{ "id": "2026-06-16_regular", "meeting_date": "2026-06-16", "meeting_type": "regular", "meeting_types": [ "regular" ], "title": "Conroe ISD Board Meeting — June 16, 2026", "date_display": "June 16, 2026", "type_display": "Regular Meeting", "types_display": [ "Regular Meeting" ], "item_count": 31, "has_agenda": true, "has_notes": true, "pdf_filename": "agenda_2026-06-16_regular.pdf", "packet_url": "https://aptg.co/65t31K", "generated_at": "2026-06-26T13:58:48.628063Z", "highlights": "- The board will hear and take action on a Level III employee grievance, the highest internal appeal level in CISD's grievance process.\n- The board will consider approving an election order to formally initiate an upcoming trustee election.\n- The board will consider approving an interlocal agreement with UT Austin for the 2026-2027 OnRamps dual enrollment program.\n- The board will consider authorizing an application for an ESC Region 10 Special Education Funding Transition Grant.\n- Six board policies are up for first reading, covering purchasing (CH), contracted services (CJ), employee leave (DEC), personnel positions (DP), special education ARD/IEP process (EHBAB), and student discipline (FO, FOA).\n- Policy GKD (Non-School Use of School Facilities) and the Board Operating Procedures Manual are up for second reading and final adoption.\n- The board will discuss and may act on updates to the district's cell phone policy implementation.\n- The board will discuss and may approve the 2026-2027 employee compensation plan, which sets salaries and pay for all district staff.\n- The board will consider approving a change in the construction delivery method for the Washington High School Phase I project.", "sections": [ { "name": "Agenda Highlights", "items": [] }, { "name": "Meeting Details", "items": [] }, { "name": "Procedural Items", "items": [] }, { "name": "Closed Session & Action on Closed Session", "items": [ { "id": "II.A.1", "title": "Level III Grievance Hearing", "context": "The board will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code §551.074 to hear a Level III grievance. A Level III grievance is the highest internal appeal level in CISD's grievance process, meaning an employee or other party has exhausted lower levels and is bringing their complaint directly to the board. Personnel matters of this nature are permitted to be heard privately under state law.", "history": "Previously: On March 17, 2026 (regular meeting): Following the closed-session grievance hearing, the board may take a formal vote on the outcome. [Read that meeting](https://cisd-meetings.boardmonitor.app/meeting.html?id=2026-03-17_regular).", "vote": null }, { "id": "III.A", "title": "Consideration and Possible Action on Level III Grievance", "context": "Following the closed session hearing, the board will return to open session to take any formal action required as a result of the Level III grievance deliberation. All final votes must occur in open session under the Texas Open Meetings Act.", "history": "Previously: On March 17, 2026 (regular meeting): Following the closed-session grievance hearing, the board may take a formal vote on the outcome. [Read that meeting](https://cisd-meetings.boardmonitor.app/meeting.html?id=2026-03-17_regular).", "vote": null } ] }, { "name": "Consent Agenda", "items": [ { "id": "V.A", "title": "Consider and Approve Minutes", "context": "The board is asked to approve the official minutes from previous board meetings. Approving minutes is a routine requirement to maintain an accurate public record of board actions and discussions.", "history": "Approval of meeting minutes is a standard recurring item at every regular board meeting. No notable prior issues with this item have been identified.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.B", "title": "Consider and Approve Amendment to the Budget", "context": "This item asks the board to approve a change to the district's current operating budget. Budget amendments are common throughout the school year and may reflect changes in revenues, expenditures, or fund transfers that have occurred since the original budget was adopted.", "history": "Budget amendments are a recurring item at regular board meetings throughout the fiscal year. No specific prior action on this amendment is available.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.C", "title": "Receive Human Resources Report and Consider and Approve Employment of Professional Personnel", "context": "The board will receive an update from Human Resources and vote to formally approve the hiring of professional staff members. Texas law requires the board to approve certain professional personnel employment actions, such as teachers and administrators.", "history": "HR reports and employment approvals are a standard recurring item at every regular board meeting.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.D", "title": "Receive Financial Reports", "context": "The board will receive routine financial reports summarizing the district's current fiscal status, including fund balances, revenues, and expenditures. This is a transparency and oversight function required by board policy and state law.", "history": "Financial reports are a standard recurring item presented to the board at each regular meeting.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.E", "title": "Consider and Approve Election Order", "context": "The board is asked to formally authorize an election order, which is the legal document that initiates an official election process (such as a board trustee election). This is a required step under Texas Election Code to set the date, terms, and conditions of the election.", "history": "Election orders are approved periodically as required by the election calendar. No specific prior history on this particular order is available.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.F", "title": "Consider and Approve Interlocal Agreement between The University of Texas at Austin and Conroe ISD for the 2026-2027 OnRamps Program", "context": "This item asks the board to renew or enter into a formal agreement with UT Austin for the OnRamps dual enrollment program, which allows high school students to earn college credit through UT Austin courses taught by CISD instructors. Interlocal agreements between government entities (like school districts and universities) must be board-approved.", "history": "OnRamps interlocal agreements with UT Austin appear to be a recurring annual renewal item for the district. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.G", "title": "Consider and Approve Interlocal Agreement between Choice Partners and Conroe ISD Child Nutrition Department for 2026-2027", "context": "This item seeks board approval of an agreement between CISD's Child Nutrition Department and Choice Partners, a cooperative purchasing organization affiliated with Harris County Department of Education. The agreement allows the district to leverage cooperative contracts for food service purchasing for the 2026-2027 school year.", "history": "Interlocal cooperative purchasing agreements for Child Nutrition are a recurring annual item. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.H", "title": "Consider and Approve Submission of an Application for the ESC Region 10 Special Education Funding Transition Grant", "context": "The board is asked to authorize CISD to apply for a grant through Education Service Center Region 10 focused on special education funding transition. Grant applications of this nature typically require formal board approval before submission.", "history": "No prior history available yet for this specific grant application.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.I", "title": "Consider and Approve Resolution Designating Non-Business Days for the 2027 and 2028 Calendar Years in Compliance with Texas Government Code §552.0031", "context": "This resolution formally designates which days the district will observe as non-business days (e.g., holidays and closures) for the years 2027 and 2028. Texas law (§552.0031) requires government bodies to officially declare these days so that public information request response deadlines are calculated correctly.", "history": "Resolutions designating non-business days are a routine recurring item, typically addressed annually or biennially. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.J", "title": "Consider and Approve Award of RFP #26-04-01 Concessionaire Services", "context": "The board is asked to award a contract for concessionaire services (food and beverage sales at events) following a formal Request for Proposals process. Awarding contracts of this type requires board approval and is governed by the district's purchasing policies.", "history": "No prior history available yet for this specific RFP award.", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.K", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy CH (Local) — Purchasing and Acquisition", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy CH, which governs how the district purchases goods and services, including when competitive bidding is required and when board approval is needed. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final adoption vote at a future meeting.", "history": "The most recent board action on Policy CH was on **2026-02-17**, when the board adopted a significant update that replaced the prior dollar-threshold trigger for Board approval with a \"non-routine and discretionary\" purchase framework, raised the competitive procurement threshold from $50,000 to $100,000, and added a requirement for an annual vendor report to the Board. [View Policy CH in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CH)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.L", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy CJ (Local) — Contracted Services", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy CJ, which governs the process for entering into contracts with outside companies or individuals to provide services to the district. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "No prior history available yet. [View Policy CJ in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CJ)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.M", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy DEC (Local) — Compensation and Benefits: Leave Absences", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy DEC, which governs the rules and procedures for employee leaves of absence, including the types of leave available, conditions for taking leave, and compensation during leave periods. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "No prior history available yet. [View Policy DEC in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DEC)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.N", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy DP (Local) — Personnel Positions", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy DP, which governs personnel positions within the district — most recently including a framework for school chaplain roles, covering eligibility, qualifications, background checks, and parental opt-in procedures. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss any new proposed changes before a final vote.", "history": "The most recent board action on Policy DP was on **2025-09-16**, when the board adopted an update adding an entirely new section establishing a framework for school chaplains, including approval processes, responsibilities, qualifications, opt-in participation requirements, background check compliance, and sex offender disqualification provisions. [View Policy DP in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DP)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.O", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy EHBAB (Local) — Special Education: ARD Committee and Individualized Education Program", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy EHBAB, which governs the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee process and the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students receiving special education services. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "No prior history available yet. [View Policy EHBAB in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=EHBAB)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.P", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy FO (Local) — Student Discipline", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy FO, which sets the rules and procedures for managing student behavior, including expectations for conduct and consequences for violations. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "No prior history available yet. [View Policy FO in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=FO)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.Q", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy FOA (Local) — Student Discipline: Removal by Teacher or Bus Driver", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy FOA, which governs the circumstances under which a teacher or bus driver may remove a student from a classroom or school bus, and the steps that must follow such a removal. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "No prior history available yet. [View Policy FOA in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=FOA)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.R", "title": "Consider on Second Read and Final Adoption — Board Policy GKD (Local) — Community Relations: Non-School Use of School Facilities", "context": "Having been introduced at a prior meeting, Policy GKD is now up for final adoption. This policy governs how district facilities may be used by outside groups, including fee structures, scheduling priorities, and requirements for facility users. A second reading and final adoption vote formally enacts the updated policy.", "history": "The most recent board action on Policy GKD was on **2026-02-17**, when the board considered a comprehensive rewrite that introduced new defined user categories, replaced the paper-based application process with an online portal, restructured scheduling priorities, overhauled fee structures, and added a transition deadline of August 31, 2026. [View Policy GKD in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=GKD)", "vote": null }, { "id": "V.S", "title": "Consider on Second Read and Final Adoption — Board Operating Procedures Manual", "context": "The Board Operating Procedures Manual outlines the internal rules and processes that govern how the board conducts its work, including meeting procedures, roles, and responsibilities. Having been reviewed at a prior meeting, the board is now being asked to formally adopt the updated manual.", "history": "This manual moved through the board over several meetings. At the **March 2, 2026** special-meeting work session, trustees and outside facilitators reviewed the draft and agreed to structural changes — eliminating the Second Vice President and Assistant Secretary officer positions, revising officer-election timing, removing the censure/sanctions section, and raising the threshold to call a special meeting from two trustees to three. At the **May 12, 2026** regular meeting (item V.E), the board approved the draft on **First Read** by a contested **4–3 vote**; Trustee Horton pulled the item and, with two others, objected to provisions expanding the board president's authority. Because a first reading approves the draft but is not final, the manual returns here for its **Second Read and final adoption**.", "vote": null } ] }, { "name": "Administration", "items": [ { "id": "VI.A", "title": "Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Nomination for TASB Board of Directors Region 6 and Delegate to TASB 2026 Assembly", "context": "The board will discuss and possibly vote to nominate a candidate for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors representing Region 6, and to designate a delegate to attend the TASB 2026 Delegate Assembly. These roles allow CISD to participate in statewide school board governance and advocacy.", "history": "TASB nominations and delegate appointments are a recurring annual item tied to the TASB election and assembly calendar. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null }, { "id": "VI.B", "title": "Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Updates to Cell Phone Policy Implementation", "context": "The board will discuss and potentially act on updates to how the district's cell phone policy is being implemented in schools. This item may address adjustments to enforcement procedures, communication with students and families, or changes to the written policy itself in response to experience since the policy was first adopted.", "history": "No specific prior history on cell phone policy implementation updates is available from the provided historical context, though this is a topic of significant statewide focus in Texas school districts.", "vote": null }, { "id": "VI.C", "title": "Consider and Approve the Conroe ISD Education Foundation Resolution", "context": "The board is asked to approve a formal resolution in support of or related to the Conroe ISD Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides grants and funding to support CISD programs, teachers, and students. Board resolutions of this type typically affirm the district's relationship with or support for the Foundation.", "history": "No specific prior history on this resolution is available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null }, { "id": "VI.D", "title": "ParentSquare Communication Platform", "context": "The board will receive a presentation or discussion item regarding ParentSquare, the district's communication platform used to connect schools with parents and guardians. This item may cover adoption, updates, usage data, or changes to how the platform is used across the district.", "history": "No specific prior history on the ParentSquare platform is available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null } ] }, { "name": "Teaching and Learning", "items": [ { "id": "VII.A", "title": "Receive Special Education Annual Board Update", "context": "The board will receive its required annual update on the district's Special Education program, covering areas such as student services, compliance, staffing, and outcomes. This annual report is a standard accountability and transparency requirement for school boards.", "history": "Annual Special Education updates are a recurring item presented to the board each year. No specific prior presentation details are available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null } ] }, { "name": "Business/Finance", "items": [ { "id": "VIII.A", "title": "Discussion and Possible Approval of the 2026-2027 Employee Compensation Plan", "context": "The board will discuss and may vote to approve the compensation plan for district employees for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. This is a significant budget item that affects all district employees and typically includes salary schedules, stipends, and any pay increases.", "history": "Employee compensation plans are approved annually as part of the district's budget process. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context for the 2026-2027 plan.", "vote": null } ] }, { "name": "Planning and Construction", "items": [ { "id": "IX.A", "title": "Consider and Possibly Approve the Change in Construction Delivery Method for the Washington High School Plan, Phase I Project", "context": "The board is asked to approve a change in how the Washington High School Phase I construction project will be delivered — for example, switching from a traditional design-bid-build approach to a design-build or construction manager at-risk method. Changes in delivery method can affect project timeline, cost control, and contractor selection processes, and require board approval.", "history": "No specific prior history on the Washington High School Phase I project construction delivery method is available from the provided historical context.", "vote": null } ] }, { "name": "Board Policy Discussion", "items": [ { "id": "X.A", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy CKC (Local) — Safety Program/Risk Management: Emergency Plans", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy CKC, which governs the district's emergency planning and preparedness requirements, including the development of a multihazard emergency operations plan and notification procedures when a health or safety threat arises. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "The most recent board action on Policy CKC was on **2026-02-17**, when the board adopted an update that restructured the Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan section, removed an enumerated list of specific procedures, and broadened the notification section from \"Violent Activity\" to \"Threat to Health or Safety.\" [View Policy CKC in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CKC)", "vote": null }, { "id": "X.B", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy DBAA (Local) — Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Pre-Employment Reviews", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy DBAA, which covers the requirements and procedures for reviewing job candidates before they are hired, including what checks must be completed and how hiring decisions may be affected by those results. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "No prior history available yet. [View Policy DBAA in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DBAA)", "vote": null }, { "id": "X.C", "title": "Consider on First Reading Board Policy DH (Local) — Employee Standards of Conduct", "context": "The board will review a proposed update to Policy DH, which sets expectations for employee and service provider behavior, including appropriate relationships with students, required parent notifications regarding misconduct, and restrictions on tobacco, nicotine, and e-cigarette use on district property. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.", "history": "The most recent board action on Policy DH was on **2025-12-16**, when the board adopted an update that broadened conduct notice provisions to cover all employees and service providers, expanded the tobacco prohibition to include nicotine products (with an exception for smoking cessation products), and renamed the section to \"Tobacco And E-Cigarettes.\" [View Policy DH in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DH)", "vote": null } ] } ], "agenda_breakdown_md": "# Conroe ISD Board Meeting — 2026-06-16\n*Regular Meeting — Agenda Breakdown*\n*Generated 2026-06-10 02:30 UTC*\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n## Agenda Highlights\n*Summary generated 2026-06-10 02:34 UTC*\n\n- The board will hear and take action on a Level III employee grievance, the highest internal appeal level in CISD's grievance process.\n- The board will consider approving an election order to formally initiate an upcoming trustee election.\n- The board will consider approving an interlocal agreement with UT Austin for the 2026-2027 OnRamps dual enrollment program.\n- The board will consider authorizing an application for an ESC Region 10 Special Education Funding Transition Grant.\n- Six board policies are up for first reading, covering purchasing (CH), contracted services (CJ), employee leave (DEC), personnel positions (DP), special education ARD/IEP process (EHBAB), and student discipline (FO, FOA).\n- Policy GKD (Non-School Use of School Facilities) and the Board Operating Procedures Manual are up for second reading and final adoption.\n- The board will discuss and may act on updates to the district's cell phone policy implementation.\n- The board will discuss and may approve the 2026-2027 employee compensation plan, which sets salaries and pay for all district staff.\n- The board will consider approving a change in the construction delivery method for the Washington High School Phase I project.\n\n---\n\n## Meeting Details\n**Date:** June 16, 2026\n**Time:** 5:00 PM\n**Location:** Walter P. Jett Continuing Education Center, 19403 David Memorial Drive, Shenandoah, TX 77385\n\n---\n# Conroe ISD Board of Trustees — Regular Meeting\n### Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 5:00 PM\n### Walter P. Jett Continuing Education Center | 19403 David Memorial Drive, Shenandoah, TX 77385\n\n---\n\n## Procedural Items\nThe following items are standard opening procedures and require no board action:\n- **I.A.** Invocation\n- **I.B.** Pledge of Allegiance\n- **IV.** Citizen Participation\n- **XI.** Adjourn\n\n---\n\n## Closed Session & Action on Closed Session\n\n### II.A.1. Level III Grievance Hearing\n\n**Context:** The board will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code §551.074 to hear a Level III grievance. A Level III grievance is the highest internal appeal level in CISD's grievance process, meaning an employee or other party has exhausted lower levels and is bringing their complaint directly to the board. Personnel matters of this nature are permitted to be heard privately under state law.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet for this specific grievance. Closed session grievance hearings are a recurring procedural item at regular board meetings.\n\n---\n\n### III.A. Consideration and Possible Action on Level III Grievance\n\n**Context:** Following the closed session hearing, the board will return to open session to take any formal action required as a result of the Level III grievance deliberation. All final votes must occur in open session under the Texas Open Meetings Act.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet for this specific action item.\n\n---\n\n## Consent Agenda\n*Consent agenda items are typically approved together in a single vote. Any trustee may request that an item be pulled for separate discussion.*\n\n---\n\n### V.A. Consider and Approve Minutes\n\n**Context:** The board is asked to approve the official minutes from previous board meetings. Approving minutes is a routine requirement to maintain an accurate public record of board actions and discussions.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Approval of meeting minutes is a standard recurring item at every regular board meeting. No notable prior issues with this item have been identified.\n\n---\n\n### V.B. Consider and Approve Amendment to the Budget\n\n**Context:** This item asks the board to approve a change to the district's current operating budget. Budget amendments are common throughout the school year and may reflect changes in revenues, expenditures, or fund transfers that have occurred since the original budget was adopted.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Budget amendments are a recurring item at regular board meetings throughout the fiscal year. No specific prior action on this amendment is available.\n\n---\n\n### V.C. Receive Human Resources Report and Consider and Approve Employment of Professional Personnel\n\n**Context:** The board will receive an update from Human Resources and vote to formally approve the hiring of professional staff members. Texas law requires the board to approve certain professional personnel employment actions, such as teachers and administrators.\n\n**Historical Summary:** HR reports and employment approvals are a standard recurring item at every regular board meeting.\n\n---\n\n### V.D. Receive Financial Reports\n\n**Context:** The board will receive routine financial reports summarizing the district's current fiscal status, including fund balances, revenues, and expenditures. This is a transparency and oversight function required by board policy and state law.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Financial reports are a standard recurring item presented to the board at each regular meeting.\n\n---\n\n### V.E. Consider and Approve Election Order\n\n**Context:** The board is asked to formally authorize an election order, which is the legal document that initiates an official election process (such as a board trustee election). This is a required step under Texas Election Code to set the date, terms, and conditions of the election.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Election orders are approved periodically as required by the election calendar. No specific prior history on this particular order is available.\n\n---\n\n### V.F. Consider and Approve Interlocal Agreement between The University of Texas at Austin and Conroe ISD for the 2026-2027 OnRamps Program\n\n**Context:** This item asks the board to renew or enter into a formal agreement with UT Austin for the OnRamps dual enrollment program, which allows high school students to earn college credit through UT Austin courses taught by CISD instructors. Interlocal agreements between government entities (like school districts and universities) must be board-approved.\n\n**Historical Summary:** OnRamps interlocal agreements with UT Austin appear to be a recurring annual renewal item for the district. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n### V.G. Consider and Approve Interlocal Agreement between Choice Partners and Conroe ISD Child Nutrition Department for 2026-2027\n\n**Context:** This item seeks board approval of an agreement between CISD's Child Nutrition Department and Choice Partners, a cooperative purchasing organization affiliated with Harris County Department of Education. The agreement allows the district to leverage cooperative contracts for food service purchasing for the 2026-2027 school year.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Interlocal cooperative purchasing agreements for Child Nutrition are a recurring annual item. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n### V.H. Consider and Approve Submission of an Application for the ESC Region 10 Special Education Funding Transition Grant\n\n**Context:** The board is asked to authorize CISD to apply for a grant through Education Service Center Region 10 focused on special education funding transition. Grant applications of this nature typically require formal board approval before submission.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet for this specific grant application.\n\n---\n\n### V.I. Consider and Approve Resolution Designating Non-Business Days for the 2027 and 2028 Calendar Years in Compliance with Texas Government Code §552.0031\n\n**Context:** This resolution formally designates which days the district will observe as non-business days (e.g., holidays and closures) for the years 2027 and 2028. Texas law (§552.0031) requires government bodies to officially declare these days so that public information request response deadlines are calculated correctly.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Resolutions designating non-business days are a routine recurring item, typically addressed annually or biennially. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n### V.J. Consider and Approve Award of RFP #26-04-01 Concessionaire Services\n\n**Context:** The board is asked to award a contract for concessionaire services (food and beverage sales at events) following a formal Request for Proposals process. Awarding contracts of this type requires board approval and is governed by the district's purchasing policies.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet for this specific RFP award.\n\n---\n\n### V.K. Consider on First Reading Board Policy CH (Local) — Purchasing and Acquisition\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy CH, which governs how the district purchases goods and services, including when competitive bidding is required and when board approval is needed. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final adoption vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** The most recent board action on Policy CH was on **2026-02-17**, when the board adopted a significant update that replaced the prior dollar-threshold trigger for Board approval with a \"non-routine and discretionary\" purchase framework, raised the competitive procurement threshold from $50,000 to $100,000, and added a requirement for an annual vendor report to the Board. [View Policy CH in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CH)\n\n---\n\n### V.L. Consider on First Reading Board Policy CJ (Local) — Contracted Services\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy CJ, which governs the process for entering into contracts with outside companies or individuals to provide services to the district. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet. [View Policy CJ in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CJ)\n\n---\n\n### V.M. Consider on First Reading Board Policy DEC (Local) — Compensation and Benefits: Leave Absences\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy DEC, which governs the rules and procedures for employee leaves of absence, including the types of leave available, conditions for taking leave, and compensation during leave periods. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet. [View Policy DEC in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DEC)\n\n---\n\n### V.N. Consider on First Reading Board Policy DP (Local) — Personnel Positions\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy DP, which governs personnel positions within the district — most recently including a framework for school chaplain roles, covering eligibility, qualifications, background checks, and parental opt-in procedures. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss any new proposed changes before a final vote.\n\n**Historical Summary:** The most recent board action on Policy DP was on **2025-09-16**, when the board adopted an update adding an entirely new section establishing a framework for school chaplains, including approval processes, responsibilities, qualifications, opt-in participation requirements, background check compliance, and sex offender disqualification provisions. [View Policy DP in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DP)\n\n---\n\n### V.O. Consider on First Reading Board Policy EHBAB (Local) — Special Education: ARD Committee and Individualized Education Program\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy EHBAB, which governs the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee process and the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students receiving special education services. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet. [View Policy EHBAB in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=EHBAB)\n\n---\n\n### V.P. Consider on First Reading Board Policy FO (Local) — Student Discipline\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy FO, which sets the rules and procedures for managing student behavior, including expectations for conduct and consequences for violations. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet. [View Policy FO in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=FO)\n\n---\n\n### V.Q. Consider on First Reading Board Policy FOA (Local) — Student Discipline: Removal by Teacher or Bus Driver\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy FOA, which governs the circumstances under which a teacher or bus driver may remove a student from a classroom or school bus, and the steps that must follow such a removal. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet. [View Policy FOA in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=FOA)\n\n---\n\n### V.R. Consider on Second Read and Final Adoption — Board Policy GKD (Local) — Community Relations: Non-School Use of School Facilities\n\n**Context:** Having been introduced at a prior meeting, Policy GKD is now up for final adoption. This policy governs how district facilities may be used by outside groups, including fee structures, scheduling priorities, and requirements for facility users. A second reading and final adoption vote formally enacts the updated policy.\n\n**Historical Summary:** The most recent board action on Policy GKD was on **2026-02-17**, when the board considered a comprehensive rewrite that introduced new defined user categories, replaced the paper-based application process with an online portal, restructured scheduling priorities, overhauled fee structures, and added a transition deadline of August 31, 2026. [View Policy GKD in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=GKD)\n\n---\n\n### V.S. Consider on Second Read and Final Adoption — Board Operating Procedures Manual\n\n**Context:** The Board Operating Procedures Manual outlines the internal rules and processes that govern how the board conducts its work, including meeting procedures, roles, and responsibilities. Having been reviewed at a prior meeting, the board is now being asked to formally adopt the updated manual.\n\n**Historical Summary:** This manual moved through the board over several meetings. At the **March 2, 2026** special-meeting work session, trustees and outside facilitators reviewed the draft and agreed to structural changes — eliminating the Second Vice President and Assistant Secretary officer positions, revising officer-election timing, removing the censure/sanctions section, and raising the threshold to call a special meeting from two trustees to three. At the **May 12, 2026** regular meeting (item V.E), the board approved the draft on **First Read** by a contested **4–3 vote**; Trustee Horton pulled the item and, with two others, objected to provisions expanding the board president's authority. Because a first reading approves the draft but is not final, the manual returns here for its **Second Read and final adoption**.\n\n---\n\n## Administration\n\n### VI.A. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Nomination for TASB Board of Directors Region 6 and Delegate to TASB 2026 Assembly\n\n**Context:** The board will discuss and possibly vote to nominate a candidate for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors representing Region 6, and to designate a delegate to attend the TASB 2026 Delegate Assembly. These roles allow CISD to participate in statewide school board governance and advocacy.\n\n**Historical Summary:** TASB nominations and delegate appointments are a recurring annual item tied to the TASB election and assembly calendar. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n### VI.B. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Updates to Cell Phone Policy Implementation\n\n**Context:** The board will discuss and potentially act on updates to how the district's cell phone policy is being implemented in schools. This item may address adjustments to enforcement procedures, communication with students and families, or changes to the written policy itself in response to experience since the policy was first adopted.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No specific prior history on cell phone policy implementation updates is available from the provided historical context, though this is a topic of significant statewide focus in Texas school districts.\n\n---\n\n### VI.C. Consider and Approve the Conroe ISD Education Foundation Resolution\n\n**Context:** The board is asked to approve a formal resolution in support of or related to the Conroe ISD Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides grants and funding to support CISD programs, teachers, and students. Board resolutions of this type typically affirm the district's relationship with or support for the Foundation.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No specific prior history on this resolution is available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n### VI.D. ParentSquare Communication Platform\n\n**Context:** The board will receive a presentation or discussion item regarding ParentSquare, the district's communication platform used to connect schools with parents and guardians. This item may cover adoption, updates, usage data, or changes to how the platform is used across the district.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No specific prior history on the ParentSquare platform is available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n## Teaching and Learning\n\n### VII.A. Receive Special Education Annual Board Update\n\n**Context:** The board will receive its required annual update on the district's Special Education program, covering areas such as student services, compliance, staffing, and outcomes. This annual report is a standard accountability and transparency requirement for school boards.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Annual Special Education updates are a recurring item presented to the board each year. No specific prior presentation details are available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n## Business/Finance\n\n### VIII.A. Discussion and Possible Approval of the 2026-2027 Employee Compensation Plan\n\n**Context:** The board will discuss and may vote to approve the compensation plan for district employees for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. This is a significant budget item that affects all district employees and typically includes salary schedules, stipends, and any pay increases.\n\n**Historical Summary:** Employee compensation plans are approved annually as part of the district's budget process. No specific prior board action details are available from the provided historical context for the 2026-2027 plan.\n\n---\n\n## Planning and Construction\n\n### IX.A. Consider and Possibly Approve the Change in Construction Delivery Method for the Washington High School Plan, Phase I Project\n\n**Context:** The board is asked to approve a change in how the Washington High School Phase I construction project will be delivered — for example, switching from a traditional design-bid-build approach to a design-build or construction manager at-risk method. Changes in delivery method can affect project timeline, cost control, and contractor selection processes, and require board approval.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No specific prior history on the Washington High School Phase I project construction delivery method is available from the provided historical context.\n\n---\n\n## Board Policy Discussion\n\n### X.A. Consider on First Reading Board Policy CKC (Local) — Safety Program/Risk Management: Emergency Plans\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy CKC, which governs the district's emergency planning and preparedness requirements, including the development of a multihazard emergency operations plan and notification procedures when a health or safety threat arises. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** The most recent board action on Policy CKC was on **2026-02-17**, when the board adopted an update that restructured the Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan section, removed an enumerated list of specific procedures, and broadened the notification section from \"Violent Activity\" to \"Threat to Health or Safety.\" [View Policy CKC in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CKC)\n\n---\n\n### X.B. Consider on First Reading Board Policy DBAA (Local) — Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Pre-Employment Reviews\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy DBAA, which covers the requirements and procedures for reviewing job candidates before they are hired, including what checks must be completed and how hiring decisions may be affected by those results. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** No prior history available yet. [View Policy DBAA in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DBAA)\n\n---\n\n### X.C. Consider on First Reading Board Policy DH (Local) — Employee Standards of Conduct\n\n**Context:** The board will review a proposed update to Policy DH, which sets expectations for employee and service provider behavior, including appropriate relationships with students, required parent notifications regarding misconduct, and restrictions on tobacco, nicotine, and e-cigarette use on district property. A first reading allows trustees to review and discuss the proposed changes before a final vote at a future meeting.\n\n**Historical Summary:** The most recent board action on Policy DH was on **2025-12-16**, when the board adopted an update that broadened conduct notice provisions to cover all employees and service providers, expanded the tobacco prohibition to include nicotine products (with an exception for smoking cessation products), and renamed the section to \"Tobacco And E-Cigarettes.\" [View Policy DH in Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DH)", "meeting_notes_md": "\n\n\n\n# Conroe ISD Board of Trustees – Unofficial Meeting Notes\n**Date:** June 16, 2026\n**Type:** Regular Meeting\n**Time:** Called to order 5:00 PM; Adjourned 10:22 PM\n\n---\n\n\n## Meeting Highlights\n*Summary generated 2026-06-18 18:42 UTC*\n\n- The board upheld a Level 3 grievance decision and directed the superintendent to improve campus safety procedures, approved 7–0.\n- The board approved the 2026–2027 compensation plan, which sets certified teacher starting pay at $63,500, adds no across-the-board raises, and costs approximately $700,000, approved 7–0.\n- The board approved changing the construction delivery method for Washington High School Master Plan Phase 1 from CM at Risk to Competitive Sealed Proposals, pushing the opening target to August 2028, approved 7–0.\n- The board adopted Board Policy GKD (Local) governing non-school use of school facilities, approved 4–3.\n- The board tabled the Board Operating Procedures Manual with no set return date, approved 7–0.\n- A motion to nominate Trustee Semmler for the TASB Board of Directors Region 6 seat failed 2–5.\n- The board voted 6–1 to conditionally direct the superintendent to develop a standalone CISD Education Foundation plan, to be presented July 21 only if no MOU with the existing Conroe Education Foundation is in place by then.\n- The board tabled the resolution designating non-business days for 2027–2028 and directed staff to bring it back at the next meeting, approved 6–1.\n\n---\n\n> **Note:** These are unofficial notes based on an auto-generated transcript. They may contain errors in names, spellings, or details. Official minutes should be consulted for the authoritative record.\n\n## Session Overview\n\nThe board convened at 5:00 PM, moved immediately into closed session for a Level 3 grievance hearing, and returned to open session at 6:48 PM. The meeting covered citizen participation, consent agenda, several pulled items, and extended presentations on cell phone policy, special education, employee compensation, and construction. The meeting adjourned at 10:22 PM.\n\n---\n\n## Closed Session & Grievance\n\nThe board entered closed session at 5:04 PM pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074 to conduct a Level 3 grievance hearing. Upon returning to open session at 6:48 PM, the board voted to uphold the district's Level 2 decision and directed the superintendent to proactively improve campus procedures to keep students safe.\n\n**Vote:** 7–0\n\n---\n\n## Citizen Participation\n\nSix members of the public addressed the board. Key themes:\n\n- **Virginia Arens** (parent of two CISD students) criticized what she described as escalating literary censorship — book removals, purged classroom libraries, restricted research databases, and the potential adoption of an AI content review tool. She quoted Virginia Woolf on censorship.\n\n- **Destinee Milton** criticized the board's decision to leave CISD's TASB seat vacant, arguing this silences the district's voice in statewide education advocacy. She contrasted this with the board's support for Texas Education (TE), which she said lobbies for legislation including Ten Commandments posters, chaplains in schools, and vouchers.\n\n- **Mark Brooks** argued the board is legally required to hear his appeal of the January 20 board vote removing *I Am Billy Jean King* from all school libraries. He cited SB 13 and local policy EFB, contending that the general counsel's interpretation — that an appeal cannot be filed for a book no longer in the catalog — \"effectively neuters\" the appeal process.\n\n- **Teresa Kenney** addressed the connection between LGBTQ-related book removals and student wellbeing, referencing a prior trustee comment that the board is \"not responsible\" for student suicide risk. She argued the board is responsible for creating schools where every child feels safe and seen.\n\n- **John Sherrill** (pastor) expressed gratitude for the district and its staff after 10 years of renting CISD facilities for his church, and announced plans to build a permanent church building while remaining committed to the district.\n\n- **Susan Scrubs** raised concerns about screen time in schools, citing research by Dr. Horvath presented to Congress, which she said shows declining NAEP scores and neurological impacts in children with high school-based screen time. She asked the board to investigate given CISD's expansion of virtual education.\n\n---\n\n## Consent Agenda\n\nAfter discussion, items **I, Q, R, and S** were pulled from the consent agenda. Item **K** (Board Policy CH) was initially requested for removal but was subsequently withdrawn and remained on consent. Items **N** (Policy DP) and the originally-requested removal of **Q** (Policy FOA) were also resolved — FOA remained pulled for separate discussion.\n\nThe following items were approved together on the consent agenda by a **7–0 vote**:\n\n- **V.A.** Approve minutes from previous meetings\n- **V.B.** Approve amendment to the budget\n- **V.C.** Receive HR report and approve employment of professional personnel\n- **V.D.** Receive financial reports\n- **V.E.** Approve election order\n- **V.F.** Approve interlocal agreement with UT Austin for the 2026–2027 OnRamps dual enrollment program\n- **V.G.** Approve interlocal agreement with Choice Partners for the Child Nutrition Department (2026–2027)\n- **V.H.** Approve submission of application for the ESC Region 10 Special Education Funding Transition Grant\n- **V.J.** Approve award of RFP #26-04-01 Concessionaire Services\n- **V.K.** Consider on first reading Board Policy CH (Local) — Purchasing and Acquisition ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CH))\n- **V.L.** Consider on first reading Board Policy CJ (Local) — Contracted Services ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CJ))\n- **V.M.** Consider on first reading Board Policy DEC (Local) — Compensation and Benefits: Leave Absences ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DEC))\n- **V.N.** Consider on first reading Board Policy DP (Local) — Personnel Positions ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DP))\n- **V.O.** Consider on first reading Board Policy EHBAB (Local) — Special Education: ARD Committee and IEP ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=EHBAB))\n- **V.P.** Consider on first reading Board Policy FO (Local) — Student Discipline ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=FO))\n\n---\n\n## Pulled Item: V.I. — Resolution Designating Non-Business Days (2027–2028)\n\nTrustee Horton requested this item be pulled, expressing concern that the resolution adds four additional days during which public information requests (PIRs) could be delayed — including days like San Jacinto Day when the district is actually in session. Dr. Vinson acknowledged the concern and indicated the relevant administrator was unavailable to speak to the specific calendar.\n\n**Action:** The board voted to **table the item** and bring it back at the next meeting.\n**Vote:** 6–1\n\n---\n\n## Pulled Item: V.S. — Board Operating Procedures Manual\n\nA trustee made a motion to table the Board Operating Procedures Manual **indefinitely**, citing that it had become a distraction from higher priorities (employee compensation, budget, tax rate, student success) and had not served its intended purpose.\n\n**Discussion highlights:**\n- Trustee Gambino expressed support for tabling but not indefinitely, noting that as a new trustee she values having actionable written procedures. She also noted that adopting the BOP as written would create conflicts with existing board policies (BBG, BD, AAA, BE, BF, BJC, and BP), making the document legally problematic regardless.\n- Another trustee agreed the document is better characterized as procedure, not policy, and suggested the right path is to align board policies first.\n- The original motion to table \"indefinitely\" was withdrawn and replaced with a motion simply to table the item (no timeline specified), after discussion about whether to set a return date.\n\n**Action:** The board voted to **table the Board Operating Procedures Manual**.\n**Vote:** 7–0\n\n---\n\n## Administration Item A: TASB Board of Directors — Region 6 Nomination\n\nTrustee Horton brought forward a motion to nominate Trustee Semmler for the TASB Board of Directors for Region 6 and as delegate to the TASB 2026 Delegate Assembly. The motion was seconded by Trustee Semmler. Tony Hopkins, TASB Board President (Friendswood ISD), attended and answered questions.\n\n**Discussion highlights:**\n- Trustee Semmler argued the seat would give CISD a voice on statewide education issues and provide valuable networking and information flow.\n- Several trustees voiced opposition, arguing that: TASB holds too much influence over local district governance; local control is better preserved by direct advocacy in Austin; serving on the TASB board requires actively promoting TASB's mission, which could conflict with CISD's own priorities; and trustees can network with other boards independently.\n- Trustees opposing the nomination expressed they could not support an official board endorsement of TASB, though some said Trustee Semmler should be free to pursue participation without a board vote.\n- Tony Hopkins answered questions from the board, explaining TASB's compensation structure (competitive with for-profit markets for comparable roles), described TASB's service model (filling gaps in services for school districts), and noted all but one Texas school district hold TASB membership.\n\n**Action:** Motion to nominate Trustee Semmler failed.\n**Vote:** 2–5\n\n---\n\n## Administration Item B: Cell Phone Policy Implementation Update\n\nDr. Landry presented a first-year data report on CISD's cell phone policy implementation for the 2024–2025 school year. Key findings:\n\n- **12,880 total cell phone referrals districtwide**\n- Cell phone referrals accounted for **46.6% of all high school referrals** (approximately half when tardies are excluded)\n- **6,587 unique students** were disciplined; approximately **27% of high school students** received at least one infraction\n- **56% of cited high school students** were one-time offenders; **74% of junior high students** cited had only one infraction\n- High school referrals declined approximately **22% after the third marking period**; junior high referrals trended upward through the year (attributed in part to students receiving phones as holiday gifts)\n- **68 students districtwide** had nine or more violations\n\n**Discussion:**\n- Trustees praised teachers and administrators for consistent enforcement, noting high referral counts at some campuses indicate diligent application of the policy.\n- Staff noted positive cultural changes — more conversation, board games at lunch, reduced phone dependency — and that teachers were \"pleasantly surprised\" by reduced pushback.\n- Trustee May raised the issue of students with IEP accommodations requiring technology being misidentified during phone enforcement. Dr. Landry acknowledged this is challenging on large campuses and noted some campuses (e.g., Grand Oaks) have developed creative identification systems. Administration plans to address this as part of summer discipline matrix work.\n- The board discussed a planned post-Christmas communication campaign at the junior high level to reinforce policy awareness.\n- Staff noted plans to work with all principals in summer sessions to standardize consequence ladders and make them more graduated.\n\n*No action was taken; this was an informational presentation.*\n\n---\n\n## Administration Item C: Conroe Education Foundation\n\nThe superintendent indicated the previously proposed board resolution for the Conroe Education Foundation was not legally necessary and that staff would continue working toward a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the existing foundation. The board voted to table the resolution.\n\n**Vote to table:** 7–0\n\nA second motion was then made to **direct the superintendent to create a plan for a standalone Conroe ISD Education Foundation** and bring it back to the board on July 21, 2026. This was amended to apply **only in the event that no MOU with the existing foundation is in place** by that date.\n\n**Discussion:**\n- Trustee Gambino clarified that a standalone foundation is a backup option, not the primary goal, and noted foundation director Lindsay Ardoin has already been developing plans, donor lists, and event ideas in the meantime.\n- Trustee Dawson expressed preference for waiting until more details emerged before pursuing a parallel foundation, noting potential legal complexity and duplication of effort.\n- The motion was amended to condition the standalone plan on the absence of a signed MOU by the July 21 meeting.\n- Trustees generally agreed the primary goal remains finalizing an MOU with the existing Conroe Education Foundation, which has existing donors, assets, and programs.\n\n**Vote on amendment (conditional language):** 5–2\n**Vote on amended motion:** 6–1\n\n---\n\n## Administration Item D: Parent Square Communication Platform\n\nCommunications Director Andrew Stewart presented an update on CISD's teacher-to-parent communication tools and a proposal for a **feeder pattern pilot of Parent Square** during the 2026–2027 school year.\n\n**Key points:**\n- The existing APOG Rooms platform had low engagement (~50% download rate, ~30% active use) and created communication fatigue for families with children in multiple programs. It also provided limited oversight of staff-student communication.\n- Parent Square integrates district/campus communication, teacher messaging, emergency alerts, calendars, forms, and more into one platform. It auto-translates into 190+ languages, does not require app download, and offers keyword monitoring and AI moderation for student safety.\n- Administration proposed piloting Parent Square in the **Grand Oaks feeder** (approximately 10 campuses) for 2026–2027 at a cost of approximately $129,250 (replacing APOG Rooms; maintaining APOG Alerts for emergency communications district-wide).\n- Districtwide adoption would cost approximately $35,000/year (plus a one-time onboarding fee of ~$22,000 in year one), compared to the current ~$31,000 spending.\n\n**Discussion:**\n- Trustees expressed enthusiasm for the platform and some interest in a more aggressive rollout timeline beyond a single feeder.\n- Dr. Vinson and staff noted the pilot approach allows for proper training and avoids repeating the failed rollout of Rooms. If successful, expansion could begin mid-year without waiting until the following school year.\n- Staff clarified this is an informational item under board policy CH (Local), which requires pilot programs to be presented to the board; no formal action was required.\n\n*No action was taken; this was an informational presentation.*\n\n---\n\n## Teaching and Learning: Annual Special Education Update\n\nKendra Wiggins delivered the first-ever annual Special Education Board Report, as required by Senate Bill 568.\n\n**Key statistics (as of June 2026):**\n- **12,139 students** in special education — **16.9% of total enrollment**\n- **5,929 students** on 504 plans — **8.3% of enrollment**\n- 2,634 initial evaluations completed this school year; 645 still in progress (up 24% from prior year); projected ~3,200 total evaluations for the year\n- Special education staff: **539 non-teacher staff** including 172 diagnosticians/psychologists, 72 speech assistants, 95 dyslexia teachers, and ~200 others (OT, PT, VI, adapted PE, etc.)\n\n**Budget and funding:**\n- Personnel cost additions: ~$4.2 million in new positions (including $920,000 in additional critical needs after initial April staffing)\n- District estimates it actually needs approximately $17 million in additional special education staffing\n- CISD has experienced a **$10 million loss in Medicaid funding** since 2022 rule changes\n- The state's new intensity-based (tiered) funding model is being implemented; CISD is manually recoding all 12,235+ special education students this summer. As of the meeting, 4,500 IEPs had been coded in the first two weeks. Full completion is expected before school starts. The ESC Region 10 grant (approved in consent agenda) provides $100,000 to help offset this cost.\n- Dr. Wiggins estimated the total net new funding from state changes to be approximately $4.5 million — significantly less than the district's identified gap.\n\n**Accountability:**\n- Federal Results-Driven Accountability rating: **Level 1** (best possible)\n- State performance plan indicators (compliance): CISD was out of compliance on 27 initial evaluation timelines but expects to be found compliant due to corrective actions already taken; TEA confirmed this in a call the same day as the meeting.\n- College/Career/Military Readiness (CCMR) for special education students: **89%**\n\n**Homecoming Plan (returning students to neighborhood campuses):**\n- Students previously bused to specialized programs at other campuses are being returned to their home zone schools. Orientation nights in April and May received positive family feedback; Dr. Wiggins shared quotes from parents expressing excitement about their children's new campus environments.\n\n**Other updates:**\n- SEPAC (Community/Parent Advisory Committee for Special Education) is launching; bylaws are ready for adoption; first meetings scheduled for September at Jet (note: the board policy for SEPAC will be presented in July, not this meeting).\n- Parent Resource Center is being redesigned with a focus on digital resources and will be further shaped by SEPAC input.\n\n**Trustee discussion** focused on the funding gap, the shift from a placement-based to a services-based funding model, staffing and retention challenges, special education teacher surveys, and the parent resource center vision.\n\n*This was an informational presentation; no action was taken.*\n\n---\n\n## Business & Finance: 2026–2027 Compensation Plan\n\nChief Financial Officer Karen Garza presented the proposed 2026–2027 compensation plan for board approval.\n\n**Key details:**\n- Starting salary for a certified teacher with zero years of experience: **$63,500** (unchanged)\n- Starting salary for an uncertified teacher with zero years of experience: **$61,500** (new, per state requirement that uncertified starting pay be less than certified)\n- Statutory raises required by House Bill 2 for teachers reaching 3- and 5-year experience benchmarks are included\n- **No across-the-board pay increase** for employees this year\n- Total additional cost to implement the plan: approximately **$700,000**\n- Administration explained this outcome was anticipated when the 2025–2026 compensation plan was front-loaded as much as possible; the state's shift of raise funding to a biennial legislative cycle means there is no new state money available for general raises in 2026–2027\n\nTrustee discussion noted that pay raise decisions at scale are effectively made by the legislature every two years, and that the transition to TRS Active Care insurance had drawn down approximately $15 million from reserves over two years. Ms. Garza acknowledged run-out claims will continue to affect reserves next year.\n\n**Action:** The board voted to **approve the 2026–2027 compensation plan** as presented.\n**Vote:** 7–0\n\n---\n\n## Planning & Construction: Washington High School Delivery Method Change\n\nFacilities Director Mr. Foster requested board approval to change the construction delivery method for Washington High School Master Plan Phase 1 from **Construction Manager at Risk (CM at Risk)** to **Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP)**.\n\n**Background:**\n- Washington High School is 75 years old. The 2023 bond contemplated a new classroom building and renovation of the existing structure.\n- After pre-construction work, the team shifted strategy to building an entirely new building on site, allowing the current building to be decommissioned later without disrupting students during construction.\n- Construction documents are approximately **75% complete** and have been submitted to the City of Conroe for permit review.\n- The CM at Risk contractor submitted bids that the district found unsatisfactory, so the district exercised its contractual option to end the pre-construction phase and rebid the project via CSP.\n\n**Timeline:**\n- Revised opening target: **August 2028** (pushed from January 2028)\n- Bidding expected in Q3–Q4 2025; construction start in spring 2027\n- The delay is considered acceptable because Washington High School can remain operational in its current building during construction\n\n**Discussion:**\n- Trustees expressed enthusiasm for the CSP approach, noting the current school construction market is competitive (few districts building), which should benefit CISD's bid outcomes.\n- The existing design firm (Stantec) continues on the project. The current CM at Risk (Satterfield & Pontikes) is expected to submit a bid under the CSP process alongside other contractors.\n\n**Action:** The board voted to **approve the change in delivery method from CM at Risk to CSP** for Washington High School Master Plan Phase 1.\n**Vote:** 7–0\n\n---\n\n## Board Policy Discussion\n\nDr. Vinson and General Counsel Kara Belew presented three policies drafted for discussion at this meeting. Dr. Vinson emphasized that first readings are drafts for feedback — no votes are taken, and staff will incorporate trustee input before second reading at the July 21 meeting.\n\nHe also noted that CISD-specific (\"local\") policies are the focus — policies that are simply restatements of law are being deprioritized. A new staff member (Edith) has been added to manage policy throughput, and the plan is to move toward having TASB send policy updates directly to staff rather than routing through general counsel.\n\n### Policies Discussed:\n\n**CKC (Local) — Emergency Communications** ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=CKC))\nAdds a provision requiring the district to have a documented procedure for communicating with stakeholders during threats or emergencies, consistent with state law on \"real-time communication.\" The provision acknowledges the need to coordinate with law enforcement before public communication goes out. Trustee Semmler suggested adding language explicitly stating that notifications shall be coordinated with law enforcement and emergency response officials when applicable to prioritize student safety. Staff and administration expressed support for this concept and will incorporate it in the next draft.\n\n**DH (Local) — Employee Standards of Conduct / Staff-Student Communication** ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DH))\nThree proposed changes:\n1. **Expand the definition of electronic communications** to include social media platforms beyond texting (Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Discord, Reddit, etc.)\n2. **Remove the two-tiered system** under which certified employees could communicate electronically with students with principal/superintendent written approval, while other employees faced stricter rules. The new approach would prohibit all employee-to-student electronic communication except through **district-approved channels** (e.g., Parent Square), with written procedures to define those channels.\n3. **Expand the definition of \"service provider\"** to bring additional workers who interact with students on campus under the district's safety and oversight framework.\n\nTrustees raised questions about whether social media posts visible to the public (e.g., a teacher's Instagram) would be affected, and whether the language clearly conveys that communication *through approved channels* is permitted. Staff agreed to clarify the wording before second reading.\n\n**DBAA (Local) — Pre-Employment Screening** ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=DBAA))\nAdds an affidavit requirement to the pre-employment screening process, consistent with Texas law effective 2025. Also updates the policy to reference the relevant Texas Education Code by citation (rather than reprinting the full text) to keep the policy \"evergreen\" as statutes evolve. Staff noted CISD has already been using the affidavit process since before it became state law.\n\n**Trustee questions about the policy process** prompted a broader discussion. Trustees asked which policies were board-initiated versus staff-initiated, and how TASB updates are being incorporated. Staff clarified that TASB provided legislative update batches in February (covering roughly 55 policies); staff reviewed them and made modifications consistent with board direction on safety and security priorities. Going forward, the plan is to adopt routine TASB updates in batches rather than piecemeal, with general counsel involved only for legal review. Trustees agreed that context about what is driving each policy change should be included when items appear on the agenda.\n\n---\n\n## Pulled Item: V.Q. — Board Policy FOA (Local) — Student Discipline: Removal by Teacher or Bus Driver ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=FOA))\n\nTrustee Semmler raised concerns that the proposed FOA policy **exceeds the scope of the underlying legislation**, particularly the \"return to class plan\" provisions (which require multiple signatures before a student can return to class after removal). She was also concerned this framework — familiar for suspension situations — would be applied too broadly and cause students to miss learning time unnecessarily.\n\nDr. Vinson confirmed that TASB had actually added requirements from some districts' preferences that went beyond what the state law (trimmed back from earlier proposals by Senator Perry) actually requires. Staff will **revise the policy** to align more closely with the actual statutory requirements, removing the more burdensome return-to-class plan provisions.\n\nTrustee Horton noted the policy should also specifically address bus drivers' authority, given prior grievance issues. Dr. Vinson affirmed this is part of ongoing work to build a discipline matrix and equip transportation staff with clear discipline authority.\n\nNote: There was no prior local policy FOA; this is a new policy being created.\n\n*No action taken; item returned to staff for revision before second reading.*\n\n---\n\n## Pulled Item: V.R. — Board Policy GKD (Local) — Non-School Use of School Facilities (Second Reading) ([Policy Tracker](https://cisd-policy.boardmonitor.app/policy.html?code=GKD))\n\nTrustee Semmler formally **withdrew her sponsorship** of the policy, stating the current draft does not reflect her intent. She had sought reduced or waived fees for after-school providers working directly with students; that section was removed from the current draft. She also noted that language was added prohibiting any rental arrangement in which the district loses money — a provision she had previously advocated against.\n\nTrustee Semmler additionally stated for the record that policies receiving dissenting votes on first reading should not be placed on the consent agenda for second reading.\n\nBrandon Stiles (district facilities coordinator) and Mr. McCord presented a summary of the revised GKD's improvements over the original:\n- Adds definitions for user group categories\n- Moves from a paper/principal-driven process to a centralized, electronic system\n- Delineates scheduling priority tiers\n- Expands the district's ability to deny access to groups that damage facilities\n- Removes the 90-day advance booking limit (replaced with \"as reasonably far out as possible\")\n- Requires insurance for all renters, including fine arts instructors\n- Requires equipment training before use\n- Better reflects what the district already does in practice\n\nMr. McCord noted the district had a net loss of over $150,000 on facility rentals in the prior year analyzed, which informed the policy's provision against money-losing arrangements.\n\n**Action:** The board voted to **adopt Board Policy GKD (Local)** as presented.\n**Vote:** 4–3\n\n---\n\n\n> **Note:** These are unofficial notes based on an auto-generated transcript. They may contain errors in names, spellings, or details. Official minutes should be consulted for the authoritative record.\n" }