One item from the $840.6 million bond recommendation includes a 1:1 student-device ratio, which Katy ISD Community Bond Advisory Committee members said would ensure students have access to necessary classroom resources. (Courtesy Pexels)
One item from the $840.6 million bond recommendation includes a 1:1 student-device ratio, which Katy ISD Community Bond Advisory Committee members said would ensure students have access to necessary classroom resources. (Courtesy Pexels)
A potential bond package totaling $840.6 million was finalized at the Katy ISD Community Bond Advisory Committee meeting April 18. The previous bond issued by the district was a $676.2 million package in 2021.
The Katy ISD Community Bond Advisory Committee met four times between March 29 and April 18. (Courtesy Katy ISD)
Per a press release from the district, the package was designed to avoid a tax rate increase for property owners. Items that inform the bond’s price tag include:
Renovations at multiple aging Katy ISD schools and facilities
A technology plan that would incorporate a 1:1 student-to-device ratio
Safety and security improvements that exceed the state’s minimum standard
This recommendation is set to go before the school board at a May 15 meeting.
At their final meeting, CBAC members reviewed bond language and opinion poll data to hone in on messaging for the bond. (Courtesy Katy ISD)
Items must be organized into propositions, per state law requirements for bond language included on the ballot. At their final meeting, CBAC members reviewed opinion poll data to hone in on messaging for the marketing of the bond.
“It’s important that the community understand the ballot language and what each proposition stands for,” CBAC Chair Alejandro Avendano said in the press release.
Board members will have until August to call for a bond referendum for the November election.
Asia joined Community Impact in February 2022. As a features reporter, she covers the South Houston area, including the Heights-River Oaks-Montrose, Bellaire-Meyerland-West University, Katy-Fulshear, Sugar Land-Missouri City, the Bay Area, and Pearland-Friendswood editions. She studied journalism and creative writing at Missouri State University. Before relocating to Texas, Asia was a reporter for the Seattle Medium, one of the city's eldest African American publications. When she's not writing, she's likely trying a new restaurant, practicing self-care or traveling.
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