Montgomery ISD begins school boundary survey process through fall 2027
At a special board meeting on November 3, 2026, Montgomery ISD trustees reviewed enrollment growth and approved a timeline to survey community members and redraw school boundaries to address overcrowding at some campuses and underuse at others. The process will run through fall 2027, with new boundaries scheduled to take effect in August 2028.
- When it happened
- November 3, 2026 special board meeting
- Where
- Montgomery ISD
- First reported by an outlet
- Nov 4, 2026 at 12:08 pm
- Confirmed by
- the original record or a trusted outlet
Taxes & money
None stated in this story's sources.
Montgomery ISD school tax rate, 2026-27
- Operations
- $0.6977 per $100
- Debt service
- $0.3502 per $100
- Adopted
- August 18, 2026
The source gives the two parts of the rate but not a combined total. The debt-service part was $0.3743 the year before.
Source: Community Impact, "Montgomery ISD adopts lower property tax rate for FY 2026-27 at regular board meeting", August 21, 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
- Justin Marino · Chief of Staff, Montgomery ISD[1]
The facts
- Oak Hills Junior High is near its full capacity as of November 2026.[1]
- Keenan and Lincoln elementary schools are near capacity due to current developments, according to a November 2026 enrollment report.[1]
- Lonestar and Stewart Creek Elementary schools currently have space available to address overcapacity issues.[1]
- MISD's long-range planning committee emphasized maximizing use of existing facilities before considering new schools through a future bond.[1]
- Community surveys to create guiding principles, goals and objectives for the re-boundary process are scheduled for January 2027.[1]
- Possible boundary scenarios will be created and community feedback collected in spring 2027.[1]
- Board recommendations for new elementary and secondary boundaries are scheduled for fall 2027, with implementation in August 2028.[1]
- The MISD board will provide frequent public updates on the boundary process from December 2026 through fall 2027.[1]
Who said what
- Justin Marino, MISD Chief of Staff Previous input from the district's long-range planning committee emphasized 'maximizing the use of our existing facilities before considering the addition of new schools through a future bond.'[1]
Sources
- News Montgomery ISD to begin school boundary surveys Community Impact · Nov 4, 2026
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