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Students and parents urge Conroe ISD to restore STEM and Communities In Schools supports
Summary
Dozens of students, parents and teachers told the Conroe ISD board that cuts to elementary STEM classes and the Communities In Schools contract will harm students who rely on hands‑on learning and basic supports. Speakers urged the district to reconsider and described petitions, school‑level poverty rates and classroom impacts.
A group of students, parents and teachers urged the Conroe Independent School District board on April 21 to reverse recent cuts that would eliminate elementary STEM classes and end the district’s contract with Communities In Schools (CIS), a school‑based basic‑needs and case‑management program.
Mason Neans, a fifth grader at Clark Intermediate, told the board he wants more recess and “less computers,” arguing time outdoors and movement help attention and learning. Multiple parents and teachers described students who rely on printed tests and hands‑on instruction…
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