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CISD shares District of Innovation plan The Conroe ISD District of Innovation Com- mittee approved a draft plan Jan. 10 to begin the process of renewing its District of Innovation distinction, which gives districts the exibility to implement practices similar to charter schools. What you need to know According to the Texas Association of School Boards, DOI schools can be exempt from mandates such as:
Conroe ISD approves 202425 calendar The Conroe ISD board of trustees adopted the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school calendars during a board meeting Jan. 16. What you need to know The approved 2024-25 calendar includes 172 days of instruction with an Aug. 14 start date and the last day of school May 23. Dec. 20 and May 23 will be early release days. The 2025-26 calendar has a similar schedule. Hedith Sauceda-Upshaw, assistant super- intendent for teaching and learning, said the major dierences the draft and nal version included changing: • Aug. 5 to a workday • Nov. 4 to a teacher exchange day • Moving spring break one week earlier
Conroe ISD requested exemptions from requirements including:
Designate a campus behavior coordinator
Operate at least 75,600 minutes/year
Start after the fourth Monday in August
End school after May 15
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More details DOI school district’s can also make adjustments to teacher requirements, certications, contracts and workdays. According to the news release, aside from being able to apply for certain exemptions, as a DOI a school district’s board of trustees can gain greater local control in its decision making while continu- ing to comply with state requirements. The DOI Committee will make a presentation to the board for approval Feb. 20.
• School start date • Class-size ratios • Site-based decision-making processes • Teacher appraisal requirements
According to a news release, CISD became a DOI in 2015, and to maintain its designation the district must review and update its DOI plan every ve years.
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