House Bill 1842, passed during the 84th Legislative Session, permits Texas public school districts to become Districts of Innovation and to obtain exemptions from certain provisions of the Texas Education Code that are available to open charter enrollment schools.  

On October 9, 2023, the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD School Board approved a resolution to initiate the process of becoming a District of Innovation, held a public hearing on Districts of Innovation and agreed to have the members of the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) serve as the District of Innovation Committee.  The committee met on October 19, 2023, November 2, 2023, and November 14, 2023.  The proposed plan was posted on the district website for 30 days from November 17, 2023 to December 16, 2023, and a public meeting was held on December 14, 2023, for stakeholders to give feedback on the proposed plan.  

The proposed plan (as written by the DOI Committee) was posted on the district website for 30 days from November 17, 2023 to December 16, 2023.  A public meeting was held on December 14, 2023, at 4:30 pm at the Mark Henry Administration Building 11440 Matzke Road Cypress, TX 77429 to allow stakeholders an opportunity to comment on the proposed plan before the DEIC and the CFISD Board of Trustees voted on the proposed plan.

The DEIC approved the plan on December 14, 2023, with a 100% consent vote (majority required to pass).  The CFISD Board of Trustees approved the plan with 100% consent (2/3 majority needed to pass) on January 18, 2024.  

The plan will be in effect from January 18, 2024 to January 18, 2029.  Any modification to the currently approved plan must go back to the DEIC for a vote (majority required to pass) and to the CFISD Board of Trustees for a vote (2/3 majority needed to pass).