EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Humble & New Caney ISDs
Humble ISD trustees call $775Mbond election forMay 7
BY WESLEY GARDNER
Support Services oces. Proposed bond projects also
TRACKING TAX RATES Humble ISD ocials said the 2022 bond referendum would not result in a tax rate increase. 2017: $1.52 2018: $1.52* 2019: $1.41835 2020: $1.38405 2021: $1.3389
HUMBLE ISD Trustees voted unanimously Feb. 15 to call for a $775 million bond election to be held May 7 for Humble ISD. Voters will have the opportunity to consider two bond propositions: Proposition A, which totals $730 mil- lion and relates to proposed facilities improvements, and Proposition B, which totals $45 million and relates to technology expenditures. Among the projects featured in the bond are a new Mosaic Program building, which would serve stu- dents with disabilities ages 18-22; replacement campuses for Sterling Middle School and Foster Elementary School; the construction of Middle School No. 11; and new Educational
include phases 2 and 3 of Humble High School’s planned additions and renovations; a Summer Creek High School classroom addition; ne arts additions and renovations at high schools and middle schools; and career and technical education classroom and lab renovations at high schools and middle schools. The bond also proposes turf at high school baseball and softball elds; a Summerwood Elementary School classroom addition; and practice gyms at Atascocita, Creekwood, Humble, Riverwood and Timberwood middle schools. Additional projects include dance classrooms at all middle schools; new
Humble ISD board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. March 8 at 20200 Eastway Village Drive, Humble. 281-641-1000. www.humbleisd.net MEETINGSWE COVER New Caney ISD board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 21 at 21360 Valley Ranch Parkway, New Caney. 281-577-8600. www.newcaneyisd.org Lone Star College System board of trustees will meet at 5 p.m. March 3 at 5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands. 832-813-6500. www.lonestar.edu SCHOOL NOTES HUMBLE ISD The Texas Association of School Administrators and the Texas Association of School Boards recently named Humble ISD as one of three recipients of the Caudill Award—the highest honor presented at the organization’s annual Exhibit of School Architecture—ocials said in a Jan. 25 news release. According to the release, HISD’s Centennial Elementary School—designed by Joiner Architects Inc.—was selected as a recipient for the Caudill Award for its focus on telling the 100-year story of the district, which includes themed pods for each grade level that showcase the area’s history, such as an origin-of-oil theme for third-graders and a forest theme for kindergarteners. The district was ocially honored at the TASA and TASB’s Midwinter 2022 conference, which was held Jan. 30-Feb. 2. COURTESY HUMBLE ISD Humble ISD’s Centennial Elementary School features themed learning pods.
SOURCE: HUMBLE ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER *BOND ELECTION YEAR
outdoor play and tness equipment districtwide; the addition of daylight- ing through windows or skylights at elementary and middle schools; and a child nutrition work area renovation. For more information about the bond, visit www.humbleisd.net/cbac.
NewCaneyHigh School gets bumped up toUIL Conference 6A
MOVING UP New Caney High School will compete in Conference 6A for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.
Number of students
BY WESLEY GARDNER
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NEWCANEY ISD Football, basketball and volleyball teams at New Caney High School have been bumped up from Conference 5A to Conference 6A competition for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, according to a Feb. 3 announcement from the University Interscholastic League. Porter High School—New Caney ISD’s other high school eligible for UIL competition—will remain in Conference 5A, while West Fork High School, which will open in August, is not yet eligible for UIL competition. UIL classies schools into conferences based on enroll- ment. Conference 6A includes high schools with more than 2,225 students enrolled, while Conference 5A is restricted to campuses with 1,300-2,224 students. New Caney High School football, basketball and volley- ball teams will compete in the Conference 6A District 13, which includes Cleveland ISD’s Cleveland High School;
New Caney High School Porter High School West Fork High School*
6A 5A Not yet eligible for UIL competition 2,225 or more 1,300-2,224
SOURCES: UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE, NEW CANEY ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER *OPENING IN AUGUST
Conroe ISD’s Conroe, Caney Creek, Grand Oaks, Oak Ridge, The Woodlands and The Woodlands College Park high schools; and Willis ISD’s Willis High School. Scott Powers, executive director of public relations for NCISD, said some sports at West Fork High School may compete at the varsity level beginning in the 2023-24 school year, though he noted the school’s football program will not eld a varsity team until at least 2024-25.
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