Home sales in Royal ISD have more than tripled in the last five years, and those sales will likely exceed 800 homes per year in the next 2-3 years, a demographer said Thursday.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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9/15/22
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Stacey Vanhorn, a math teacher at Cinco Ranch Junior High School, was celebrated at a Houston Astros game for being the “Math Teacher of the Month” by ConocoPhillips.
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9/15/22
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Education briefs for Sept. 8, 2022.
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9/8/22
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To receive a high school diploma is a lifetime achievement. At Katy ISD, 106 students will have not one, but two diplomas after earning the AP Capstone Diploma. Eleven additional students have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate during the 2021-22 school year. The AP Capstone diploma program helps students develop the critical thinking, research, collaboration and presentation skills that are critical for academic success.
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9/8/22
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Ivybrook Academy, an award-winning half day pre-school that is growing rapidly across the nation, has expanded its footprint in Texas with the opening of its first campus in the metro Houston area. The newly constructed school is located at 3120 Peek Road in Katy.
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9/8/22
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Robertson Elementary School, 7400 Innovation Drive, is Katy ISD’s newest school. It opened last month, and is one of several designed by VLK Architects of Fort Worth.
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9/8/22
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Last month, Katy school trustees set a tax ratification election, called a TRE, for placement on the November ballot. If approved by voters, the district would make up for lost revenues, and that money would go towards educator salaries. But a state senator warned Thursday that the TRE, if approved, would “wipe out” the property tax relief state legislators intended.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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9/8/22
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Houston’s own Reid Ryan will headline Katy ISD’s KEYS kickoff event, an annual salute to those who mentor Katy ISD students through the district’s KEYS Mentoring Program.
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9/1/22
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Royal ISD bond committee members toured the five district campuses Aug. 25. Campuses included Royal High School, Royal Junior High School, Royal Elementary School, Royal STEM Academy, and Royal Early Childhood Center.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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9/1/22
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As Katy school trustees consider how, or whether, to change district policy for reviewing and possibly removing books from school libraries, advocates are calling for including students on the review committee. They also are calling for keeping a book under challenge available to students during the review process.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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9/1/22
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Four Katy ISD agricultural science teachers have recently been inducted into the Texas Ag Teacher Hall of Fame.
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9/1/22
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The Royal High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC has been designated a Naval Honor School, marking the second year in a row that the MCJROTC at Royal ISD has received this honor.
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8/25/22
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Education briefs for Aug. 25, 2022
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8/25/22
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Efforts continue to review books for appropriateness for Katy ISD school libraries, the district’s library programs coordinator told school trustees Monday.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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8/25/22
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Katy school trustees Monday set a tax ratification election for November which, if approved by voters, would make up lost tax revenue and go towards educator salaries.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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8/25/22
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Each new school year means a brand-new challenge, rich with new opportunity. A time for achievement. A time for purpose.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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8/18/22
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Education briefs for Aug. 18, 2022.
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8/18/22
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While Katy held its town pep rally Monday, the other Katy ISD high schools have in some cases held their pep rallies, with others set to hold theirs soon.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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8/18/22
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As the new school year nears, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds drivers to use extra caution in and around school zones and neighborhoods.
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8/18/22
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Katy ISD earned an overall A rating (91) from the Texas Education Agency’s A-F Accountability Rating System, the district said.
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8/18/22
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