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Katy Independent School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

3 h 15 min · 16 public speakers

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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Lance RedmonPresident
  3. Cicely TaylorMember
  4. Jim DavidsonMember
  5. James CrossSecretary
  6. Nathan ShipleyMember
  7. Rebecca FoxMember
  8. Dawn ChampagneVice-President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Katy ISD board approves class size waiver application for elementary campuses 3:12:13

  • Board members recognized a trustee who is retiring after more than 20 years on the board, and Lance Redmon said it would be that trustee's last board meeting. 15:17
  • Several speakers at public comment raised kindergarten class sizes, traffic safety near an elementary school and a required reading book. 57:29
  • The board heard reports on House Bill 3 goals and targets, Innovative Pathways and survey results on an Elementary 49 attendance boundary modification. 1:42:51
  • The board approved the consent agenda and, in a separate vote, a class size waiver application, both by 7 to 0. 3:01:41

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and pledges 0:06
    • Lance Redmon called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM, and a staff member confirmed compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. 0:06
    • A fifth grade student led the pledges and spoke about the student's elementary school, and a high school show choir performed the national anthem. 0:33
  2. Recognition of Scouts 11:08
    • Lance Redmon invited Scouts in the audience to come forward and share their grade, troop and the badges they were working on. 11:08
    • Several Scouts said they were working on the Citizenship in the Community merit badge. 14:30
  3. Recognition of retiring trustee 15:17
    • Lance Redmon said a trustee who has served for over 20 years is retiring, will continue to serve through the middle of October and was attending a last board meeting. 15:42
    • Cicely Taylor, Jim Davidson and Nathan Shipley thanked the retiring trustee for service to the district. 17:25
    • Rebecca Fox said the community trusted them with a board seat in 2004, and that enrollment had grown from 38,000 students to around 95,000 and schools from 34 to 80. 39:15
  4. Public comment on agenda items 54:54
    • A speaker at public comment said kindergarten classes at the speaker's school began the year with 28 to 29 students, above the 22-student class size limit. 57:29
    • Another speaker asked the board to remove Chromebooks from elementary schools, push back school start times and make English literacy the district's top priority, and several speakers thanked the retiring trustee. 1:03:40
    • A second speaker read a statement asking for manageable kindergarten class size caps and additional paraprofessional support. 1:15:33
  5. Public comment on non-agenda items 1:18:41
    • Other speakers raised incomplete transcripts for students transferring into the district, profanity in a required English 2 book and the unweighted status of credit by examination. 1:18:54
    • Two speakers at public comment raised traffic safety near Winborn Elementary and asked for a crossing guard, an extended no parking zone and no U-turn signs. 1:25:04
    • Students asked the board to add DECA as a sponsored club and said they would be willing to self-fund it. 1:40:31
  6. House Bill 3 goals and targets 1:42:51
    • A district staff member said the share of students meeting or exceeding standards on third grade reading STAAR is set to rise from 64% in 2024 to 66% in 2029, and was 62% in 2026. 1:48:24
    • Dawn Champagne asked who sets the student group targets, and the staff member said they are federal targets given to the district. 1:52:29
    • Jim Davidson asked about the 10-point 2027 targets, and the staff member said one group's increase came to about 147 students district-wide divided by 80 schools. 2:00:02
  7. Innovative Pathways presentation 2:07:45
    • A staff member said a new OAC building will open next school year and the current OAC is to become an expansion of CTE programs at Miller. 2:22:16
    • Another staff member said Legacy Virtual High School can now accept voucher money as a marketplace vendor and the district has 3 partnerships with other schools and districts. 2:23:17
    • Nathan Shipley asked whether Miller programs are waitlisted, and a staff member said some are, with lab space limiting enrollment. 2:36:04
  8. Education foundation annual report 2:39:19
    • A speaker presenting the report said the foundation has awarded more than $4.5 million in teacher grants reaching over 650,000 students since its inception. 2:40:16
    • The speaker presenting the report said the foundation awarded $550,000 for classroom projects across the district in the past year. 2:41:17
  9. Elementary 49 boundary survey results 2:45:50
    • The chief communications officer said about 30 people took a follow-up survey and 53% selected Option 2, and that the survey remains open until the first week of October. 2:46:05
    • The chief communications officer said the survey went to 571 parents with a 29% response rate, with about 46% supporting and about 41% not supporting the original proposal. 2:46:59
    • One board member said Option 2 seemed like the best one from a practicality standpoint. 2:57:06
  10. Consent agenda 3:00:43
    • Cicely Taylor asked that item 8.6 be removed from the consent agenda for further discussion. 3:01:17
    • A motion was made to approve consent agenda items 8.1 through 8.11 except item 8.6. 3:01:28
    • Lance Redmon announced the motion passed 7 to 0. 3:01:41
  11. Elementary class size waiver 3:01:41
    • A staff member said the district is requesting 47 class size waivers out of approximately 1,700 class sections, with 35 over by 1 student, 9 over by 2 and 3 over by 3. 3:03:01
    • Jim Davidson asked when staff moves would be in place, and the staff member said the deadline is the first day of the second 9 weeks. 3:05:54
    • Cicely Taylor moved to approve the item, and Lance Redmon said Jim Davidson seconded. 3:11:52
    • Lance Redmon announced the motion passed 7 to 0. 3:12:32
  12. Committee update and adjournment 3:12:32
    • James Cross said the academic committee hopes to bring a plan to the board next month. 3:12:55
    • Lance Redmon said the next regular board meeting will be Monday, October 26th, 2026, and adjourned the meeting at 9:25 PM. 3:14:28

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