Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA, EMILY LINCKE & CARSON WEAVER
School construction
Work on various projects in Conroe, Montgomery and Willis ISDs are underway, including the construction of new schools. CISD passed a $1.8 billion bond package in 2023, MISD passed a $326.9 million bond in 2022 and WISD passed a $102.7M bond package this past May.
Montgomery ISD
Conroe ISD
Rob Eissler Elementary School Project: The new elementary school, funded by the district’s 2023 bond, will have a 950-student capacity and serve The Woodlands High School feeder zone. Update: Construction is on schedule and retention ponds have been built to control water on-site, district officials said July 16. • Location: 14000 Old Conroe Road, Conroe • Timeline: March 2024-August 2025 Mittie J. Campbell Elementary School Project: The new elementary school will have a 950-student capacity in the Oak Ridge and Caney Creek high school feeder zones. Update: Construction is ahead of schedule with driveways laid as of mid-July, district officials said July 16. • Location: 15895 Stonecrest Drive, Conroe • Timeline: March 2024-August 2025 Houser Elementary School Project: The school is receiving fire sprinkler, heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations. Update: The project is delayed due to Hurricane Beryl, district officials said July 16. • Location: 27370 Oak Ridge School Road, Conroe • Timeline: Completion before the start of the 2024-25 school year Grand Oaks campus Project: The new school will serve the seventh, eighth and ninth grades in the Grand Oaks High School feeder zone. Update: The construction crew is halfway through pad construction and building new roads for the school, district officials said July 16. • Location: 28075 Woodson’s Grand Drive, Spring • Timeline: March 2024-January 2027 Lamar Elementary School Project: The school is receiving kitchen, roof, heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations. Update: This project is delayed by Hurricane Beryl, but it will not affect the district’s ability to serve students food on the first day of school, district officials said July 16. • Location: 1300 Many Pines Road, The Woodlands • Timeline: Completion before the start of the 2024-25 school year
combined 189,000 square feet and feature a bistro operated by culinary students, an engineering and robotics lab and an animal show arena. Update: Construction is ongoing, district officials said July 18. • Location: Lone Star Parkway between Buffalo Springs and Plez Morgan drives • Timeline: early 2024-July 2025 Lake Creek High School Project: This $27.88 million project—funded by the district’s $326.9 million 2022 bond—will add capacity for 900 more students. The project also includes an added wing of classroom and lab spaces alongside an additional parking lot. Update: The expansion was completed in time for the 2024-25 school year, district officials said. • Location: 20639 FM 2854, Montgomery • Timeline: May 2023-completed this summer Creekside Elementary School Project: The district’s seventh elementary school— funded by the district’s $326.9 million 2022 bond—cost around $43.49 million to build. Update: A ribbon-cutting event was held at the school Aug. 14, district officials said. • Location: behind Lake Creek High School off FM 2854 • Timeline: May 2023-July Montgomery High School Project: Renovations for the $26 million project— funded by the district’s May 2022 $326.9 million bond—include painting classrooms, replacing the main campus roof and replacing the structured cabling in the ninth-grade campus.
Update: Construction on this project is ongoing, district officials said July 18. • Location: 22825 Hwy. 105, Montgomery • Timeline: spring 2024-summer 2025
Willis ISD
Lynn Lucas Middle School Project: The middle school is undergoing a fine arts addition that is funded by WISD’s $143 million 2022 bond. Update: Construction began in May and the addition is anticipated to open early next year. • Location: 1304 N. Campbell St., Willis • Timeline: May-January 2025 Middle School No. 3 Project: The new middle school, funded by WISD’s $143 million 2022 bond, will be a two-story campus with a 1,400-student capacity. Update: Construction began in early 2024 and the school is anticipated to open for the 2025-26 school year, according to WISD’s website. • Location: 7373 Longmire Road, Conroe • Timeline: early 2024-August 2025 Elementary School No. 7 Project: The new elementary campus, funded by WISD’s $143 million 2022 bond, will have an 850-student capacity. Update: The campus is anticipated to open for the 2026-27 school year, according to WISD’s website. • Location: The school will be located off MP Clark Road, in the future section 6 of The Woodlands Hills. • Timeline: spring 2025-August 2026
Montgomery ISD
Career and Technical Education, Agriculture Science centers Project: The $82.92 million spaces will measure a
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