News from Conroe ISD EDUCATION BRIEFS Superintendent oversees district hiring
HIGHLIGHTS CONROE ISD The career and technical education building at Oak Ridge High School is on schedule and will be complete in August when students return from summer break, according to CISD ocials. Christopher J. Hines Elementary School is undergoing work on nal elements and is on schedule to open in August, ocials said at the March 21 board meeting. CONROE ISD The board of trustees approved $200,000 for ballistic shields, nanced through a grant from the oce of Gov. Greg Abbott. The funding is obtained through the Texas Bullet- Resistant Shield Grant Program. The Conroe ISD board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. May 16 at 3205 W. Davis St., Conroe. 936-709-7752. www.conroeisd.net The Magnolia ISD board of trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. May 15 at 11659 FM 1488, Magnolia. 281-356-3571. www.magnoliaisd.org The Tomball ISD board of trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. May 9 at 310 S. Cherry St., Tomball. 281-357-3100. www.tomballisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER
Conroe ISD plans for higher costs, lower tax rate in 202324
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
“In this hiring window, it’s more crucial,” he said. “I think it would bene t us to move quicker.” Null will be able to approve new hires and promotions from April to July. He said the board will still receive a weekly or biweekly list of hires. FOCUS ON HIRING Conroe ISD has temporarily changed its process to hasten teacher hiring. Hiring needs: 351 job openings in Conroe ISD* 209 certied K-12 positions open* Trial period: The superintendent will have power to approve hires. The board of trustees will have hiring approval power. *AS OF APRIL 13 EXTERNAL POSTINGS
CONROE ISD The board of trustees has approved temporarily handing over hiring power within Conroe ISD to Superintendent Curtis Null for the months of April through July. The board approved the change, which began April 1, after an executive session at the March 23 board meeting. Null said the unprecedented request was brought to the board to help address the teacher shortage in the district. The previous policy included waiting for trustees to approve all position hires under the level of principal as part of the consent agenda. The process could take up to six weeks, Null said, noting that prospective teachers did not want to resign from their current jobs until they had a contract in place. According to the CISD website, the school district had 351 job openings, including 209 certi ed nonadminis- trative K-12 positions, as of April 13.
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
CONROE ISD The board of trustees held a special meeting April 4 in Conroe ISD to discuss scal year 2023-24, anticipating a tax rate drop from $1.11 to $1.05 per $100 valuation. At the same time, enrollment is expected to increase in FY 2023-24 by 2,600 students. The beginning revenue budget is expected to increase by $48.35 million to $671.65 million. District ocials said they are awaiting the results of legislative decisions, including Senate Bill 9, to determine teacher salary increases. The bill would oer an increase of $2,000 for districts with enrollment over 20,000 and $6,000 for districts under 20,000. CISD is the only Montgomery County district with enrollment over 20,000.
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