Our Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Robin Ryan. Dr. Ryan announced his plan to retire in December 2022.
The GCISD Board of Trustees sets policy for Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School Districts:
Each Trustee has been designated as a liaison to several campuses and/or committees. Here is the liaison list for 2022-2023.
Email is an easy way to contact one or all of our Trustees and/or the Superintendent: shannon.braun@gcisd.net, becky.stjohn@gcisd.net, tammy.nakamura@gcisd.net, kathy.spradley@gcisd.net, coley.canter@gcisd.net, casey.ford@gcisd.net, jorge.rodriguez@gcisd.net, robin.ryan@gcisd.net
Please note that because GCISD is a public entity, your communication with Trustees could be subject to a Public Information Act request. Read about that here.
View the instructions provided by the district.
GCISD Trustee elections are conducted every spring. Candidates usually officially file for candidacy in February. Trustees’ terms of service are 3 years.
Places up for election next are as follows:
GCISD policies are all online. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s board policy manual and administrative regulations can be found by clicking the preceding links.
The policy that many are interested in reading is the one that GCISD Board of Trustees approved on August 22, 2022. Click here to read the PDF. The agenda item is “Act on New Board Policy EFA(LOCAL), Instructional Resources, New Board Policy EFB(LOCAL), Library Materials, Revised Board Policies FNAA(LOCAL), Distribution of Non-School Literature by Students, and GKDA(LOCAL), Distribution of Non-School Literature by Others and Repeal Board Policy EF(LOCAL); Act on New or Revised Board Policies AIB(LOCAL), Performance Reporting, BBB(LOCAL), Board Member Elections, CLA(LOCAL), Use of Bathrooms and Changing Facilities, EMB(LOCAL), Teaching About Controversial Issues, and FM(LOCAL), Student Participation in UIL Activities.”
Want to get involved in Texas Bipartisan Alliance? We are creating a volunteer signup form. Talk to friends, neighbors, and your GCISD student.
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More than 8 in 10 Americans don’t think books should be banned from schools for discussing race and criticizing U.S. history, for depicting slavery in the past, or, more broadly for political ideas they disagree with.
“This movement to ban books is deeply undemocratic, in that it often seeks to impose restrictions on all students and families based on the preferences of those calling for the bans and notwithstanding polls that consistently show that Americans of all political persuasions oppose book bans,” PEN America said, citing a CBS News poll.
You might be surprised to see what books actually make the ban lists.
Literati shares a list of commonly banned books with reasons cited by states and libraries.
Why you should read these 31 banned books now: USA Today
The American Library Association provides a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books.
Access to a Wide Variety of Reading Materials Is Critical for Student Development & Well-Being. “Communities must look at the whole picture and take our youth’s development and overall well-being into account before removing access to books and resources,” said Pelayo-Lozada. “The attacks on our schools and libraries are dividing our nation’s communities and severely harming our youth along the way.” Learn more at https://www.uniteagainstbookbans.org and from the American Library Association.
