Conroe ISD Superintendent Curtis Null gave a presentation to the board of trustees with updates from the district's Bond Planning Committee at a June 6 special meeting. Null said a bond package could reach a potential maximum cost of $1.9 billion, depending on the propositions approved or rejected by the voters.
The outlook
The preliminary bond package described at the June 6 board meeting included five propositions for items such as new schools, new gyms/physical education classrooms, an additional pool facility, a new agricultural barn, and artificial turf for high school baseball and softball fields. According to Null, Proposition A would include only the necessities, while propositions B-E are being considered as additional needs still under debate.
- Proposition A
- Eight new schools: $1.07 billion
- Three campus additions: $90.47 million
- Five major campus renovations: $132.32 million
- Twp master plans: $95.79 million
- Infrastructure: $235.07 million
- Additional safety items: $35 million
- Land: $50 million
- Buses and transportation centers: $22 million
- Technology infrastructure: $70 million
- Proposition B
- Technology devices: $40 million for items left out of previous bond
- Proposition C
- New agriculture barn at North County Livestock Facility: $11 million for a barn to service Conroe High School, Caney Creek High School and a new Conroe-area high school
- An additional $6 million for additions to agriculture facilities
- Option 1 with eight gyms, PE classrooms: $47.9 million
- Option 2 with 16 gyms, PE classrooms: $95.9 million
- Proposition D
- Pool Option 1 with a 50-meter outdoor pool next to natatorium: $22.9 million
- Pool Option 2 with a 25-yard indoor practice pool at new Conroe-area high school: $19 million
- Refurbishing the natatorium: $2.5 million
- Proposition E
- Converting natural turf to artificial turf for baseball and softball fields at Conroe, Caney Creek, College Park, Oak Ridge and The Woodlands high schools: $17.5 million
The impact
