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What we reported The 2018 Conroe ISD Facilities Planning Committee recommended an $827 million bond proposal to the CISD board of trustees during its Dec. 19 board meeting.

The proposed bond includes funding to complete the renovation of Conroe High School, which began with the passage of the 2015 bond; a complete overhaul of Oak Ridge High School; and the construction of three new elementary schools and one new junior high school, among other projects.

The latest The proposed bond is expected to return to the board of trustees for further consideration during its Jan. 15 meeting. If the board pursues the bond, the $827 million item could go to voters in May or November 2019. The board had not publicly discussed the bond as of press time.

Editor's note: Since this story was published the CISD board has approved a call for an $807 million bond referendum to be placed on the ballot for the May election.