Conroe ISD approves districtwide ban on student cellphone use during school day
Conroe ISD’s board of trustees unanimously approved updated district cellphone policies at its regular meeting June 17. The approval means students’ personal communication devices, such as cellphones and smartwatches, must stay turned off and put away during the school day.
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Conroe ISD moves forward with attendance boundary process for new elementary schools
The Conroe ISD board of trustees approved attendance zones for Eissler Elementary School and Mittie J. Campbell Elementary School, which opened in August, at the Jan. 23 meeting.
Construction for both schools is funded through the $1.9 billion 2023 school bond approved by voters.
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Conroe ISD names Ted Landry as interim superintendent
Conroe ISD board of trustees named Ted Landry as interim superintendent for the district in a 7-0 vote at its May 19 special meeting to discuss the position.
The decision comes after CISD Superintendent Curtis Null was named the lone finalist in the search for the Lake Travis ISD superintendent at a special meeting of the LTISD board of trustees May 1.
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Conroe ISD's Grand Oaks zoning plan in the works as area continues to grow
Conroe ISD is redefining its Grand Oaks feeder zone attendance boundaries to accommodate new schools, Grand Oaks Junior High School and Kacy Arnold Elementary School, district officials said.
The zoning process for the two new schools is complicated by challenges with the geography of the area, as well as growing enrollment in the Grand Oaks feeder east of I-45 and south of the Grand Parkway in the Woodson’s Reserve development, Assistant Superintendent of Operations Chris McCord said.
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Texas Senate proposes bill to continue virtual schooling for school districts including Conroe ISD
Texas school districts like Conroe ISD could potentially continue their virtual schools as part of Senate Bill 569, coauthored by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, as it was passed March 4 by the Texas Senate Education Committee and will go to the Senate floor for debate.
SB 569 would provide policy structure for virtual and hybrid instruction while repealing a number of current laws surrounding the process, per a news release from Bettencourt’s office. According to the bill, it would not specifically make an appropriation for virtual schools but could "provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill."
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