The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees remains in search of a new superintendent, according to an update given April 9. Interim Superintendent Rick DeMasters will continue serving through the transition.

The announcement followed the board of trustees' interviewing candidates during the April 6 executive session

The gist: Over the past few months, the board of trustees has interviewed many candidates, but has not yet found the right candidate to lead the district into its next chapter, according to the update from the board of trustees. 

"While we were impressed by the caliber of many candidates, the board is unified in the belief that finding the perfect match for our district is worth the extra time,” board President Shannon Braun said in the update. “We are incredibly fortunate to have such a steady hand at the helm through this process. Mr. DeMasters has stepped in during a challenging few months and led with grace, transparency and strength. We have complete confidence in his ability to continue moving our district forward."

A Mexican ice cream store is now open inside Grapevine Mills.

On the menu: Paleteria La Michoacana Ice Cream serves housemade ice cream called paletas, or popsicles, in such flavors as Oreo, fresa, gummy bears, sandia, horchata, cheesecake, mango, mango con chamoy, fruity pebbles, kiwi con fresa and chicle.

The menu also includes ice cream cones, Dubai chocolate with strawberries, churros, chocolate-covered bananas, Fresca con crema, fresh-cut fruit cups and elotes.

What else? The ice cream store moves into a spot that had been vacant since Fresca Palapa closed in January, according to previous reporting.

• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 260, Grapevine

The cost for designing the Bedford and Cheek-Sparger Road roundabout has increased by $47,000 after Colleyville City Council approved work to be added to the project at the April 7 council meeting. 

The overview: The new total cost for designing the project is $199,000, and the additional work includes the design of 500 feet of waterline within the roundabout. 

The whole project will add a single-lane roundabout at the Cheek-Sparger and Bedford Road intersection. 

Colleyville council approved the original $152,000 contract with Kimley Horn for designing the roundabout at the Feb. 18, 2024, council meeting, Community Impact previously reported. 

Looking ahead: City staff anticipate starting the search for a company to construct the project later this year, Assistant City Manager Mark Wood said. 

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Texas education officials are currently overhauling the state’s social studies curriculum standards, with policymakers, teachers, parents and historians clashing over how students should be taught about the history of Texas, the U.S. and the world.

The overview: The State Board of Education reviews standards for all curriculum areas every 15-20 years, dictating what Texas' 5.5 million public school students should learn at each grade level.

As written, the plan would reduce how much time students spend learning about world history and cultures in favor of more Texas-focused subjects. Critics of the proposal have pushed to include a more diverse set of perspectives to ensure all students feel represented in the curriculum, while those who support it said students’ education should be centered around American exceptionalism, state history and Christianity.

Next steps: The SBOE, which has the final say on the curriculum changes, was taking an initial vote on the plan as of press time and is scheduled to adopt the final standards in June. The new requirements would be rolled out to classrooms in 2030.