Ride Connection
4920 W. Panther Creek
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net
Website: ride.conroeisd.net
Dear Challenger Families,
It was such a joy to see so many of you at Parent Information Night this week! Our teachers worked hard to share all the wonderful things happening in their classrooms, and they truly loved the opportunity to connect with you. If you weren’t able to attend, please don’t worry—just reach out to your child’s teacher for a copy of the presentation.
We’re all looking forward to the upcoming three-day weekend! Please remember that Monday, September 1st is a student holiday in observance of Labor Day.
This week, our students have been busy with MAP testing in reading, math, and fluency. MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) is an adaptive assessment that helps us see exactly where each child is on their learning journey. The results give teachers valuable information to personalize instruction, set goals with students, and measure growth over time. Once testing is complete, teachers will share results with you so that together we can celebrate progress and support areas of need.
We are so proud of our RIDE Challengers! The Texas Education Agency (TEA) Accountability Ratings have been released, and RIDE has received an A rating for the second year in a row. In addition, our campus earned 5 Academic Distinctions. Distinctions are awarded only to schools that perform in the top 25% of campuses across the entire state in areas such as academic achievement, progress, and closing learning gaps. Earning multiple distinctions is very difficult to achieve and is a clear reflection of the incredible work of our students, staff, and families.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We are so grateful for all you do to make Ride such a special place for our students and staff.
So Proud of Our Challengers!
Laura Collins
Proud Principal of Ride Elementary
You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTWVMN46. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.
All transportation changes must be received by 2:00 p.m. Please send all changes of transportation to ridetransportation@conroeisd.net. The e-mail must include the date, your child’s full name, homeroom teacher, bus number (if applicable), and the guardian's full name. All emails must be received before 2:00 p.m. If you submit a transportation change by email, it must go to the email address referenced above; transportation changes should not be emailed directly to the teacher. If an emergency arises, please contact 281-465-2800.
Please send a new email for each day the change occurs. We cannot accept notes for multiple days or with multiple changes. District policy states that a student may only ride the bus they are registered to ride; therefore, students may not have a transportation change to ride a different bus.
Introducing SEPAC – A New Parent Advisory Group for Special Education
We’re excited to introduce the Conroe ISD Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC), a new parent-led group created in collaboration with the CISD Special Education Department. SEPAC is here to connect, support, and empower families of students with IEPs or 504s. SEPAC is focused on building stronger partnerships between families and our district's special education services. Learn more and get involved: https://conroeisdsepac.com Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates and events: https://facebook.com/conroeisdsepac https://instagram.com/conroeisdsepac
If you have a gently used riding car, tricycle, or scooter you’d like to donate, please drop it off at the front office. Thank you for helping our students enjoy active, outdoor fun!
CISD Charge Policy
Child Nutrition offers meal service for breakfast and lunch to the children of Conroe ISD from EC-12th grade on a daily basis during the school year. Per CISD Board of Trustees Policy CO (Local), students are allowed to charge 15 days of meals (one breakfast and one lunch). After the 15 days of meal charges have been reached, the student is no longer allowed to charge.
How to Pay for Lunch?
My School Bucks - My School Bucks allows you to pay for school meals using a credit/debit card. *Please note, beginning August 1, 2025, the program fee will increase to a $3.50 fee per transaction to cover processing fees. Cash and check do not incur any additional fees.
Cash/Check - Cash/check can be deposited in the lunch line. If you choose to pay with cash or check, please label the envelope with your child’s name, ID number, and grade to ensure crediting to the proper account. Checks should be made payable to CISD Child Nutrition and include a Driver’s License # and Date of Birth. If a check is returned unpaid by your bank, we will collect a returned check fee and we will not accept any checks from you for the remainder of the school year.
Lunch Money Refunds - For account refunds, account transfers, or questions concerning MySchoolBucks, please complete the form below. Any money remaining in the account at the end of the year will automatically carry over to the next school year. Please disable any automatic payments prior to entering the refund request.
Free & Reduced Meals
A new application must be submitted each year to determine eligibility, which has additional benefits in addition to healthy meals for school lunch.
To apply for free and reduced meals visit Free and Reduced Meals Application and select Conroe ISD.
