Green Trails Estates May 2018

Beginning this fall, Katy ISD campuses will transition to a multi-bell
schedule. However, criteria for transportation eligibility will remain
the same. Elementary students residing outside of a ½-mile radius of
their school and secondary students outside of a 1-mile radius, will
continue to be eligible for transportation services.
The 2018-19 transportation model will include four groups that will
begin and dismiss at different times of the school day. Elementary
campuses will be divided in two groups. Elementary Group 1 will
begin school at 8 AM and dismiss at 3:20 PM and Elementary Group 2
will begin at 8:20 AM and dismiss at 3:40 PM. All junior high campuses
will begin at 8:45 AM and dismiss at 3:55 PM. High school start and
dismissal times (7:25 AM - 2:35 PM) will remain unchanged.
Katy ISD’s Transportation Department established routes and pairing
elementary schools to determine which campuses will be included
in Elementary Group 1 and Elementary Group 2. Information on the
start and end times for each elementary campus was presented to the
Board of Trustees at the Regular Meeting on April 23, 2018.
We greatly appreciate the guidance of our parents and community
as the 2018-19 model was developed over these past few months.
This model will allow the District to provide the same level of service
to families in 2018-19 while enabling us to utilize our drivers more
efficiently, as well as address safety concerns in areas of the District
that are becoming increasingly congested.
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KATY ISD ANNOUNCES KICKOFF OF
BOND 2017 CONSTRUCTION
RESIDENTS VOTED FOR IT.
NOW IT’ IS TIME TO BUILD IT!!
Katy Independent School District is kicking off the construction of
its 2017 bond projects. The community is now invited to witness the
process every step of the way through its newly designed, Build the
Legacy website. In it, the public can obtain project information, see
designs, track the status of construction and witness the progress of
various projects as they advance.
“I’m excited to see each project come to fruition for our students and
staff at Katy ISD,” said Lance Hindt, Superintendent of Katy ISD. “The
future is being built right before our eyes and we couldn’t have done it
without our community.”
The voter-approved $609.2 MM bond includes six new schools
(one high school, two junior highs and three elementary schools).
Additionally, it also covered a comprehensive renovation to Fielder
Elementary School and some much-needed improvements to 61 of
our campuses. Ninety-one (91%) of the bond is for school facilities and
9% is for technology and infrastructure such as buses, portables and
storage tank replacements.
A Community Bond Advisory Committee, which consisted of parents,
students, community leaders, representatives of faith-based
organizations and business owners dedicated several months to
analyzing a facilities plan for the district.
Katy ISD is considered the second fastest growing school district in
Texas and was recently recognized by Niche, a ranking and review
organization for K-12 schools, as the best school district in the Houston
Metro Area.
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May 2018 | Green Trails III / Green Trails Estates