Colleyville's school resource officer count drops from nine to eight for the 2026-27 school year after Bransford Elementary's closure eliminated the position tied to that building. The reduction is now locked into the city's newly approved $3.6 million crime-prevention budget.

Colleyville Finance Director Cassie Smith told the City Council on Tuesday, July 7, that spending for school resource officers decreased because Bransford Elementary closed after the 2025-26 school year, "bringing the number of school resource officers from nine to eight."

The change is part of the Crime Control and Prevention District budget for fiscal year 2027, which projects $3.65 million in revenues and $3.59 million in expenses, with a projected fund balance of $3.75 million when the fiscal year ends Thursday, September 30, 2027. Colleyville voters first approved the half-cent sales tax that funds the CCPD in 1999.

The eight remaining SROs will continue serving GCISD campuses located within Colleyville, though the city has not publicly listed which specific schools each officer covers.

How Bransford's closure happened

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD trustees voted 5-2 in December 2025 to shutter both Bransford Elementary and Dove Elementary, citing declining enrollment and a budget shortfall. Students from those campuses are being consolidated into neighboring schools for the coming year.

The GCISD board then voted 7-0 on Monday, April 27, 2026, to approve an amended interlocal agreement with the City of Colleyville for the provision of school resource officers at all GCISD schools located within city limits. That unanimous vote formalized the shift from nine officers to eight.

The board also approved a parallel agreement with the City of Grapevine for SROs at GCISD schools in Grapevine and at Bear Creek Elementary School in Euless.

Closures freeing up dollars on both sides

On the district side, GCISD trustee Shannon Braun said at the Monday, June 15, 2026, board meeting that the closures helped make possible a $1.8 million employee pay package. "So it's essential that we're continuing to look at our headcount, evaluate where we are and make those hard decisions," Braun said, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The closure also freed dollars on the city side of the ledger. The CCPD's fiscal year 2027 plan includes $236,935 for 51 replacement Axon Taser Model 10 weapons, spread over five years at $47,387 annually with no interest, plus roughly $100,000 for two new police motorcycles.

What's next

The CCPD budget takes effect Thursday, October 1, 2026. The 2026-27 school year is expected to begin in August with eight officers assigned to GCISD campuses in Colleyville. Council members, who double as the CCPD board, gave the FY2027 budget initial approval Tuesday, June 16, and final approval July 7.