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Board approves Communities In Schools contract with added parental‑consent language and compliance requirement
Summary
Trustees approved a renewed contract with Communities In Schools but required explicit contract language that CIS comply with district policies and that parental informed consent be obtained before CIS accesses student records.
The Conroe ISD board approved a contract renewal with Communities In Schools (CIS), the district’s dropout‑prevention partner that places site coordinators at 16 campuses, contingent on two changes the board requested. During discussion Trustee Semler asked for an explicit contractual statement that CIS will “fully comply with all applicable Texas Education Code and local district policies,” and Trustee Nelson pressed for a change to district procedures so that parental consent for CIS access to student records is explicit and granular rather than embedded in a general student‑handbook authorization. Dr. Taylor, the district program lead, confirmed the contract is paid from the general budget and that CIS pays a portion of site coordinator salaries. The board passed a motion to approve the contract contingent upon adding the explicit compliance language and updating procedures to obtain explicit, informed parental consent before CIS accesses student records; trustees approved the motion by recorded vote, 7–0. Board members stressed they did not intend to interrupt services and asked staff to complete the contract language quickly to avoid any lapse in support at campuses.
