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Katy ISD voters approved four bond propositions to provide about $676.2 million in funding opportunities to the district during the May 1 elections.
KISD voters approve bond package during May 1 elections
Katy ISD voters approved all four of the district’s bond propositions which the KISD Board of Trustees approved for placement on the May 1 ballot during a special meeting held Feb. 8. Trustees … more
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Dawn Champagne (left) will retain her seat as the Position 7 trustee for Katy ISD while Rebecca Fox will rejoin the KISD Board of Trustees after defeating incumbent Susan Gesoff and four other opponents in the Position 6 race.
Fox and Champagne win KISD trustee seats
Incumbent trustee for Position 7, Dawn Champagne, will retain her seat after defeating challenger Walter Butler. Meanwhile, former Katy ISD Trustee Rebecca Fox will pick the mantle back up after … more
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Anna Marie Mozisek is a Tompkins High School senior who's hard work has earned her a $1,000 scholarship from Catholic Life Insurance.
Tompkins senior receives scholarship for outstanding achievement
Anna Marie Mozisek of Katy was selected to receive the 2021 All American Scholar Award sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance. Each year, Catholic Life awards 35 scholarships worth $1,000 each to … more
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Katy ISD's Board of Trustees approved the appointments of Nathan Fuchs (left) as director of the district's Maintenance and Operations Department and Richard Merriman (right) as principal of Raines Academy during their Monday evening meeting.
Trustees reward and hire staff - examine virtual high school
Katy ISD trustees appointed Nathan Fuchs as executive director of the Maintenance and Operations Department and Richard Merriman as principal for Raines Academy Monday night. Trustees reviewed the … more
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Winborn Elementary opened its doors in 1981 and has since grown from a small elementary to one with a student body approaching 700 students. Katy ISD hopes to take funding from a proposed bond to renovate older campuses such as Winborn and upgrade them to modern standards seen at newer campuses.
KISD’s Winborn Elementary highlights renovation needs
Katy ISD has four bonds totaling about $676.2 million on the May 1 ballot intended to address growth in the district and aging infrastructure. Among those is Proposition A, a roughly $591.4 million … more
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More than 70 Royal ISD students participated in this year’s RISD FFA Livestock Show. The event broke multiple records in fundraising and totaled out at more than $270,000 raised for FFA students.
Royal FFA show raises more than $270K for students
Royal ISD held its annual Future Farmers of America show on Saturday, April 10 with 72 student projects bringing in more than $270,000 for students. This year’s show was the 65th held by the … more
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Several local organizations are supporting the Teacher of the Year presentation for Katy ISD on April 29. The event, which is spearheaded by BVSCU, honors KISD teachers that excel in providing education to their students. From left to right: Matthew Ferraro, Katy Area Chamber of Commerce; Yvonne Kershner, Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union; Superintendent Ken Gregorski, Katy ISD; Kyle Stanzel, Houston Methodist West Hospital; Stephen Ives, YMCA of Greater Houston
BVSCU to host KISD Teacher of the year event on April 29
Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union is teaming up with local businesses to sponsor the Katy ISD “Teacher of the Year” recognition event on Thursday, April 29. This virtual event will be … more
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Royal ISD seventh-grader Lauren Hillsman speaks to community members at last week’s ABCs of Royal ISD event hosted by the school’s administration. Hillsman spoke about the benefits of being enrolled in the district’s STEM Academy and how she enjoys classes there while still being able to participate in extracurricular activities such as Future Farmers of America or sports teams if she chooses to.
Royal ISD hosts community event highlighting advanced academic programs
Royal ISD hosted a community gathering at Royal High School in Brookshire April 14 to highlight programs that provide opportunities for the district’s students. RISD Superintendent Rick … more
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Incumbent Position Seven Trustee Dawn Champagne (right) is facing challenger Walter Butler (left) in the May 1 election. Both candidates participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and moderated by Jason Burdine (center), a trustee for Fort Bend ISD.
KISD Position 7 Q&A
Katy ISD has two board positions on the ballot with positions six and seven seeing incumbents facing challengers. Position seven incumbent Dawn Champagne is facing Walter Butler in her bid to retain … more
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KISD Trustee for Position Six Susan Gesoff (far right) is facing (from left to right) Bonnie Anderson, Garima DasGupta and Rebecca Fox in the May 1 elections.
Katy ISD Trustee Position 6 – Q&A with the candidates
Katy ISD has two board positions on the ballot with positions six and seven seeing incumbents facing challengers. Position six incumbent Susan Gesoff is facing challengers Bonnie Anderson, Garima … more
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Katy ISD has a history of obtaining voter approval for bonds including the 2014 bond proposal which paid for the district's Legacy Stadium.
Early voting on KISD and city of Katy bonds to begin next week
Early voting for the spring elections begins April 19 and runs through April 27. Locally, not only are the city of Katy and Katy ISD have options on the ballot for their governing boards – they … more
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Joe Wojcik has dropped out of the Katy ISD Board of Trustees Position 6 race effective April 14. Wojcik cited vitriolic behavior on social media that he equated to bullying as one of the primary reasons for his departure from the race.
Wojcik drops out of KISD Position 6 race
Katy ISD Board of Trustees candidate for Position 6 Joe Wojcik announced this morning that he has dropped out of the race, effective immediately. Wojcik cited increasingly hostile and vitriolic … more
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Katy ISD is looking for new teachers to staff its newest campus this fall - Haskett Junior High School as well as other openings.
Katy ISD to seek teachers through virtual job fair
Katy ISD will be hosting a virtual job fair for potential teachers in preparation for the 2021-22 school year. Administrators from Katy ISD elementary and secondary campuses with vacancies will be … more
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Celia “Cici” Rico’s family poses in front of the newly-placed little library in Cici’s honor at Katy Heritage Park. The library is embossed with a small placard that says simply, “It’s okay to not be okay.” Children from left to right: Eleana, Kaden, Kamdyn, Brenlee. Cici’s stepfather, Chad Maikranz wears a ball cap behind Cici’s Mother, Deana Davidson-Maikranz.
Katy residents dedicate little library in memory of teen lost to depression
Katy residents gathered the morning of April 2 to honor Celia Rico, a local 14-year-old girl who died from suicide this past January after suffering from bullying and mental health issues. Celia … more
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Five parents of Katy ISD students have filed a lawsuit against the district, claiming the district’s mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic is harmful to students and opens them up to anxiety, infections and other health concerns.
5 KISD parents file suit against the district over mask requirements
Five Katy ISD parents have filed suit against Katy ISD regarding the district’s ongoing mask requirement, according to court documents. The lawsuit, which cites the historic case Brown vs. the … more
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Katy ISD has announced that Deb Hubble (left) of Morton Ranch Elementary School and Emily Craig (right) of Memorial Parkway Junior High School have been awarded the honor of Katy ISD’s principals of the year for the 2020-21 school year.
KISD announces principals of the year
Every year Katy Independent School District is tasked with selecting two principals who have gone above and beyond in demonstrating leadership and dedication to their students, staff and community. … more
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Lokal student Aditi Gokhale of Katy wrote an essay describing how she would set up a project destined for the moon's south pole.
Katy student recognized as finalist in NASA essay competition
Future Engineers and NASA have announced 155 semifinalists in the  Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest , a national competition that asked K-12 students to imagine leading a one-week expedition at … more
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Students participating in 23 Katy ISD teams are competing in Destination Imagination, an event that challenges students to come up with creative problem-solving ideas.
23 KISD students participate in Destination Imagination state competition
Twenty-three Katy Independent School District Destination Imagination teams will head to the 2021 Lone Star Finals DI Tournament to be held virtually throughout the month of March.  In addition, … more
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Perry Sword and his granddaughter Erin Sword display their reserve champion banners for the lamb and market goat competitions, respectively. Perry earned his banner in 1971 and passed the FFA tradition down to his children and grandchildren.
Grandfather, granddaughter win FFA honors 50 years apart
This year, the Sword family had reason to celebrate a family tradition as Erin Sword took home reserve grand champion honors in the market goat category in the 78th Annual Katy ISD Livestock Show … more
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Dehazard Allen (center with scissors), clinical director of Life Skills Autism Academy in Katy is joined by Life Skills Autism Academy program director Nathan Rabens (behind scissors) and members of the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and other academy staff for the autism clinic’s March 9 ribbon cutting.
Life Skills Autism Academy opens in Katy
Life Skills Autism Academy held a March 9  ribbon-cutting ceremony for the autism services center’s new location at 610 Katy Fort Bend Road, Ste. 270 in Katy. The new facility provides … more
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