In a 5-1 decision, the Katy ISD board of trustees voted to approve a resolution initiating the process of designating KISD as a District of Innovation at its Sept. 26 meeting. George Scott was the only trustee to vote against the resolution.
The board hosted a subsequent public hearing Oct. 18 to receive community input.
At the hearing, KISD Superintendent Lance Hindt identified a flexible school calendar, eliminating the position of campus behavior coordinator and removing the certification requirement for instructors as the district’s three proposed exemptions from state law should KISD become a DOI.
Hindt said he believes the three exemptions would be the most beneficial to KISD.
