The Conroe ISD board of trustees on Sept. 16 discussed the attendance zones for two new schools in the Grand Oaks feeder zone ahead of their opening. Grand Oaks Junior High School will open in 2027, and Kacy Arnold Elementary School will open in 2026.

The approach

Assistant Superintendent of Operations Chris McCord discussed the zoning process for the two schools, which were part of the 2023 bond , including the challenge posed by growing enrollment in the Grand Oaks area east of I-45.

McCord shared a map of the campus where a wall will be located between Grand Oaks Junior High School and the Grand Oaks Ninth-Grade Campus.

“We have 2,000 [students] total, 800 seats for the junior high and 1,200 for the ninth-grade campus, and I would like to make a special note that’s all we co

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