Katy ISD Earns Over $1.1M through CenterPoint Energy Incentive Program

The District has received over $1.1 million for taking steps to save energy throughout its campuses and facilities, as part of the CenterPoint Energy SCORE (Schools Conserving Resources and Energy) Program. Last year, the District once again awarded the #1 Leading Top Performer title, a recognition held for...

Feed The Hunger Katy has Provided One Million Meals to Families in Need

On December 10th Feed The Hunger Katy reached a milestone by packing one million meals in 2020.    Feed the Hunger is a Christian mission organization that helps people in spiritual and physical need.  Headquartered in North Carolina, Feed the Hunger equips their members to feed spiritual hunger with...

Katy ISD Agricultural Sciences Project Center Named after Teacher

Just in time for the 2021 Katy ISD Livestock Show and Rodeo, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approves the naming of the Agricultural Sciences Project Center as the Gary A. Vos Project Center. Vos’ love for agricultural sciences and FFA began during his high school years.  He realized that he...

Katy ISD Seeks 2021 Bond to Address Rapid Student Growth

As families continue to move west of the Houston Metro area to enroll their children in the fastest-growing school district in Texas, the Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees is discussing a Community Bond Advisory Committee (CBAC) coming together to review capital needs in consideration of a...

Katy ISD Wins 2020 TAEA

The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) announced its 43 winners for the 2020 District of Distinction Award and among the list of honorees is the Katy Independent School District. The District received the honor for providing a well-rounded education that advocates and integrates a visual arts curriculum...

Fort Bend County Libraries Help Students Excel with Online Homework Assistance at Home

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Brainfuse HelpNow (Homework Tutoring) program – which is online and accessible from home computers — enables the library system to provide online homework assistance in a broad range of subjects in both English and Spanish for students in grades K through 12, free of...

Serving Families in the Midst of Coronavirus

Katy Christian Ministries (KCM) will continue fulfilling its mission while still being proactive in ways to protect the staff, volunteers and clients. KCM has made the decision to implement a COVID-19 Response Plan focusing on program changes and client flow, that will take effect starting March 16th –...

USS Normandy’s Gas Turbine Systems Technician is from Katy

Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Juan Rodriguez, from Katy, Texas, acting as the engineering officer of the watch, calls away a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). The Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier...

Katy ISD Baseball Coach Recognized

High school and youth coaches from across the United States were recently recognized by the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) for teaching life lessons through sports, while also instructing players how to master and honor their sport.  Out of 700 nominees that represented 44 of the 50 states, Katy High...

Katy ISD Teacher Named HAABSE 2020 Elementary Teacher of the Year

The Katy Independent School District is thrilled to congratulate four teachers that were recently recognized by the Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) in the organization’s 2020 Teacher of the Year nominations. One of the Katy ISD nominees, LaQuita McMillion, a fourth grade teacher...