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News from Conroe, Magnolia & Tomball ISDs

“IF WE WERE TO ADOPT A NO-NEW- [REVENUE] TAX RATE, ... WE WOULD GET PENALIZED THROUGH THE STATE.” CONROE ISD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DARRIN RICE QUOTE OF NOTE

$619.83M budget approved in Conroe ISD

BY KYLEE HAUETER

The district budgeted to add 163 total new teaching positions, which is expected to cost $11.41 million. The additional personnel will be used to lower student/teacher ratios for some grades, according to information from the district. Chief Financial Officer Darrin Rice said the budget primarily includes employee costs with 89.31% going toward payroll. The FY 2022-23 tax rate of $1.1146 is a $0.06 decrease from the past year. Out of the Houston-area school districts, CISD has the second-low- est tax rate, Rice said. In Montgom- ery County, CISD’s tax rate is the lowest, he said. Trustee Dale Inman suggested the district should look into adopting a no-new-revenue tax rate, which would place the tax rate at $0.9967 per $100 assessment. Rice said the no-new-revenue tax rate is meant for counties and other taxing jurisdictions. “That is their primary source of revenue. ... School districts’ tax rates are based on our state funding formula,” he said. The board voted 4-1 on the tax rate with Inman opposing it. already begun reviewing the data and developing plans, and we are looking forward to the learning opportunities that come with our new school year,” CISD Director of Communications Sarah Blakelock said in a statement. Out of 59 CISD campuses that received ratings, 22 received an A; 25 received a B; and 12 received a C. RATINGS RETURN After two years without receiving A-F accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency, 2022 marks a return for the system.

CONROE ISD The Conroe ISD board of trustees approved the district’s $619.83 million budget and tax rate of $1.1146 per $100 valuation for fiscal year 2022-23 at its regular meeting Aug. 16. According to information at the meeting, all employees will receive a 2% salary increase except for teachers and librarians, who will receive a $1,500 salary increase. FUTURE FUNDING A lower tax rate in fiscal year 2022-23 will fund Conroe ISD expenses, including new teaching positions and salary increases.

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Conroe ISD scored 89 out of 100 possible points from

the Texas Education Agency for its accountability rating in 2021-22. Scores had not been issued since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 80-89 range is a B in the A-F scale used by the TEA since 2019. EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS MAGNOLIA ISD During an Aug. 8 meeting, Deputy Superintendent Jason Bullock said Magnolia ISD saw its enrollment increase by 556 students from the 2020-21 school year to the 2021-22 school year. The district is expected to enroll more than 22,000 students by 2031, according to a spring 2022 demographic report. To accommodate the projected growth in the district, trustees called a $232 million bond election for Nov. 8. MAGNOLIA ISD The Texas Education Agency released its accountability ratings Aug. 15. Magnolia ISD received an A rating for 2021-22, scoring 91 out of 100 possible points. No ratings were given during 2019-2020 and 2020- 21. The district received a B rating during the 2018-19 school year. TOMBALL ISD The Texas Education Agency assigned an A accountability rating for 2021- 22 to Tomball ISD, scoring 95 out of 100 possible points. The district received an A in 2018-19. The Conroe ISD board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at 3205 W. Davis St., Conroe. 936-709-7752. www.conroeisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER The Magnolia ISD board of trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at 11659 FM 1488, Magnolia. 281-356-3571. www.magnoliaisd.org The Tomball ISD board of trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at 310 S. Cherry St., Tomball. 281-357-3100. www.tomballisd.net

2022-23 academic year

Up 3.98% from 2021-22 Down $0.06 from 2021-22

Budget: $619.83M Tax rate: $1.1146 per $100 valuation

Budget includes:

2% salary increase for most employees $1,500 teacher/librarian salary increase 163 new teaching positions totaling $11.41M

SOURCE: CONROE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

Conroe ISD receives B accountability rating

BY KYLEE HAUETER

CONROE ISD The Texas Education Agency released statewide account- ability ratings of school districts for the 2021-22 school year Aug. 15. The ratings measure student learning and preparation through performance and improvement on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness tests. Conroe ISD was given a B rating, scoring 89 out of 100 possible points. Scores had not been issued since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CISD also received a B in the 2018-19 school year. CISD officials said in a state- ment the district is reviewing the data to gauge progress over the past two years. “District and campus staff have

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C: 12

Conroe ISD

A: 22

SOURCES: CONROE ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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