That comes after the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees and Grapevine City Council approved similar agreements.
The contract runs from Aug. 1 to July 31, 2025, with three renewal terms.
The details
Under its agreement with Colleyville, the district will pay the city an amount not to exceed $900,000 each year for school resource officers.
The district will use funds from its tax increment fund that was freed up by an agreement with the city earlier this year, according to city documents.
SROs from Colleyville will be stationed at the following schools:
- Bransford Elementary
- Colleyville Elementary
- Glenhope Elementary
- O.C. Taylor Elementary
- Colleyville Middle School
- Heritage Middle School
- Colleyville Heritage High School
- Vista School
What they’re saying
Mayor Bobby Lindamood praised the work of the school resource officers but also mentioned the recapture process.
Recapture, also known as “Robin Hood,” is a system where property-rich districts, such as Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, are required by law to send some of their property tax revenue to the state to be redistributed among districts deemed property-poor.
Lindamood said he spoke with District 12 state Sen. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, suggesting the funding for school resource officers should be taken out of the recapture payment.
“We will be talking to him a lot,” Lindamood said. “I know it is a GCISD deal, but it’s our kids and it’s our school district. He liked the idea. Write those emails to Sen. Parker if you think it is a good idea to use money out of Robin Hood. It is a shame the state takes so much and our schools struggle, really and truly.”
