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Conroe ISDprojects address rapid growth in 2022 CONROE ISD Several projects are underway in Conroe ISD to alleviate crowding in schools as a result of increased enrollment. In August, Annette Gordon Reed enrollment growth. Conroe High School is the BY ALLY BOLENDER
OTHER STORIES TO FOLLOW IN 2022
LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM A timeline for redistricting in 2022 was approved by the Lone Star College System board of trustees during a Dec. 8 meeting. The board is required to redistrict and complete the process 90 days before its November election. LSCS must redistrict every 10 years as new U.S. census data is released to re ect population changes within its elected districts. During the meeting, the board of trustees approved an initial plan that will see the new districts adopted by June 30. Until that time, the board of trustees will meet monthly to discuss the process with its redistricting committee. An initial map is anticipated to be proposed and reviewed Feb. 9 for trustee and public feedback, which will be available on the LSCS website. Redistricted maps will be amended and reviewed following the feedback in March and April, respectively, before being selected in May. There will be a public meeting June 8 before they are formally adopted on June 30.
year, and it included 2,000 students more than the projected enrollment, according to CISD Deputy Superin- tendent Chris Hines. Hines said CISD is one of the fastest growing districts in Texas with average growth of 1,200 to 1,500 students annually. “I think we will continue to see some growth this spring,” Hines said. Hines said rapid development in the district as well as ongoing job growth in Montgomery County have contributed to the district’s fast
fourth-largest high school in Texas with 4,600 students and growing about 200 students each year. The district will wrap up additions and expansions to Conroe High School Ninth Grade Campus in 2022. “I anticipate we’ll outgrow that in just a couple of years the way we’re growing,” Hines said. Hines said the district relies on portable classrooms to manage growth while buildings are con- structed. The district has 121 portable classrooms that are in use at the elementary level, which is more than two schools, Hines said. “We know we have some more work to do, but the reality is, every year we’re growing, and every year we’re having to make plans,” Hines said. “I think it won’t be long before we have to start talking about what’s next because I don’t anticipate that the growth will stop.”
Elementary School will open, provid- ing relief for crowding in Giesinger and Stewart elementary schools. The district’s enrollment in the 2021-22 school year as of December was 68,096, which is 2,600 more students than the previous school
CONROE ISD 5 YEAR ENROLLMENT GROWTH
According to Conroe ISD o cials, the district is one of the fastest growing in Texas with a growth of 1,200 to 1,500 students each year. SOURCES: CONROE ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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