The Woodlands Edition | June 2023

EDUCATION BRIEFS

News from Conroe & Tomball ISDs

HIGHLIGHTS CONROE ISD At a May 16 board of trustees meeting, the board discussed but did not take action on requiring students to wear identication badges starting in 2023-24. CONROE ISD Principals were named for several schools in The Woodlands area in Conroe ISD at a May 16 board meeting. The new Suchma Elementary School principal will be Jamie Almond, former assistant principal at San Jacinto Elementary School. The new Knox Junior High School principal will be Stacey Moseley, previously an associate principal and counselor at The Woodlands High School. The Conroe ISD board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. June 20 at 3205 W. Davis St., Conroe. 936-709-7752. www.conroeisd.net The Magnolia ISD board of trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 17 at 11659 FM 1488, Magnolia. 281-356-3571. www.magnoliaisd.org The Tomball ISD board of trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at 310 S. Cherry St., Tomball. 281-357-3100. www.tomballisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER

More Conroe ISD schools expected to be overcapacity in 202324

Security spending up by 55% in Tomball ISD

BY LIZZY SPANGLER

BY CASSANDRA JENKINS

TOMBALL ISD Spending on security services will increase in Tomball ISD by 55.63% in “scal year 2023-24, according to a presenta- tion by Zack Boles, the assistant superintendent of “nance and incoming chief “nancial o•cer, during the school board’s May 8 workshop meeting. The third budget workshop meeting included a breakdown of the proposed FY 2023-24 budget. The areas that will see the biggest increases in spending include security services, curriculum/staš development, instructional leader- ship and transportation, according to the presentation. “What that is tied to is the expansion of our [school resource o•cer] program,” Boles said of the proposed security services spend- ing. “You’ll see almost a $900,000 increase in that budget [item].”

Grand Oaks High School, currently at 109% capacity, will be at 121% capacity in August. In March, CISD approved the purchase of 70 portable buildings for the 2023-24 school year at a cost of $1.3 million. CONTINUED GROWTH Enrollment at several Conroe ISD schools is expected to continue to exceed capacity in 2023-24.

CONROE ISD The number of schools overcapacity in Conroe ISD will likely increase when school begins in August, Assistant Superintendent of Operations Chris McCord told the board of trustees at a May 16 meeting. In March, the CISD Bond Planning Committee began meeting to con- sider needs for a possible $1.9 billion November bond referendum. According to the district, the 67 campuses in the district are operat- ing at an average capacity of 102% with projections it could grow from 71,000 students to 100,000 students or more by 2033. McCord said enrollment in the dis- trict is projected to reach over 73,000 in 2023. The in‰ux in students will cause concern at certain campuses in the district that are already over the threshold, he said. For example,

Percent of maximum capacity May 2023 August 2023

100%

109% 121% 102% 103%

Grand Oaks High School

York Junior High School

SOURCE: CONROE ISD—COMMUNITY IMPACT

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