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Board approves transfers, contracts and personnel moves in Nov. 18 Conroe ISD meeting
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Conroe ISD board approved a package of actions including a $7 million fund transfer to the health plan, the transition to TRS ActiveCare, selection of construction managers for gym projects, enforcement of intellectual-property policy, casting 688 votes for Charles Shirley to the MCAD board, authorizing a foundation charter and two personnel decisions (reinstatement and a termination).
Trustees took a series of formal actions Nov. 18 following presentations and public comment.
Key board votes (recorded 7-0 unless otherwise noted): the consent agenda carried; administrators were authorized to transfer $7,000,000 from the general fund to the health fund to stabilize the self-funded plan; the board approved transitioning the district—s employee health insurance to TRS ActiveCare effective Sept. 1, 2026; Pogue Construction and Nash Construction were selected as construction managers at risk for specified gym-addition projects; the board voted to enforce Board Policy CY Local regarding trademark and logo use; and the board cast its 688 votes for Charles Shirley on the Montgomery County Central Appraisal District board.
In personnel and governance actions the board: reinstated employee Tim Barr subject to superintendent assignment; authorized the superintendent to prepare and file a charter for a Conroe ISD Education Foundation and negotiate transition details with the existing foundation; and approved termination of the probationary contract of Darby Brady for good cause. Trustees also amended policy EHB to reference state board rules and adopted several local policy revisions; GKA (definitions related to nicotine/tobacco) was tabled for further drafting.
Board members commended staff and community volunteers, asked for follow-up materials (culpability breakdown and schedules for the Conroe High project, detailed vendor/logo inventory for CY Local enforcement, and further boundary mapping details) and scheduled additional reporting in the coming months.
