Katy Independent School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
1 h 48 min · 0 public speakers
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Cicely TaylorMember
- Dawn ChampagneVice-President
- Rebecca FoxMember
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Katy ISD trustees brainstorm priorities for fall strategic plan refresh 2:31
- No action was taken, and the board did not go into closed session. 1:31
- The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees spent its meeting on a strategic planning workshop led by an executive facilitator from Engage to Learn. 1:54
- A presenter said a strategic plan refresh would reflect on progress from '24 to '26, identify critical opportunities for the next 2 years and not recreate the mission, vision, beliefs, call to action or goals. 15:24
- Rebecca Fox described more opportunities for students when they leave school, and other participants raised stalling enrollment and technology and AI. 55:08
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Item by item (6)
- Opening and public comment 0:04
- The presiding officer called the special meeting to order at 5:21 PM on Monday, August 31st, 2026, and noted a quorum was present. 0:04
- The presiding officer said no one signed up to speak at public comment. 1:16
- The board did not go into the closed session listed on the agenda and took no action from it. 1:31
- Strategic planning process overview 1:31
- The facilitator said Engage to Learn works in over 300 districts nationwide and only works with public schools. 3:35
- A video said 81 specific results have been identified and realized through the district's strategic planning process, with updated plans in 2021 and during the 2024 school year. 11:02
- The facilitator said a community survey would go out the week of September 14th through 28th, the committee would meet October 14th and October 28th, and results would be reported to the board November 9th. 15:24
- Board reflections on plan progress 15:24
- One board member said there would be opportunities in going deeper into college, career and military readiness to prepare students to make a living wage. 29:44
- One board member said technology changes rapidly and described a concern that the district does not do enough to stay on top of it. 30:06
- A speaker said nothing in the district's goals specifically addresses student outcomes and raised setting student achievement as a focus. 38:07
- Critical issues and opportunities share-out 40:47
- One board member called for more opportunities for students after graduation, including programs at the old Raines building, and said the water program hired 15 students. 55:08
- One board member said programs such as the water program and CDL training have not been expensive for the district. 57:54
- Other speakers raised stalling enrollment, marketing the district and offering students the opportunity to earn an associate's degree. 59:47
- Next steps and committee nominations 1:42:15
- Upcoming meetings and adjournment 1:47:12
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