Conroe Independent School District's board of trustees will consider an amendment to the district's $769.6 million budget at its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The change would be the first to the spending plan since the board approved it Aug. 18. The district has not disclosed what the amendment would alter or how much money is involved, according to a Community Impact preview of the meeting.

The budget covers all 67 Conroe ISD campuses, including The Woodlands High School and College Park High School. Any amendment could affect programming or staffing at schools serving thousands of Woodlands-area families.

Trustees will also hear an update from the Audit and Investment Committee, a board subcommittee that oversees financial compliance, investments and internal audits. That committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, Sept. 9, and will present its findings to the full board the following week. Trustees are also scheduled to vote on educational support systems for teachers, though the district has not described what those systems involve.

Budget backdrop

The budget and a tax rate of $0.9471 per $100 valuation emerged from a process that began in January and concluded at the Aug. 18 board meeting. Chief Financial Officer Karen Garza presented the rate, which breaks down to $0.6671 for maintenance and operations and $0.28 for debt service.

No employee raises were included. Garza told the board at the Aug. 18 meeting that the district would push state lawmakers for more funding.

"We know that the funding simply was not there this year; this will be a legislative priority for us going into the end of the 90th session …" Garza said at the time.

Trustee Melissa Dungan echoed the uncertainty at that same meeting, saying property tax is "a huge issue right now, not just at this table but at many other tables as well," and that school financing projections remain difficult to pin down heading into a legislative year.

District growth adds costs

Conroe ISD serves roughly 72,914 students across 67 schools. Four new campuses are expected to open by the 2027-28 school year, adding operational costs the district has flagged as a concern alongside slowing enrollment growth and fund-balance strain from a self-funded insurance plan.

The Sept. 15 meeting is open to the public. The district has not posted a detailed agenda as of Sept. 8.