HOUSTON, TX —April 7, 2025 – The Periwinkle Foundation is proud to announce the addition of Anais Saenz, a childhood cancer survivor and former Camp Periwinkle camper, as its new Program Coordinator. Her story is one of resilience, recovery, and returning […]
Education
Harmony Public Schools offers sign-on bonus up to $10,000 for TIA designated teachers newly-hired to Harmony
The statewide public charter school system was an early adopter of the Teacher Inventive Allotment program, awarding $12 million to its teachers in 2025. [TEXAS] – Harmony Public Schools will offer sign-on bonuses of up to $10,000 to teachers previously […]
Space Center Houston Hosts 10th Annual HUNCH Culinary Challenge Finals 10 High School Teams Compete to Create the Next Best Dish for Astronauts in Space When: April 8, 2025, at 10:00 am (team prep time)
Where: Space Center Houston – 1601 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058 Students participate in the HUNCH Culinary Challenge Finals at Space Center Houston’s Food Lab Cafe (Photo Courtesy, Space Center Houston). HOUSTON, TEXAS (APRIL 4, 2025) – Each year, […]
Destination Imagination Teams to Represent Katy ISD at International Competition
KATY, TX [April 4, 2025] – Advancing from the Destination Imagination (DI) Lone Star Finals, held last month in Arlington, Katy ISD will be represented by 12 teams who earned their way to the international competition to battle some of the […]
Texas Tech to Develop Semiconductor Power Devices Through $6 Million Grant
The DoD-funded project will enable the Whitacre College to form equipment, systems and tools critical to enhance wide/ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors’ capabilities. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Summary: Texas Tech University’s Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering has secured a $6 million U.S. Department […]
Message from the Superintendent – 89th Legislative Session Update
Dear Katy ISD Parents/Guardians and Staff, This school year has been full of activity and fantastic accomplishments among our students, teachers and staff. With end-of-year celebrations, final examinations and graduations just around the corner, we are nearing the close of […]
‘Tuesday Night Live’ Celebration Honors Katy ISD Retirees and Staff for Service Milestones
KATY, TX [April 1, 2025] – Tonight, in true Katy ISD fashion, the District recognized this year’s retirees and longest-serving staff at its annual Employee Service Awards, celebrating with the theme “Tuesday Night Live.” With humor and heartfelt tributes, hundreds gathered […]
Learn to graft pecan trees
Fort Bend County will host a Pecan Tree Grafting Clinic from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Dr. Monte Nesbitt will be the grafting techniques instructor. The location of the clinic will be determined based upon class size. The location […]
Harmony Public Schools Hosts Job Fair
[HOUSTON] – Harmony Public Schools, the largest STEM-focused charter public school network in Texas, is hosting a job fair in Sugar Land. The career fair will be held 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Harmony […]
Katy ISD Trustees Greenlight Additional Spring Holiday— Contingent on Bad Weather Days
KATY, TX [March 31, 2025] – In a move aimed at giving staff some extra time off, at this month’s Board meeting, Katy ISD’s Trustees approved amendments to the instructional calendars for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. The update grants staff an additional […]
