Meeting highlights
Assistant Superintendent of Operations Chris McCord discussed the process of rezoning and how overcrowding from the nearby elementary schools is affecting operational needs.
Mittie J. Campbell Elementary School, scheduled to open in August and located at 15895 Stonecrest Drive, Conroe, will provide overcrowding relief to Suchma Elementary, Oak Ridge/Vogel Intermediate and San Jacinto Elementary schools in the Oak Ridge and Caney Creek high school feeder zones, with capacity for 950 students.
“For the Caney Creek feeder, it specifically [is] for San Jacinto, a small school at capacity of 750 students. What San Jacinto will have coming is all the growth from Artavia [community] and all the growth coming from Mavera [community],” McCord said.
Eissler Elementary, also scheduled to open in August at 14000 Old Conroe Road, Conroe, will provide overcrowding relief for Buckalew Elementary, Mitchell Intermediate and Tough Elementary campuses within The Woodlands High School feeder, with capacity for 950 students, he said.
Work is underway on both campuses, McCord said.
Some context
The district established an Attendance Boundary Committee to study student growth in the affected areas, and to make a recommendation for attendance boundaries.
Through its website, the committee shows possible rezoning scenarios with map proposals for both of its new schools.
The maps have been made with community feedback on items such as:
- Geographical location
- Minimizing impact on families
- Transportation patterns
The committee will review zoning scenarios before presenting its proposals to the board likely in January. The board is responsible for the final decision on the attendance boundaries.
To learn more about the rezoning process, visit www.conroeisd.net/committee/attendance-boundary-process.
Below are the most recent scenarios for elementary and intermediate zoning for the new schools discussed at the board meeting.
