Education
BY CARSON WEAVER
School construction
As part of the $1.8 billion bond package approved by voters in 2023, Conroe ISD is building two new elementary schools in The Woodlands area, a new campus for grades 7 through 9 in the Grand Oaks High School feeder zone and making major renovations to several campuses. The new buildings will be completed by 2025 or 2027, CISD ocials said.
Spring
Conroe
Houser Elementary School Project: The school is receiving re sprinkler, heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations. Update: The project is delayed due to Hurricane Beryl, district ocials said July 16. • Location: 27370 Oak Ridge School Road, Conroe • Timeline: Completion before the start of the 2024-25 school year Mittie J. Campbell Elementary School Project: The new elementary school will have a 950-student capacity in the Oak Ridge and Caney Creek high school feeder zones. Update: Construction is ahead of schedule with driveways laid as of mid-July, district ocials said July 16. • Location: 15895 Stonecrest Drive, Conroe • Timeline: March 1-August 2025 Rob Eissler Elementary School Project: The new elementary school, funded by the 2023 bond, will have a 950-student capacity and serve The Woodlands High School feeder zone. Update: Construction is on schedule and retention ponds have been built to control water on-site, district ocials said July 16. • Location: 14000 Old Conroe Road, Conroe • Timeline: March 1-August 2025
Grand Oaks campus Project: The new school will serve seventh, eighth and ninth grades in the Grand Oaks High School feeder zone. Update: The crew is halfway through pad
construction and building new roads for the school, district ocials said July 16. • Location: 28075 Woodson’s Grand Drive, Spring • Timeline: March 1-January 2027
Lamar Elementary School Project: The school is receiving kitchen, roof, heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations. Update: This project is delayed by Hurricane Beryl, but it will not aect the district’s ability to serve students food on the rst day of school, district ocials said July 16. • Location: 1300 Many Pines Road, The Woodlands • Timeline: Completion before the start of the 2024-25 school year
The Woodlands
David Elementary School Project: The school is receiving roof, heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations.
Update: The project is delayed by Hurricane Beryl. • Location: 5301 Shadowbend Place, The Woodlands • Timeline: Completion before the start of the 2024-25 school year
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