By George Slaughter Desmond London, the Katy Branch Library manager, began his role in July. Originally from Wisconsin, he has a background and education in library management and worked in education before joining the Harris County Public Library system. 1. […]
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Katy ISD Employee Receives 2021 TASB Risk Management Fund Excellence Award
By George Slaughter Katy Independent School District Risk Management Director Lance Nauman has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Risk Management Fund Excellence Award. Nauman is being recognized for implementing innovative solutions […]
Katy ISD Continues Legacy Parent Academy
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is continuing its Legacy Parent Academy. The free program began in 2018 and provides parents with information on topics impacting their children. Here is the schedule of forums for the 2021-22 school […]
Katy ISD Destination Imagination Teams Participate in Global Tournament
By George Slaughter Teams from three Katy Independent School District won medals in the recent Destination Imagination Global Tournament. Beckendorff Junior High Flaw Law Fools Team won first place, while Hayes Elementary Lights, Challenges, Action Team and Beck Junior High […]
Fort Bend Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Two Men on Theft Charges
By George Slaughter Fort Bend County Sheriff’s detectives arrested two men involved in a series of thefts of construction materials. Christopher Raja Korban, 47, of Montgomery, and Kevin Braniard Davis, 56, of Humble, were arrested Aug. 26 as they tried […]
Katy ISD Announces Secondary Gifted and Talented Screening
By George Slaughter Fifth-grade students in the Katy Independent School District will soon have the chance to be screened for the district’s gifted and talented (GT) program. The district said in a news release that students who are not identified […]
Trustees Adopt Return to School Plan
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday adopted a return to school plan that officials described as a “customized” approach that enables a campus-by-campus approach to dealing with coronavirus cases. However, the plan does not […]
Katy ISD Celebrates its AP Capstone Diploma Recipients
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District has recognized 98 students for earning AP Capstone diplomas and certificates. Of these, 91 earned AP Capstone Diplomas. Meanwhile, seven others earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. The […]
Katy ISD Moving Free COVID-19 Testing Center to Gary A. Voss Project Center
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is moving its free rapid COVID-19 testing station, effective Monday. The new location is the Gary A. Voss Project Center, 5801 Katy Hockley Cut Off Road. The free rapid COVID-19 test is […]
Katy ISD Ranked Eighth on Forbes List of Best Texas Employers
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District has made the list of best employers in Texas, according to Forbes magazine. The district was ranked as the top employer in education and eighth overall on the Texas list. NASA, with […]
