The Woodlands Edition | January 2026

Education

BY ANGELA BONILLA

Conroe ISD considers changes to rental policy The Conroe ISD board of trustees reviewed possible changes to its policy on renting school facilities to the public at its Dec. 16 meeting and planned to discuss it again in January. How we got here A fee schedule was approved by trustees in 2014, establishing pricing for district facility rentals at a rate that allowed the district to recover costs. That same year, an online rental system was created through which the public could make reservations. Assistant Superintendent of Operations Chris McCord said the district recently conducted a review of area districts and rental types to ensure consistency and fair pricing. Policy breakdown One of the recommendations the board

CISD board lls trustee position

Cost comparison Conroe ISD compared the cost of a four-hour cafeteria rental among several local districts.

$980

$850*

$700 $700 $648*

The Conroe ISD board

$660

of trustees on Jan. 13 voted 4-2 to appoint

Agueda Gambino to ll the unexpired term for the vacant trustee Posi- tion 1 after reviewing 20 applicants. The position will be up for election in November. How we got here The decision comes following the Agueda Gambino Dec. 9 resignation of trustee Tiany Bau- mann Nelson, who was elected to the board in 2022, as previously reported by Commu- nity Impact . Nelson resigned because she is campaigning for the Texas State Board of Education District 6 seat in the Republican primary March 3.

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*THREEHOUR CAFETERIA RENTAL

SOURCE: CONROE ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

discussed Dec. 16 was to add a provision to allow teachers to conduct private for-prot tutoring using district facilities such as a school cafeteria. Superintendent David Vinson said the district will research whether surrounding districts allow teachers to conduct for-prot tutoring. “Generally speaking, on the athletic end, the athletic coaches pay a reduced rate to rent the facilities compared to if it was truly outside [the district],” McCord said. No decision was made, and the board was slated to discuss the matter Jan. 20, after press time.

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