Frequently Asked Questions

The first step in registration is to complete the Enrollment Online forms which you can find on the Conroe ISD Enrollment & Transfers webpage. After you have submitted the form, you can contact the campus for a registration appointment using the contact information on the campus’s webpage. If you are not able to complete the form in advance, please notify the registrar when you make the appointment so they allow time to assist you with the process.

Please bring a proof of residency, birth certificate, social security card (if student has one), identification for parent, and the student’s immunization record to your registration appointment. Texas requires immunization records for both In-Person and Remote/Online Instruction students. Masks/face coverings will be required when you come to the campus for registration. Please limit the number of people you bring with you as much as possible.

Parents/Guardians will be asked to select one of the instructional options, Traditional In-Person or Remote/Online Instruction, when they complete their enrollment or information review in Enrollment Online (formerly known as InfoSnap). Any changes to the selection for the first nine-weeks must be requested by midnight on July 28, 2020, by emailing or calling the student’s campus using the contact information at the top of the campus website. Changes to the selection can also be made at the end of the nine-week grading period.

All campus buildings will be e-misted and/or fogged nightly to ensure cleanliness. Additionally, each classroom and office area will have liquid disinfectant available for use as needed by teachers and/or office staff. All cleaning materials have been approved for effectiveness and safety by the Centers for Disease Control. Custodial staff will be actively cleaning all campuses throughout the day and evening to ensure maximum cleanliness and safety. Please see the protocols on the In-Person Instruction webpage for more details.

Conroe ISD uses a Buckeye disinfectant for e-misting and daily cleaning and disinfecting at our campuses and facilities. This product has been used to clean all surfaces throughout our facilities as part of our normal cleaning process for more than eight years. This product was selected for its effectiveness and the safety of our students and staff. The disinfectant product, Quat 256, is listed by the CDC as an effective disinfectant to fight against COVID-19.

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – diluted as used in classroomspdf

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – undilutedpdf

There are many mitigation strategies we are implementing to reduce the possible spread of COVID-19 in our schools. These include daily employee pre-screenings, weekly student pre-screenings, enhanced routine cleaning and disinfecting, physical distancing in classrooms and common areas, frequent hand hygiene by students and staff, and many others.

COVID-19 policies are intended to mitigate, not eliminate, risk. No single action or set of actions will completely eliminate the risk of contracting COVID-19. Please see the protocols on the In-Person Instruction webpage for more details.

If the District is notified that a student or employee has a positive COVID-19 test, contact tracing will be conducted to identify and notify close contacts for quarantine.  A notification letter will be sent to all parents/students and employees of the facility and the Montgomery County Public Health Department will be notified.

Any student or staff member who becomes ill during the school day will be sent to the nurse for assessment and isolation. Students with fever and/or other symptoms will be isolated, masked when developmentally appropriate, and cared for by school personnel until the parent/guardian can be reached to pick up. Parents/Guardians are asked to pick up their student as soon as possible within one hour. Employees will be sent home immediately. EMS will be notified when warranted to care for any individual with severe symptoms of COVID-19.

At this time, there is not a number or percentage that would trigger a campus closure. We continue to track our data daily. Based on student and staff data, the District, with input from our local health authorities, may decide to limit activities for a period of time, or take other mitigation steps prior to totally closing a school or moving to remote learning only. Any decisions regarding a campus closure and shift to remote learning will be made with guidance from local health authorities.

Parents/Guardians will be asked to select one of the instructional options, Traditional In-Person or Remote/Online Instruction, when they complete their enrollment or information review in Enrollment Online (formerly known as InfoSnap). Parents of returning students will select the ‘Remote/Online Instruction’ option on our annual re-enrollment process. These forms/emails will go out during the week of July 13.

Parents of new students will make the selection when they enroll in the District through Enrollment Online which you can find on the Conroe ISD Enrollment & Transfers webpage. After you have submitted the forms, you can contact the campus for a registration appointment using the contact information on the campus’s webpage.

Any changes to the selection for the first nine-weeks must be requested by midnight on July 28, 2020, by emailing or calling the student’s campus using the contact information at the top of the campus website. Changes to the selection can also be made at the end of the nine-week grading period.

Students in the Remote/Online Instruction option will have opportunities to engage in real-time learning with the teacher via the computer or other electronic device. There will also be learning activities to complete each day. Lessons will consist of direct instruction as well as a combination of guided practice, independent work, collaborative group work, and formative assessments. Lessons could include video clips with guiding questions, graphic organizers, time to share, checks for understanding, and reflection opportunities. Students are expected to engage daily and participate in each class following a daily schedule. Students in grades PreK-2 will use Seesaw as a learning platform. Canvas will be used in grades 3-12.

The curriculum in both Remote/Online Instruction and Traditional In-Person Instruction will be the same. The curriculum is based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

View the Prek-8th Grade Curriculum Guidepdf

View the High School Program of Studies for 2020-2021pdf

Yes. According to the Texas Education Agency, there is currently no plan to eliminate any standardized testing regardless of whether students participate online or in person.

Students in both programs are subject to compulsory attendance laws. All students enrolled in remote/online instruction must check-in and engage in learning activities in all classes daily. Students must be in attendance for at least 90 percent of the time the course is offered in order to receive credit or a final grade.

Students will need internet access and a laptop, tablet, or similar device capable of connecting to the internet.

Parents can contact their child’s home campus and sign a device use agreement, and the campus will provide the necessary technology for remote instruction.

Students who chose the Remote/Online Instruction option will be able to participate in extracurricular activities. Some extracurricular activities have a class period associated with the specific activity that students may be required to attend on a daily basis. Families should consider transportation limitations when considering this option.

Special education instruction and/or related services will be provided in accordance with the ARD/IEP. Campuses will work with individual parents to ensure student needs are met.

Yes. Teachers trained in the dyslexia program will provide Remote/Online Instruction to identified students.

GT students will be served virtually by their classroom teacher through extensions and enrichment. Those students who are part of the Challenge Pull Out classes will also receive remote enrichment lessons weekly from their Challenge Pull Out teacher.

Yes. According to TAC §89.1210 (g), all students who are eligible and participate in a Bilingual or ESL program are entitled to services under the law. The Bilingual and ESL Department is creating an online instructional plan for Bilingual and ESL students and their teachers. In addition, each online course being created for general education students will have the instructional resources that scaffold for English language learners.

CISD school counselors will assist students and/or families with any concerns virtually.

Students can transfer from one instructional model to another at the end of the nine-week grading period.

Not all courses will be available through Remote/Online Instruction. Students may be required to attend a course on campus through Traditional In-person Instruction

In-Person: Students with disabilities will be able to access in-person instruction while meeting district safety requirements.

Remote:

• Synchronous: Two-way, real-time/live, remote instruction between teachers and students when students are not on campus.
• Asynchronous: In this method, students learn from instruction that is not necessarily being delivered in-person or in real time. This type of instruction may include various forms of digital and online learning, such as prerecorded video lessons or game-based learning tasks that students complete on their own, and pre-assigned work and formative assessments made available to students on paper.

If you elect to have your child participate in remote instruction, yes. CISD will send out information regarding technology needs and otherwise determined in their IEP meeting. Students who attend in-person will have access to the technology available at school or otherwise specified by their IEP.

When students attend in-person, CISD will ensure that the services can be provided with attention to health precautions and consistent with their IEP. Students attending in-person may also receive related services remotely, using synchronous and asynchronous means.

For students participating remotely, An ARD meeting will be held to determine services need for the student as well as synchronous and asynchronous methods of these services. Parent may receive in-person therapy if in a virtual environment if the parent provides transportation (CISD will determine scheduled time, place and provider.)

IEP services and supports will be delivered as specified in your student’s IEP. Hand-over-hand instruction, physical prompting and cueing, and other aspects of your child’s IEP that may require close physical proximity will be delivered with staff utilizing mask, gloves and other PPE may also be worn and supplies and equipment will be sanitized regularly.

To the extent possible, the District will continue to implement your child’s IEP, through remote delivery models. For some students, remote learning may not result in full implementation of your child’s IEP. If your child’s IEP cannot be fully implemented during remote instruction, your child’s ARD committee will determine which services it can provide to meet the student’s needs. Available remote instruction models include synchronous instruction through Canvas or See Saw and asynchronous assignments that target your child’s IEP goals. Many disability-related accommodations and modifications may be effectively provided online, such as extensions of time for assignments, videos with captioning or embedded sign language interpreting, accessible reading materials, and speech/language services through video conferencing. Special Educators will be collaborating with parents to discuss delivery of these services in a way that promotes your child’s progress toward meeting the goals in their IEP, to the extent possible.

Behavioral support at home will likely look very different than behavioral support in schools, and parents/caregivers may request support on how to implement interventions and supports. Examples of behavioral supports that may be implemented in the home include parent/caregiver behavioral coaching, or coaching and support around interventions such as: “first, then choice boards,” activity schedules, functional communication strategies, implementation of reinforcement contingencies, etc.

Staff will follow a student’s IEP.

CISD will provide services in the manner appropriate for the student and the parent.

Yes. If you choose to enroll your child in virtual learning, an ARD meeting should be held to determine the appropriate services.

To maximize safety for all participants, a virtual ARD is the first option. However, if you believe a virtual ARD meeting does not meet your needs, please discuss your concerns with the campus administrator.

In situations in which the District already has consent for evaluation, but the evaluation was not completed due to the need for face-to-face administration of assessment instruments, the District will prioritize based on when consent was obtained and if students are attending in-person instruction. If students are receiving remote instruction, evaluation staff will contact families and schedule a face-to-face assessment, as appropriate.

As the District receives consent for additional evaluations and reevaluations, the District will meet timelines, to the extent students are available for administration of assessment instruments. In circumstances where students are not available for in-person assessment, evaluations may not be completed by the deadline, as some evaluation instruments require face-to-face administration.

If your child does not meet the goals in their current IEP due to their participation in remote learning or due to the disruption during spring 2020, an ARD committee meeting will be scheduled. The ARD committee will review progress and determine whether compensatory services may be needed to address any lack of anticipated progress toward those IEP goals.

If you believe that your child’s ARD committee should consider compensatory services parents may request an ARD committee meeting through the campus Diagnostician.

For parents or teachers who believe that students with disabilities may need unique health accommodations or precautions, ARD committee meetings should be convened to consider the input of qualified health professionals concerning appropriate health precautions and accommodations.

*Please reach out to your campus Special Education Department prior to school beginning to begin arrangements for the ARD committee to consider your child’s needs and to review the health plan.

CISD will be sensitive to a student’s sensory needs when using PPE, visual supports, and boundaries to assist with social distancing, use of social narratives, and video modeling to teach new hygiene routines such as more frequent hand washing.

It is recommended that students wear masks in the classrooms, common areas, and on CISD transportation. While many students may prefer not to wear a mask due to general discomfort, this expectation will be enforced consistent with the guidance of health authorities to protect the health of students, staff, and our community. Some students with sensory needs may present unique challenges and CISD is considering options such as face shields, social stories, and behavioral interventions such as recurring, frequent verbal and other reinforcement to promote tolerance.

Any decision that a student with a disability cannot attend school will be made by the student’s ARD committee and only when consistent with state and federal law concerning placements of students with disabilities.

The Special Education department is committed to providing information to families. In addition to the regular communications to families, individual teachers or service providers, we will be providing specific information to families of students who receive special education services monthly. This communications will be added to the Special Education department webpage.

If you have questions, we encourage you to get in touch with your student’s Case Manager (contact your campus directly). You can also reach the CISD Department of Special Education at 936-709-7813.