Katy ISD’s two Districtwide Teachers of the Year -- Jaymee Herrington and Sara Burke -- have each been named finalists for the Region 4 Education Service Center’s Teacher of the Year program, the district announced in a July 17 press release. more

The Katy Independent School District’s Board of Trustees held a special board meeting on Tuesday, July 16 at 11 a.m. at the Martha Lopez Aki ECI Project Tyke Center, 6301 S. Stadium Lane in Katy to discuss and consider action on a one-time lump sum payment for classroom teachers. Board President Victor Perez has said in prior board meetings that the lump sum payment is part of the district’s plan to retain classroom teachers. more

Katy ISD’s fine arts students continue to garner outside acclaim, with five ensembles placing in the 2025 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Honor Orchestra finals, according to a June 26 press release from the district. more

aty ISD has once again earned recognition for its financial management, earning a Transparency Star designation in Traditional Finances from the Data Analysis and Transparency Division of the Texas Comptroller’s Public Account Office, the district announced in a June 27 press release. more

Katy ISD announced on June 10 that Beckendorff Junior High placed third in the middle school division of the 2024 Science Olympiad, held May 24-25 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The district was also represented by Seven Lakes High School, which finished 12th in the high school division. more

Katy ISD announced June 3 that a record number of teams – 16 in total – represented the District at the Destination Imagination 2024 Global Finals, held May 22-25 in Kansas City, Missouri. more

A Katy teen whose WhatsApp community helped her secure a full-ride college scholarship will become the first person in her family to attend college. more

Tashvi Singla is a rising senior at a Katy ISD high school and is planning to hold free virtual and in-person STEM events during summers for the elementary aged kids in the community in Cinco Ranch and neighboring areas. more

Katy ISD announced on June 10 that Beckendorff Junior High placed third in the middle school division of the 2024 Science Olympiad, held May 24-25 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, … more

On April 18-19, the Honors College and IDEA Center at Texas State University hosted the 18th annual Undergraduate Research Conference, which provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to share their research and scholarship, the college said in a June 10 press release. more

As part of Nord Anglia Education (NAE), one of the world’s leading international schools groups, BIS Houston is proud to have three attending this year’s NAE-UNICEF Student Summit, hosted for the first time ever in Houston, Texas from 12 to 19 June 2024, the school announced in a June press release. more

On May 30, Energy Workforce & Technology Council announced the recipients of their 2024 Scholarship – a prestigious list that included four students from the Katy area: · Daniel Yang · Dorothy Xu · Patrick Spillman · Samuel Yuan more

Local institutions of higher learning face significant challenges in managing funding, providing adequate facilities, maintaining enrollment and delivering students who are “workplace ready,” education leaders told attendees at the June 13 meeting of the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce. more

The Board of Trustees of the Katy Independent School District met Monday, June 17 at the Education Support Complex, 6301 S. Stadium Lane in Katy, for a work-study meeting, hearing a report on the need for attendance boundary modifications for the 2025-2026 school year, and discussing an updated discipline management plan for the coming 2024-2025 school year. more

Class of 2024 Royal High School graduate Miguel Hernandez and current RHS Falcon junior Mateo Gonzalez will be working for NASA this summer through the High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH), Royal ISD announced on June 4th. more

On May 31, Katy ISD Superintendent Ken Gregorski announced new principals for Adams and McDonald junior high schools. more

Fifty-two students earned their medical assistant certification this year, as part of Katy Independent School District’s first cohort, representing Jordan, Katy, Mayde Creek, Morton Ranch, Paetow, Seven Lakes and Tompkins high schools. more

Hayden Jobe, a graduate of Katy High School, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Randall Beckendorff Memorial scholarship, according to a May 8th announcement from Kay Beckendorff Sword. more

Calling all Golden Eagles! Join the team at Freeman High School for new student orientation at “Flight Camp” on August 9th from 4 to 7 p.m. at the new campus at…. Student check-in begins at 3:45 p.m. at the main entrance. A parent meeting will take place in the Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. more

Bridget McDonald, a seventh-grade science teacher from Beckendorff Junior High School in Katy, is among nine teachers from eight states who have been selected to participate in the prestigious National STEM Scholar Program, a unique professional development program providing advanced STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) training, national network building and project support for middle school science teachers nationwide. more