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GCISD CFO says federal Title I funding drop tied to interdistrict transfers; board weighs pay models amid HB2 changes
Summary
At a June 9 budget workshop, GCISD officials described a $508,088 reduction in Title I Part A funding tied to interdistrict transfers, reviewed state House Bill 2 allotments including teacher retention funding, and presented three compensation models that the board debated.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD officials told the Board of Trustees on June 9 that multiple recent state and federal funding changes, combined with local enrollment patterns, are forcing program and staffing adjustments for the 2025–26 school year.
"We received information on May 20 that we would have a significant decrease in our Title I Part A funds," David Johnson, GCISD chief financial officer, told trustees. Johnson said the district's Notice of Grant Award set Title I, Part A funding for 2025–26 at $470,964, a decrease of $508,088 from the prior year. He said TEA attributed the reduction to the district's interdistrict transfer students and that TEA's calculations showed 1,802 interdistrict transfer students with 40 of those students qualifying as economically disadvantaged for the federal small-area income and poverty estimate used in the formula.
Shannon Tovar, director of accountability and continuous improvement, told the board that TEA initially cited…
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