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Katy ISD to Hold Public Forum for Naming of Junior High #18
During the Katy Independent School District December Work Study Board meeting, the district’s Naming Advisory Committee for Junior High #18 recommended Trustees consider Nelson Junior High School as the name for the campus.
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Students in Raines Academy CDL Training and Licensing Program Earn their Licenses
Eight Katy Independent School District students have recently earned their Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) through an innovative program launched for the 2023-2024 school year at the Martha Raines Academy.
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Katy ISD’s Financial Services Earns Excellence Award in Financial Reporting
The Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) financial services team recently received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022.
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Katy ISD Board Approves Naming of High School #10
Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) is proud to announce that the naming of its highly anticipated tenth high school, Freeman High School, was officially approved by the Katy ISD Board of Trustees at the November 13 Board meeting.
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Katy ISD Celebrates Student-Athletes Signing National Letters of Intent
On November 8, 2023, 36 talented student-athletes from six Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) high schools signed their National Letters of Intent, marking a significant achievement in their academic and athletic journeys.
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BOOK TITLES PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT DASHBOARD
Recommendations by district personnel to purchase books new to the Katy ISD circulation are available for public review and comment prior to purchase. To review and/or comment on book titles currently being considered for district purchase, please click here.
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PROHIBITED ITEMS & CONSEQUENCES
Students who unintentionally bring to school a prohibited item, which is not illegal, may turn in the item to a staff member without disciplinary consequences if this is done before the item is discovered or reported by a staff member or another student. This option applies only to the first time the prohibited item is accidentally brought to school. The second time the prohibited item is brought to school, the item will be confiscated and the student disciplined according to the type of item brought to school. Parents/ guardians may pick up confiscated items which are not illegal within two school days. Items not picked up within two school days will be discarded. Illegal items and items designated as evidence will be turned over to the Katy ISD police.
Students shall not possess or use:
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Fireworks of any kind, smoke or stink bombs, or any other pyrotechnic device
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A razor, box cutter, chain or any other object used in a way that threatens or inflicts bodily injury to another person
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A gun of any kind
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A toy gun/“look-alike” weapon
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An air gun or BB gun
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Ammunition of any kind
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A stun gun
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Mace or pepper spray
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Pornographic material or items
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Tobacco products, cigarettes, e-cigarettes and any component, part or accessory for an e-cigarette device or accessory to vaping
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Devices designed to emit an electrical shock (such as a TASER)
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HOME ACCESS CENTER – PARENT-DEFINED GRADE NOTIFICATIONS
Katy ISD Parents and/or Guardians can view their child’s grades in the Home Access Center at any time. On the Grades page, you can access your child’s most recent progress report (IPR) and report card grades. On the Classwork page, you can setup personalized alerts for your child’s class averages. Based on the parent-defined percentage (%), you will receive an alert when your child’s average falls below or rises above a certain threshold. Select here to locate Instructions on how to setup grade alerts.
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SAFE FIREARM STORAGE RESOURCES
House Bill 3, (88th Texas Legislature) requires the Texas School Safety Center, in collaboration with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), to provide school districts information and other resources regarding the safe storage of firearms, including information on section 46.13 of the Texas Penal Code, for distribution to parents/guardians and community.
The Texas DPS has created a public relations campaign – Keep ’Em Safe Texas – that offers free downloadable resources to promote safe gun storage. Below you will find links to resources in English and Spanish.
Program Overview 8.5 × 11 Flyer: English / Spanish
12 × 18 Poster: English / Spanish
How to Talk to Others About Gun Safety 8.5 × 11 Flyer: English / Spanish
Ways to Safely Store Guns (Devices) 8.5 × 11 Flyer: English / Spanish
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STATE TESTING STUDENT RESULTS
State testing student results are available in the TEA Family Portal. Parents will need to utilize their student’s Unique Access Code or follow the directions to automatically access the state testing results using MYKATYCLOUD English version or Spanish version.
