Katy Edition | February 2023

EDUCATION BRIEFS

News from Katy ISD

Approving the formation of a 2023 Community Bond Advisory Committee was the first step in an over eight-month process to prepare a bond proposal for the Katy ISD board of trustees. If approved, a 2023 bond will be placed on the ballot in November.

JOURNEY TO A BOND PROPOSAL

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

AUGUST

• Board reviews enrollment projections, explores 2023 bond • Committee chair identified

• CBAC membership application made public (Feb. 1-15) • CBAC members selected

• First CBAC

• Committee brings board bond recommendation • Community information campaign on bond begins

• Deadline to call November bond election

meeting held

HIGHLIGHTS KATY ISD At a school board meeting Jan. 23, trustees approved the instructional calendar for the 2024-25 school year. KISD will observe Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day. The school district will also continue providing one week off for Thanksgiving, two weeks for winter break and one week off for spring break. Development of the district’s calendar follows weeks of community feedback from more than 16,000 participants within the KISD boundaries, according to a Jan. 23 news release from the district. Katy ISD board of trustees meets Feb. 27 at 6301 S. Stadium Lane, Katy. Meetings are livestreamed at www.katyisd.org. MEETINGS WE COVER

SOURCE: KATY ISD/ COMMUNITY IMPACT

District forms committee ahead of possible bond KATY ISD Initial discussions have begun in Katy ISD about the district holding a bond referendum in November. The bond is in anticipation of the district’s continued increase in enrollment, which is expected to hit over 100,000 students by 2027, officials said. BY ASIA ARMOUR

recommended bond package for the board’s consider- ation. The 2017 and 2020 voter-approved bonds also had 150-member bond committees to craft the packages. “Our community has established a three-year bond cycle to build new schools, renovate older campuses, and provide for safety and technology upgrades when needed,” board President Greg Schulte said in a news release. “With the continued fast growth in our northwest quadrant, our board believes it is important to move forward with the formation of a CBAC this spring to get ahead of the population boom that will inevitably impact our classrooms and learning.” Per the 2023 CBAC charter, the members will be reflective of the diverse skills, backgrounds, cultures and geographic regions within the Katy community. Members will include trustees’ nominees; previous bond committee members; teachers, principals and students; and local organizations.

At a Jan. 23 school board meeting, members approved the formation of a 2023 Community Bond Advisory Committee and its committee charter, the first step in putting a bond to a vote. The motion passed unanimously. KISD Chief Communications Officer Andrea Grooms and Chief Operations Officer Ted Vierling said the committee will assess existing and future capital needs as well as safety, technology and transportation. The committee, which will comprise up to 150 members who live within the district’s boundary, would provide a

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