May 2, 2022 — Special Meeting
Conroe ISD Board Meeting — 2022-05-02
Special Meeting — Unofficial Notes
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Unofficial Meeting Notes
Conroe Independent School District Board of Trustees — Special Meeting
May 2, 2022
Note: These are unofficial notes based on an auto-generated transcript of the meeting. They are intended to help the public understand what occurred and may contain minor inaccuracies due to transcription limitations.
Meeting Called to Order
- Time: 2:00 PM
- A quorum of members was confirmed present.
- Invocation: Trustee Dale Inman
- Pledge of Allegiance: Trustee Teresa Wagman
Citizens Participation (Item 2A)
- No members of the public signed up to speak.
Consent Agenda (Item 3)
- Motion to approve: Made and seconded
- Vote: Unanimous approval
- Included the Human Resources report and employment of professional personnel.
Item 4A — Construction Management at Risk for New Elementary (Flex 23 Project)
Mr. Foster presented the recommendation for a Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) firm for the district's next elementary school (Flex School #23).
- Process: Per board policy, an RFQ was published for projects over $100,000. Six firms responded; five were invited to Step 2 (pricing and interviews), per state law limits.
- Recommendation: Duratec, Inc. — determined to be the best value for the district.
- Action Requested: Approve selection and authorize the superintendent to negotiate and execute CMAR documents.
- Motion: Made and seconded
- Vote: Unanimous approval
Executive Session
- Entered closed session at: 2:04 PM
- Sections cited: 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074 of the Texas Open Meetings Act
- Returned to open session at: 4:01 PM
Principal Appointments (Item 8A–8D)
Dr. Curtis Knoll (Superintendent) praised the district's leadership team — specifically Dr. Taylor, Dr. Upshaw, Dr. Winkler, Dr. Medford, and Mr. Colson — for investing in assistant principals. He noted all four principal selections were internal candidates from Conroe ISD.
8A — Principal of Runyon Elementary
- Appointed: Anal Sales (noted as "Miss Nelson" in one reference — likely the same individual)
- Background: Has worked on multiple CISD campuses under strong principals; originally hired from Monterrey, Mexico as a bilingual teacher. Learned English at age 18.
- Replacing: Tracy Voelker (praised for high performance at Runyon)
- Vote: Unanimous approval
- Ms. Sales gave remarks thanking her family, mentors, and expressing commitment to continuing Runyon's legacy.
8B — Principal of Rice Elementary
- Appointed: Denise Quayo
- Background: Currently an assistant principal at Crier Elementary; familiar with the Rice/Conroe feeder community.
- Replacing: Melissa Skiba (departing to work with family)
- Vote: Unanimous approval
- Ms. Quayo gave remarks thanking numerous district leaders and her family, highlighting her journey from bilingual teacher (hired at a CISD job fair) to administrator.
8C — Principal of Geesinger Elementary
- Appointed: Amy Barber
- Background: Longtime assistant principal at Geesinger; 16-year career in Conroe ISD. Described as a natural fit to continue the school's traditions.
- Replacing: Melissa Ralston (moving to Patterson Elementary within the Conroe feeder)
- Vote: Unanimous approval
- Ms. Barber gave remarks thanking her family, Ms. Ralston, and Geesinger staff.
8D — Principal of Hope Elementary
- Appointed: Christina Upshaw
- Background: Has worked in the Caney Creek and Conroe feeders; strong academic background. Hope Elementary is a new campus completing its inaugural year.
- Replacing: Gilberto Lozano (previously named as District Bilingual and ESL Coordinator)
- Vote: Unanimous approval
- Ms. Upshaw gave remarks thanking mentors including Dr. Winkler, Dr. Taylor, Mrs. Thacker, and Mrs. Garrison, and pledged to build on the school's inaugural traditions.
Second Executive Session
- Entered closed session at: 4:23 PM
- Returned to open session at: 5:17 PM
Item 8 (Post Executive Session) — Non-Renewal of Term Contract Employee
- Action: The board approved the superintendent's recommendation to propose non-renewal of the term contract of Oracose Osomale (name as heard in transcript) for reasons stated in Board Policy DFBB (Local).
- Any hearing, if requested, would be conducted by the Board of Trustees.
- The superintendent was authorized to provide notice of these actions to the employee.
- Motion: Made and seconded
- Vote: Unanimous approval
Adjournment
- Motion to adjourn was made and the meeting was concluded.
These unofficial notes were generated from an auto-generated transcript and may contain errors in names, titles, or other details. For official minutes, please consult the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees.