
“I’m very proud of the SRO team and I’m proud of the department,” Hamlin said. “We made a cataclysmic shift to staff the SRO and the organization responded well.”
