Conroe ISD board discusses adding minutes to school days
The Conroe ISD board of trustees discussed on October 20, 2026, how to make up a school day lost to weather closure on September 1, 2026. The board voted 6-1 against using the scheduled March 29, 2027 inclement weather day, with discussion focused on adding minutes to remaining school days instead.
Earlier story. First reported Oct 23, 2026 at 4:31 pm; added to this site Oct 23, 2026. Details may have changed since.
- When it happened
- October 20, 2026 board meeting
- Where
- Conroe ISD
- First reported by an outlet
- Oct 23, 2026 at 4:31 pm
- Confirmed by
- the original record or a trusted outlet
Taxes & money
None stated in this story's sources.
Conroe ISD school tax rate, 2026-27
Conroe ISD adopted its 2026 tax rate on Aug. 18, 2026, by a 5-2 vote (trustees Melissa Semmler and Marianne Horton voted no), according to the meeting minutes in the board's Sept. 15, 2026 agenda. Neither the minutes nor news reports found give the adopted number.
Source: Conroe ISD board agenda, Sept. 15, 2026 (minutes of Aug. 18, 2026), September 15, 2026. This comes from that record, not from this story's sources. Checked October 19, 2026. Your bill also includes county, city and district taxes; your appraisal notice has the full list.
Who's involved
The facts
- Conroe ISD closed schools on September 1, 2026 due to dangerous weather and extended school day hours starting October 13, 2026 to make up for the lost day. [1][1]
- Texas Education Agency requires school districts to provide a minimum of 75,600 minutes of instruction per school year, including intermissions and recess. [1][1]
- The current Conroe ISD calendar was not designed with spare minutes to absorb the missing school day. [1][1]
- Conroe ISD conducted a survey of all district employees on the decision to add more minutes to the schedule or use the March 29, 2027 inclement weather day instead, receiving 3,917 responses. [1][1]
- Of survey respondents, 43.4% supported adding 5 minutes per day for the remainder of the school year, 25.3% supported adding 2-3 minutes to the school day, and 15.6% supported utilizing the March 29, 2027 date. [1][1]
- Board member Melissa Dungan supported a motion to utilize the designated March 29, 2027 date instead of adding more minutes to the schedule, but the Conroe ISD board voted 6-1 against the motion. [1][1]
- If Conroe ISD were to use the March 29, 2027 inclement weather day, it would originally be a planned 4-day weekend around Easter and would affect family, staff trips and district morale. [1][1]
- The Conroe ISD board will vote to approve the calendar for the 2027-28 school year by January 19, 2027 at the latest. [1][1]
Who said what
- Mark Murrel, assistant superintendent for high schools Conroe ISD must make a change to the schedule in some form, whether it be adding another inclement weather day or approving additional minutes to the remaining school days.[1]
- Mark Murrel, assistant superintendent for high schools The district received a very substantial nod from employees to add minutes to the day, and the board wants their voice to be counted.[1]
Sources
- News Conroe ISD board reviews school calendar, discusses adding more minutes to school days Community Impact Newspaper · Oct 23, 2026
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