School board

Conroe ISD Board of Trustees

Position 2

Vote for: 1
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: School board trustees set Conroe ISD's policies, budget and tax rate and hire its superintendent.

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Destinee Milton

No party listed

Instructional designer

The gist

Supports prioritizing teacher pay, morale and retention.
Supports scrutinizing non-instructional spending to protect classrooms.
Supports lobbying the Legislature for school funding reform.

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Supports prioritizing teacher pay, morale and retention.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Teacher morale, retention, and compensation must be prioritized.”
Supports scrutinizing non-instructional spending to protect classrooms.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“scrutinize non‑instructional expenditures, and direct available dollars toward classrooms and staff support”
Supports lobbying the Legislature for school funding reform.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Our district must lead the charge for legislative funding reform in Austin”

Rod Hammer

No party listed

CPA; construction company executive

The gist

Supports protecting classroom pay before central office positions.
Proposes reviewing every non-teaching requirement placed on teachers.
Supports competing for students against private and home schooling.
Supports early identification of special education needs.

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Supports protecting classroom pay before central office positions.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“When budgets tighten, protect classroom pay before central office positions.”
Proposes reviewing every non-teaching requirement placed on teachers.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Inventory every requirement placed on teachers beyond instruction and justify each one.”
Supports competing for students against private and home schooling.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Conroe ISD must decide to compete.”
Supports early identification of special education needs.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“recruit and keep qualified special education staff, identify needs early before they become expensive”

Robin Deferrari

No party listed

Oil and gas executive

The gist

Supports prioritizing teacher pay and retention in the budget.
Pledges to lobby the Legislature for special education funding.
Supports a more collaborative, transparent school board.

More about Robin

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Supports prioritizing teacher pay and retention in the budget.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“The board needs stronger financial experience and must prioritize teacher pay and retention.”
Pledges to lobby the Legislature for special education funding.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“I will use my advocacy experience in oil and gas to fight in Austin for funding that serves all students fairly.”
Supports a more collaborative, transparent school board.
Meet the candidates for Conroe ISD position 2
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“CISD also needs a more collaborative, transparent board.”

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