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Dozens of Katy ISD educators were provided with grants for their classrooms last week in honor of their hard work. The grants are provided by the KISD Education Foundation, a local organization that works to support students and teachers.
KISD celebrates Education Foundation grant recipients
The Katy ISD Board of Trustees recently honored the more than 250 Katy ISD teacher recipients of the Katy ISD Education Foundation’s Inspiring Imagination teacher grant program.  Grants … more
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The Royal Color Guard and Marksmanship cadets received a $6,500 grant from the Royal ISD Education Foundation which will be used to purchase precision rifles and accessories. The team's hard work and competitive spirit has gained them exposure and popularity within the Royal community. The varsity color guard presented the colors at the 2021 RISD Education Foundation ice cream social.
Grants awarded at RISD Education Foundation event
The Royal ISD Education Foundation hosted its annual ice cream social on Sept. 21. The event served as a fundraiser and included a silent auction, entertainment and the announcement of the … more
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Katy ISD’s Community Education classes for the Fall 2021 includes guitar and dance lessons as well as opportunities to learn computer skills and several other courses. Registration is open to anyone regardless of their location.
KISD offering community education opportunities
Registration remains open for Katy ISD’s Community Education Program courses for October courses, according to a KISD announcement. The courses are offered to those interested in learning a new … more
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Work is progressing on Innovation Drive which will border Katy ISD’s Elementary No. 44 on the south and west. Trustees heard a briefing from Katy ISD COO Ted Vierling during Monday’s meeting regarding possible attendance boundaries for the new campus as well as a minor adjustment to the attendance zone for Paetow High School.
KISD trustees hear proposed attendance boundary modifications, approve raises
The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees heard a briefing from Chief Operations Officer Ted Vierling and Population and Survey Analysts – otherwise known as PASA – regarding … more
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The bill would require teachers who discuss current events to make sure to share various perspectives without giving deference to one side. Texas educators worry the bill would have a chilling effect on tough conversations about race and racism. GOP lawmakers say they wanted to ensure teachers’ personal biases stay out of their lessons.
Texas bill limiting teaching of current events, historic racism appears headed for governor
Texas GOP senators revived a contentious bill Friday night that would limit how Texas teachers can talk about current events and America’s history of racism in the classroom, hours after House … more
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Many students face bare pantries at home over the summer due to added costs to feed children who would ordinarily qualify for free or reduced lunch programs. Katy ISD's Partners in Education is working to expand its Food for Families campaign with a new summer version of the initiative called the School's Out Campaign.
KISD Partners in Education launches Food for Families – School’s Out campaign
Katy ISD’s Partners in Education program is launching its annual Food for Families campaign, but this year will be adding a new component to help families over the summer whereas it was … more
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More than a dozen Katy ISD campuses have been recognized for their excellence in providing opportunities for all students to achieve success.
17 KISD schools recognized for achievement in learning
Katy Independent School District is focused on closing the achievement gap and helping all its students reach academic success.  To recognize those efforts, 18 Katy ISD schools now proudly … more
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School districts will not receive state ratings this year based on how their students perform on the STAAR exams. However, students will still be required to take the exams which the Texas Education Agency says will help them determine how well students are doing, even during the pandemic.
Texas will require students to take the STAAR test in person
Texas public school students must show up in person to take the STAAR test this spring, and districts can apply for waivers to socially distance test takers, according to recent guidance released by … more
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Some Texas students will be sharing computers with three or four siblings, their districts unable to muster more than one laptop per family for remote learning. One Central Texas superintendent estimated that up to 7,000 students in his district struggled to access virtual learning, and new iPads are not likely to arrive before October. In South Texas, students share computers, phones and spotty internet with siblings.
As the school year begins online, thousands of Texas students are being left out of virtual learning
Texas schools struggled this spring to abruptly shift from teaching students in classrooms to reaching them at home. Many students fell behind in the makeshift remote learning systems cobbled … more
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Memorial Hermann's Katy hospital has been designated as a Level III Trauma Center.
Memorial Hermann Katy earns level 3 trauma designation
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital has been designated as a Level 3 Trauma Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services after consistently demonstrating its ability to provide advanced trauma … more
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Cactus Elementary School in Cactus on Jan. 28, 2020.
Texas students will return to school campuses this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott tells lawmakers
Texas students will be returning to public schools in person this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott told state lawmakers Thursday morning. The state's top education officials confirmed the plans in a … more
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A debate regarding whether to expand mail-in voting has mostly split along party lines throughout the state with Democrats in favor in expansion due to COVID-19 concerns and Republicans maintaining a position against in-person voting due to legal requirements for mail-in voting has made its way to the Texas Supreme Court.
Capital Highlights: Texas bolsters efforts to reduce spread of COVID-19
AUSTIN — Testing, sanitizing and emergency food benefits increased as Texas entered its third month of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement … more
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Tex. Gov. Greg Abbott has opened Texas back up on a limited basis to carefully gauge how opening the economy impacts the spread of COVID-19.
Capital Highlights: Governor's order reopens many businesses on a limited basis
AUSTIN — An executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott to reopen in-store retail shopping, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, museums, libraries and more took effect May 1 and will continue … more
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Gov. Greg Abbott declared a statewide emergency last week amid new cases of COVID-19 in the state.
Gov. Greg Abbott closes bars, restaurants and schools as he anticipates tens of thousands could test positive for coronavirus
March 19, 2020 - Gov. Greg Abbott took sweeping statewide action against the new coronavirus Thursday as he estimated that the number of Texas cases will likely skyrocket to the tens of thousands in … more
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A student in a classroom at Cactus Elementary School.
Texas STAAR test requirements waived due to coronavirus outbreak
In an unprecedented move, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he would waive testing requirements for this year’s STAAR exam, as many schools expect to be closed at least through the April … more
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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath spoke to lawmakers and school superintendents in separate conference calls Sunday.
Many Texas schools could be closed through academic year due to coronavirus, education commissioner warns
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told school superintendents and lawmakers Sunday to be prepared for long-term school district closures, potentially through the end of the school year, … more
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Katy ISD has confirmed that its funding was reduced following a two-year-salary payout to former superintendent Lance Hindt.
KISD penalized more than $500K for Hindt payout
The Texas Education Agency reduced funding to the Katy Independent School District by $513,755 for the 2018-19 school year after the district informed the TEA of the payout to former KISD … more
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Doctors Guri Doshi (left) and Amirali Popatia (right) are both oncologists that serve the Katy Area and participate in research to improve the outcomes for cancer patients. Recent analysis of mortality rates in cancer patients show significant declines as tobacco use decreases and medical technology and methodology improves.
Cancer deaths on decline while patient quality of life improves
The American Cancer Society has reported a decrease in cancer deaths in the U.S. of about 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 – the largest decrease in cancer mortality since statistics for cancer deaths … more
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