BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
Conroe ISD board reinstates bylaws
Mobile STEM labs headed to Texas schools in 2025
Bylaws restored The 2024-25 School Health Advisory Council will: Consist of 47 members Include previously appointed members as well as new applicants Consist of a majority of parent members
Conroe ISD trustees unanimously approved reinstating the 2023 bylaws of the district’s School Health Advisory Council as well as restoring previ- ously appointed members at the Nov. 19 meeting, overturning the previous board’s decision in May. The setup The SHAC was created to assist CISD in ensuring that local community values and health issues are reflected in the district’s health and physical education instruction, per the district website. The board approved increasing SHAC member- ship from 21 to 47 as well as accepting all of those who applied to the 2024-25 council according to the procedures in place since May. The previous board of trustees approved adoption of a new set of bylaws and reduced the number of members serving on the SHAC to 21 in a 4-3 vote during the May 14 board meeting.
Kindergarten through eighth-grade stu- dents in Texas may soon have more oppor- tunities to learn about science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Learning Undefeated, a national education nonprofit, recently announced it will build eight new mobile STEM laboratories in Texas after receiving the first installment of a $7 mil- lion grant from the Texas Education Agency. The overview Texas schools will have access to nine regionally based mobile STEM labs begin- ning next year, two of which are expected to launch at the beginning of 2025 with the remainder opening for the 2025-26 school year.
Convene again in January Have 3-year term lengths
SOURCE: CONROE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Among the bylaws changed was one which eliminated public comment at SHAC meetings, a change that will be rescinded with the restoration of the June 2023 bylaws. The four trustees who voted for the changes in May were replaced by new trustees in the Nov. 5 election, and the four new members were sworn in Nov. 18. What’s next When the SHAC meets in January, all members are to attend, and the meeting will follow the restored 2023 bylaws, Odenweller said.
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