Announces Region IV Principal Honorees

Katy Independent School District recently announced Golbow Elementary Principal Dr. Ann Lalime and Morton Ranch High School Principal Julie Hinson as Katy ISD Principals of the Year, as well as honorees for the Region IV Principal Recognition. Both school administrators were selected by their peers for their...

Spazmatics to Headline Katy ISD Education Foundation Event

The Katy ISD Education Foundation announces the return of its annual GROOVE spring fundraiser on Friday, March 29th, 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm at the Royal Sonesta Houston. This year’s 80s-themed event proudly features the Spazmatics, a high-energy, ultimate-nerdy, new-wave 80s band sure to have guests...

Katy ISD Students Sign with Prestigious Colleges

Katy Independent School District celebrated National Signing Day events across its high schools. This is a day when the countless hours of practice, sweat and effort pay off for several Katy ISD athletes, as well as a memorable moment in which high school seniors sign a binding national letter of intent for...

Here We Go Back To School

By Rebecca Fox – Katy ISD School Board – Back to school!  What an exciting and promising time of year.  Boys and girls dressed in new clothes with a new backpack are nervously excited for new teachers, new friends and new subjects to learn.  They might even be going to a new school. Parents...

Katy ISD Partners in Education to Celebrate Mentors at Ties & Tiaras

Katy ISD will celebrate the time, effort and heart of KEYS (Keep Encouraging Youth toward Success) mentors – while supporting KEYS Scholarships – at Ties & Tiaras on Thursday, March 9th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at NOAH’S of Katy. This year’s festivities include honoring the 2017 Mentors of the Year...

New Kid On The Block Part 2

By Henry Dibrell – The summer will soon be over, and before you know it, we will be back in school. As we look ahead to another great year in Katy ISD, we are finishing up our work on the budget and will have the finished product by the end of the month. We have two new members, two wonderful ladies,...

Katy Isd Students Get an Inside Track on the Hospitality Industry Through Corporate Partnership

Three times a week, a group of eager high school students step off of a Miller Career and Technology Center (MCTC) bus for an hour-long adventure in learning at the Wyndham Houston West Energy Corridor Hotel. Now in its 18th year, the property partnership in affiliation with Katy Independent School District...

Leadership Katy: Leading by Example

By Rebecca Fox, Katy ISD Board President – Ten years ago, Kris Taylor, Executive Director for Communications, and Janet Theis, Director of Community Partnerships, were looking for a method to give the community a way to look, really look in depth at Katy ISD. The purpose was to allow community members...

Katy ISD Teachers Awarded Grant to Visit Scandinavia and Learn About Renewable Energy Sources

By Mika Rao Kalapatapu Griffin Elementary School GT Teacher Nancy Hess and former McRoberts Elementary School GT Teacher Lesli Edge spent part of the summer in Scandinavia exploring renewable energy sources and have brought back this knowledge to Katy ISD students.  Their trip was made possible through a...

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

Photography by Country Park Portraits Each May, the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a special luncheon for the Katy ISD Teachers of the Year. Attended by local dignitaries, state officials, and members of the chamber of commerce, the teachers receive gifts from the chamber and business community and are...