By George Slaughter Time ran out on the Texas Legislature passing a virtual school funding bill, state Rep. Mike Schofield said Friday. Schofield, R-Houston, has a district that includes much of the Katy area. He said a virtual school funding bill passed the Senate, but had not reached the House as time ran out on the legislative session. The Texas Legislature meets in regular session for 140 days every two years. Schofield said this year’s […]
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District Seeking Input for a Proposed Virtual High School
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is seeking public input about establishing a virtual high school for the upcoming school year. The district this week will send a virtual high school interest survey by email to parents of current eighth through 11th grade students to gauge interest and get feedback. At Monday’s board of trustees meeting, Superintendent Dr. Ken Gregorski said the “firm belief” was that all students should return to in-person learning […]
Katy ISD Virtual Learning School Registration Opens Monday
By George Slaughter Registration for the Katy Virtual School, an online program that enables students to acquire graduation credits and expand their learning opportunities, begins Monday. Susan Richards, instructional technology e-learning manager for the Katy Independent School District, said the virtual school is different from the Katy Virtual Academy, which is the online learning model implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Katy Virtual School provides online learning that offers a flexible, online experience, which helps […]