Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA & JULIANNA WASHBURN
Conroe ISD eyes 2 new school boundaries
Upcoming schools 1 Grand Oaks Junior High 2 Kacy Arnold Elementary
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MISD OKs reserve o cer pool to bolster security Montgomery ISD trustees voted to authorize the MISD police department to create a pool of reserve o cers at its meeting Sept. 16, according to a news release from the district. How we got here House Bill 1458 allows school districts to create a pool of reserve o cers to help with campus security and school-related events when the school needs more support, according to the release. MISD o cials said that reserve o cers must hold a permanent peace o cer license. The Conroe ISD board of trustees on Sept. 16 discussed the attendance zones for two new schools in the Grand Oaks feeder zone ahead of their opening. Grand Oaks Junior High School will open in 2027, and Kacy Arnold Elementary School will open in 2026. The approach Assistant Superintendent of Operations Chris McCord discussed the zoning process for the two schools, which were part of the 2023 bond, including the challenge posed by growing enrollment in the Grand Oaks area east of I-45. “We have 2,000 [students] total, 800 seats for the junior high and 1,200 for the ninth-grade campus, and I would like to make a special note that’s all we could a ord in bond 2023 for this particular building,” McCord said regarding the future of the Grand Oaks area.
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Lone Star College System lowers tax rate Lone Star College System board members voted to lower the system’s property tax rate for scal year 2025-56 during their Oct. 2 meeting. The action taken The board unanimously approved a FY 2025-26 tax rate of $0.1060 per $100 valuation, down from last year’s rate of $0.1076. Trustee Rebecca Broussard was absent from the Oct. 2 meeting. Per Oct. 2 meeting documents, the tax rate is made up of $0.0785 per $100 valuation for the maintenance and operations tax rate, up from last year’s rate of $0.0757; and $0.0275 per $100 valuation for the interest and sinking rate, down from last year’s rate of $0.0319. The average tax rate among college systems statewide is $0.1606, according to Oct. 2 presen- tation materials. The board passed a balanced budget of $548 million for FY 2025-26 on Aug. 7. While projected revenue increased by about $35 million com- pared to last year, the budget included a roughly $13 million drop in state-generated revenue from the previous scal year. What you need to know The school may relieve overcapacity campuses in the district, including both Clark Intermediate and Cox Intermediate schools, as well as Bradley Elementary School. It will also help address emerging capacity issues at Hines Elementary School, McCord said. “We would like for the junior high to serve as close as to full capacity of students because the more we can get it closer, the more we can optimize for academic programs, cocurricular, ne arts and sports,” McCord said.
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