Katy Independent School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
1 h 25 min · 6 public speakers
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- James CrossSecretary
- Dawn ChampagneVice-President
- Lance RedmonPresident
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Katy ISD board approves superintendent's annual evaluation on 4-3 vote 1:16:33
- A district staff member presented on the new addition to the district's STEAM center, and high school robotics teams spoke about their robots. 28:21
- Speakers at public comment raised the closure of the German program at Cinco Ranch and Katy high schools, employee health care options and a State Board of Education reading list. 1:00:03
- The board approved the superintendent's annual evaluation 4 to 3 and approved the consent agenda and new instructional materials, each 7 to 0. 1:16:21
Item by item (9)
- Opening and student leader 0:04
- Recognitions 12:30
- City of Katy officials presented a proclamation naming May 4th through May 8th, 2026, as Teacher Appreciation Week in the City of Katy. 12:43
- A district fine arts official said the Jordan High School NJZ String Quartet earned first place in the string division of the 2026 UIL State Instrumental Chamber Music Competition. 18:55
- James Cross said Jordan High School opened in fall of 2020, serves more than 3,000 students and earned an A rating from the Texas Education Agency. 22:15
- STEAM center expansion and robotics 27:43
- A district staff member said the center's new addition is open, allowing every 7th grader a full-day field trip and nearly doubling summer camp offerings. 28:21
- A staff member said the world competition runs April 29th to May 2nd at the George R. Brown Convention Center. 43:47
- Dawn Champagne thanked the community for supporting the bonds that made the expansion possible, and the staff member estimated the center serves about 16,000 children each year. 46:53
- Public comment 55:11
- Other speakers thanked the board for supporting robotics, spoke against a State Board of Education reading list and asked the board to prioritize educators and transparency. 58:14
- Another speaker asked the district to expand and improve health care options for employees, including broader provider networks. 1:01:58
- A speaker at public comment asked the board to reconsider employing a German teacher at Cinco Ranch and Katy high schools, saying 106 students had enrolled in German at Cinco for next year. 1:06:01
- Superintendent annual evaluation 1:14:32
- Trustee continuing education report 1:16:21
- Lance Redmon said state law requires the district to report continuing education hours for sitting trustees annually and reported which trustees had exceeded the required hours and which trustee was incomplete. 1:16:21
- Consent agenda 1:16:21
- Instructional materials for next school year 1:18:31
- Dawn Champagne asked about the cost difference between the two highest-rated math resources and whether cost was a factor in the choice. 1:18:48
- A staff member said the two resources scored close and the one selected cost close to $1 million less, though cost was not the only reason. 1:19:16
- Another speaker said adopting Savas K-12 brings a 15% discount annually. 1:20:40
- Lance Redmon announced that the motion to approve the instructional materials for the 2026-2027 school year passed 7 to 0. 1:21:31
- Future meetings 1:21:31
- Lance Redmon said the next work study meeting will be Monday, May 4th, 2026, and the next regular meeting Monday, May 11th, 2026. 1:22:03
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