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Grapevine‑Colleyville trustees hold 'team of 8' training on school consolidation options
Summary
Trustees heard a step‑by‑step training from Wichita Falls ISD superintendent Donnie Leachington on enrollment decline, budget impacts and options (status quo, single closure, comprehensive consolidation), including an implementation checklist and community‑engagement lessons.
Grapevine‑Colleyville Independent School District trustees spent an evening workshop on Nov. 4 focused on options and timing for campus consolidations to address steady enrollment losses and related budget pressure. Wichita Falls ISD Superintendent Donnie Leachington led the session, using his district’s multi‑year consolidation effort as a case study.
Leachington told trustees that sustained enrollment declines drive recurring revenue losses and force difficult staffing decisions. “You’re losing $1,343,683 every single year,” Leachington said, illustrating how enrollment declines translate into lost state funding and higher per‑building…
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