By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District’s new Elementary School #44 is under construction and expected to open next August. Trustees on Monday established a committee to consider what to name the new school. Trustees Leah Wilson and Duke […]
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Katy ISD to Host Public Forum to Seek Feedback on Relief Fund Use
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District has scheduled a public forum to solicit feedback on the needs and uses of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. The district has invited the public to give its […]
Katy ISD Appoints New Principal at Cimarron Elementary School
By George Slaughter Lindsey Chase has been appointed principal at Cimarron Elementary School. Her appointment became official at Monday’s Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting. Chase began her career in 2007 in the Huntsville Independent School District, where […]
Champagne Elected to Serve on State Association Board
By George Slaughter Katy school board trustee Dawn Champagne has been elected to a one-year term on the Texas Association of School Boards Board of Directors, Region 4, Position E. The board, known as TASB, serves local Texas school boards. […]
Trustees Vote to End Katy Virtual Academy
By George Slaughter Katy school trustees Monday voted to end the Katy Virtual Academy, with its approximately 3,500 enrolled students returning to in-person learning Oct. 18. The district reinstated virtual learning for kindergarten through sixth grade students in August. It […]
Katy School Trustees Defer Decision on Extending Katy Virtual Academy
By George Slaughter Citing a lack of data and the time needed to process it, Katy school trustees deferred a decision on whether to extend the Katy Virtual Academy for the remainder of the fall semester. Trustees will take up […]
Trustees Adopt Return to School Plan
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday adopted a return to school plan that officials described as a “customized” approach that enables a campus-by-campus approach to dealing with coronavirus cases. However, the plan does not […]
Katy ISD Trustees Approve 2021-22 Budget
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday approved a $1.1 billion budget that will include a property tax decrease for the fourth consecutive year. In a presentation to trustees, Chief Financial Officer Chris Smith said […]
Trustees Reestablish Katy Virtual Academy Option for Kindergarten-Sixth Grade Students
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees reestablished the Katy Virtual Academy for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. This option enables those students to receive virtual instruction for the first nine weeks of the fall […]
Katy ISD Enrollment Underway for 2021-22
By George Slaughter Katy Independent School District students return to school August 18, and the district asks parents to enroll students through its online registration system. The district describes a “new” student as a K-12 learner who has never attended […]
