Tomball ISD’s board of trustees at their Jan. 13 board meeting approved the use of bond funds for school facility purchases, as well as multiple donations from parent-teacher organizations to support its campuses.

In a nutshell

Multiple parent-teacher organizations in the Tomball area made donations to support their local schools. These donations include:

• $159,812 from Tomball Education Foundation to TISD
• $27,398 from West Elementary PTO to West Elementary School
• $20,000 from Creekside Forest Elementary PTO to Creekside Forest Elementary School
• $20,000 from Creekview Elementary PTO to Creekview Elementary School
• $10,603 from Tomball High School Cheer Booster Club to Tomball High School

Also of note

Trustees also approved purchases for new equipment in TISD facilities using bond funds.

The new equipment includes:

• Culinary arts lab equipment for Tomball West High School using funds from the district’s 2021 bond
• Interior and auxiliary gym bleachers for the Tomball High School competition gym using funds from the 2025 bond
• New artificial turf and other athletic facility improvements at various campuses using funds from the 2025 bond

These equipment purchases coincide with moves to upgrade facilities approved at the board’s Dec. 10 meeting, as previously reported by Community Impact.