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Mother Of Kilpatrick Students Asks KISD Board To Reconsider Bond Issue
The mother of three children attending Kilpatrick Elementary School has released an open letter about the upcoming bond election she sent to the Katy ISD Board of Trustees and Superintendent Alton Frailey.
In her letter, Darcy Kahrhoff implored trustees to reconsider their decision to put the $459.7 million bond issue on the November ballot, calling the [...]
City Appoints Committee To Evaluate Social Service Center Building Proposals
26. August 2010
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The City of Katy took another major step in the construction of a new social service center by appointing a special design build selection committee to oversee the construction process.
The committee will evaluate qualifications of firms interested in designing and building the facility, and then recommend to city council which firm should ultimately be selected.
Members [...]
West Oaks Mall To Host KHOU Channel 11 ‘Spirit of Texas’ Blood Drive
26. August 2010
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West Oaks Mall will be the site of tomorrow’s KHOU Channel 11 “Spirit of Texas” Blood Drive.
More than 1,000 blood donations are needed daily to help patients in the Texas Gulf Coast region, according to the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, and every donation can help save as many as three lives.
All who donate or [...]
Scott: Cursory Board Adoption Of New District Grading Policy ‘Despicable’
26. August 2010
Local education analyst George Scott has taken the Katy ISD Board of Trustees to task over their adoption of a new grading policy for the school district, calling board members’ approval of the critical policy without substantive public discussion “despicable.”
Trustees adopted the new grading policy as part of Tuesday’s school board consent agenda.
The new grading [...]
Fort Bend ESD No. 4 And Fulshear-Simonton Fire Department Hosts Second CERT Training Class
26. August 2010
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The Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 4 and the Fulshear – Simonton Fire Department recently hosted their second Community Emergency Response Team training for the communities of Fulshear, Simonton and Weston Lakes.
Seventeen local residents completed the training earlier this month.
Weston Lakes Alderman Cliff Aldrich and Simonton Councilman Lou Boudreaux – emergency management coordinators [...]
Katy ISD Board Adopts New Grading Policy, Schools To Have Retest Procedures
26. August 2010
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The Katy ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday night adopted a new grading policy that allows Katy ISD schools to have a redo/retest procedure.
The board adopted the policy as a part of the board meeting’s consent agenda.
According to the district, it adopted the policy in response to Senate Bill 2033. That legislation stated Texas school districts [...]
Fort Bend Deputies Donate Back Packs, School Supplies To Area Schools
26. August 2010
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The Fort Bend County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, in partnership with the Ya Ya Divas community service group, recently delivered more than 315 backpacks, as well as other school supplies, to children and teachers at several area elementary schools.
The donations were given to Meyer Elementary, Beasley Elementary and Deaf Smith Elementary.
In an effort to raise money [...]
Brookshire City Council Approves Automated Waste Collection System
25. August 2010
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After almost a year of discussion, the Brookshire City Council has approved a proposal from Republic Waste to convert the city to an automated garbage collection system.
Council members approved the move on a 3-1 vote with Alderwoman Kim Branch opposing the move.
The changeover to the new system is now scheduled to take place Oct. 1, [...]
Katy ISD’s Frailey Named Region IV Superintendent Of The Year
25. August 2010
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Even as controversy continued swirl over Katy ISD Superintendent Alton Frailey’s controversial comments during a recent orientation session for district staffers, the Texas Region IV Education Service Center named Frailey as its “Superintendent of the Year.”
The announcement of Frailey’s selection came during Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
Dr. Bill McKinney, executive director for Region IV, called [...]
Katy ISD Welcomes WoodCreek JH Eighth-Grader As District’s 60,000th Student
25. August 2010
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Katy ISD celebrated a milestone this morning as it welcomed the district’s 60,000th student, Shelby Coleman, an eighth-grader at WoodCreek Junior High.
Superintendent Alton Frailey and WoodCreek Junior High Principal Patti Shafer welcomed Coleman and her parents in a special ceremony at the school.
“We recently moved from Florida to Katy for a job opportunity,” said Greg [...]
City Council Takes No Action On Katyland Neighborhood ‘No Parking’ Request
25. August 2010
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The Katy City Council took no action Monday on a request from some Katyland residents to restrict parking along 11th Street.
The Katyland Community Improvement Association had asked for “No Parking” signs to be erected along 11th Street because students attending Katy ISD’s Opportunity Awareness Center, Miller Career Center and Raines High School were parking along [...]
Residents Blast Katy ISD Trustees Over Bond Issue, Tea Party Event Snub
25. August 2010
The upcoming Katy ISD bond issue was the hottest topic at Tuesday’s school board meeting, but none of discussion came from trustees.
A series of speakers took to the podium during the “open forum” portion of the meeting to admonish board members for their failure to respond to an invitation by the Katy Tea Party Patriots [...]
Waller County JP Sentenced To Probation In Federal Bribery Case
25. August 2010
Waller County Justice of the Peace DeWayne Charleston has been sentenced to five years probation on federal bribery charges.
Under terms of the plea bargain, Charleston will avoid any jail time.
He could have received up to five years in jail and a fine of $250,000.
Charleston becomes the third Waller County official to plead guilty in the [...]
26. August 2010
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