Seven GCISD campuses have been named to the 2016 Texas Honor Roll presented by Educational Results Partnership and the Institute for Productivity in Education: Glenhope Elementary, Heritage Elementary, O.C. Taylor Elementary, Colleyville Middle School, Cross Timbers Middle School, Heritage Middle School and iUniversity Prep.

 

"We are so proud to have seven campuses recognized by education and business leaders in Texas as Honor Roll campuses," said GCISD Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan. "In GCISD our mission is to be the BEST, which we define as Building Excellent Schools Together. This includes tireless dedication from our staff, involvement from our parents, community and of course local businesses. Through working together, we are able to provide a world-class education for the students in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD."

 

The Honor Roll is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and highlight successful practices that improve outcomes for students. School districts receiving this distinction have demonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time and reduction in achievement gaps among student populations. For school districts with high schools, the Honor Roll recognition also includes measures of college readiness. This year, 727 schools were recognized in the State of Texas.

 

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Grapevine-Colleyville ISD has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International. GCISD received this honor for having met or exceeded the program's high standards for financial reporting and accountability for the fiscal year ending 2016. Earning this award showcases the district's continued commitment to fiscal integrity.

 

Furthermore, GCISD was also awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association. This is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.

 

"The district strives to provide our community with financial accountability and transparency," said Chief Financial Officer DaiAnn Mooney.  "We achieve this by meeting high standards of financial reporting as demonstrated through this award."

 

According to the ASBO website, GCISD is one of 141 school districts in the United States to participate in the Certificate of Excellence program for twenty-five years or more.

Students from the Advanced Automotive program at Grapevine High School took part in the Skills USA Test. The student entries for the automobile refinishing job skills contest included car fenders they had painted.

 

Dylan Schwab, a junior, placed first, bringing home a blue ribbon award. Jon Tanner and Greg Dover, both seniors, each placed second, bringing home red ribbon awards.

GCISD students took part in the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference where four students from Grapevine High School earned top marks and are headed to the national competition. About 3,900 students from 17 regions across the state took part in this competition.

Students Advancing to Nationals:

• Rebekah Bryan, a junior, earned 1st Place in Fundamental Desktop Publishing
• Grant Kluber, a junior, earned 2nd Place in SQL Database Fundamentals
• Hayden Juroska, a sophomore, earned 2nd Place in Medical Office Procedures
• Alisha Prasla, a junior, earned 3rd Place in Intermediate Word Processing

According to Rosemary Hemsell,  Business/CTE Teacher, "the benefits of this achievement are in the improved skills development, knowledge and training through practicing their event, as well as leadership training that is offered through the organization at the conferences."

The National Leadership Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida in May.

Dance teams from both Grapevine High School and Colleyville Heritage High School competed in the MA National Dance competition, bringing home several team and individual awards.

Results:

Team Awards:

Officer Awards:

Solo Awards:

Duet/Trio Awards:

Congratulations to the Panteras and Fillies on a successful competition!

The fifth and eighth grade STAAR reading and mathematics results from the March 2017 administration have been released. Districts are not receiving confidential student reports (CSRs) until late summer due to the redesign of the reports by TEA. As a result, we have made student results available to parents through Skyward Family Access. To see how to access this report, click here.