Katy Independent School District

The Board reviewed reports regarding Career and Technical Education and 2026-2027 budget updates. Discussion items included naming a transportation facility, the issuance and refunding of school building bonds, land acquisition, budget amendments, and various facility-related projects such as the design of a new center, elementary school construction, renovations, and equipment replacements. The Board also addressed risk management program renewals, a resolution supporting religious expression, and library book reconsideration requests. Consent items covered the acquisition of new library books, the summer work schedule, and utility easements.

The board meeting agenda includes recognitions for various school principals and a new assistant superintendent. Reports will cover the Katy Council of PTAs, planning for growth regarding attendance boundary modifications, an academic innovation presentation on Raines Academy, and an employee benefits update. Consent items include the approval of school health advisory representatives, financial reports, tax collection interlocal agreements, budget amendments, compensation plans and increases, specialized therapy and education service agreements, breakfast and lunch meal price increases, electrical service upgrades, renovation design services, drainage facilities cost sharing, policy updates, cell phone tower leases, T-TESS second appraisers, new library books, and an optional flexible school day program. Additionally, the board will deliberate on a Level Three student grievance.

The agenda for the Board Work Study Meeting covers several operational and administrative topics. Key discussion items include a presentation on federal grant applications, a review of budget updates, and the annual report from the School Health Advisory Council. The Board will deliberate on various approvals, including financial reports, budget amendments, an interlocal agreement for specialized therapy services, breakfast and lunch price increases, electrical upgrades at the Mayde Creek Complex, and design services for the Complex of Innovation. Furthermore, the meeting will address compensation plans, cell phone tower leases, property tax collection agreements, and several interlocal agreements and memoranda of understanding for educational services and juvenile justice programs.

The agenda includes several recognition items, such as the City of Katy Proclamation for Teacher Appreciation Week, University Interscholastic League 2026 State Chamber Music Competition champions, and specific high school recognitions. Presentations feature academic robotics, and public comment sessions are scheduled. Closed meetings will be held for legal consultation and the superintendent's annual evaluation. The consent agenda covers financial reports, budget amendments, new instructional materials, life safety systems upgrades at the Education Support Complex, infrastructure project contracts, and library book acquisitions. Additionally, there is a report on Board member continuing education, board committee updates, and a student/parent grievance hearing.

The board meeting agenda includes various recognitions for student academic and athletic achievements, including state championships in film and wrestling, alongside school-specific honors. The board will conduct closed sessions for legal consultations and the deliberation of employee contracts for the 2026-2027 school year, as well as a Level Three student grievance. The meeting will feature reports on academic progress, a resolution regarding the free exercise of religion in schools, and the review of financial reports, budget amendments, and library book acquisitions. Additionally, board committee updates and requests for information will be addressed.