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Katy ISD outlines teacher planning best practices, protection of planning time

5839028 · August 25, 2025
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District assistant superintendents presented a summary of teacher planning and preparation practices intended to protect planning time, increase collaboration and use professional learning communities; trustees asked for continued quarterly reviews and raised concerns about teacher workload in specials and arts.

Katy Independent School District administrators presented a districtwide summary of teacher planning and preparation practices during the Aug. 25 board meeting, describing protected planning days, extended planning blocks and teacher-driven collaboration as central to instructional quality. Deb Hubbell, assistant superintendent for school leadership, told trustees that planning time "is not merely a contractual entitlement, but a professional necessity," and listed practices gathered from campus leaders that districts are using to preserve planning time,…

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