Education
BY PATRICIA ORTIZ
Homeschool students now allowed in all Keller ISD UIL Keller ISD’s board of trustees approved a new policy that allows homeschooled students to participate in all University Interscholastic League, or UIL, activities in the district during a regular board meeting Aug. 28. “The resolution and subsequent policy update will be accompanied by strict
NISD seeks approval for new drone course Northwest ISD o cials unanimously approved sending an advanced drone course application to the Texas Education Agency during a regular board meeting Aug. 25. What you need to know The proposed course would be the rst in the state to allow high school students to pilot and y small unmanned aircraft systems, or drones. Donny Pharr, NISD’s aviation and aeronau- tics academy facilitator, said the district’s existing introductory program supports a market need. The State Board of Education approves and denies new course applications from September through April. If the TEA approves the course, NISD will begin o er- ing the course in the 2026-27 school year.
guidelines for participation to ensure there’s minimal additional administrative burden on sta .” CORY WILSON, SUPERINTENDENT
Board trustees John Birt, Heather Washington, Chris Coker and Charles Randklev voted in support of the motion, while trustees Randy Campbell, Jen- nifer Erickson and Chelsea Kelly voted against it. The gist UIL is a program that provides educational extracurricular academic, athletic and music contests for public schools in Texas, according to its website. Trustees who voted in support of the updated policy said it welcomes more people into the community and would not burden the district. Trustees who voted against the updated policy said the district needed more time to consider what it would entail.
The background Randklev said KISD voted unanimously to allow students to participate in UIL athletics last year. New legislation this year changed the process so that districts must opt-out of permitting home- schooled students to participate in UIL activities.
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