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Speakers ask KATY ISD to excuse college/MEPS absences, provide dyscalculia training and recognize Eid al‑Fitr
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked trustees to revise policies for juniors and seniors attending official college visits or MEPS appointments, to offer dyscalculia professional development for teachers and to recognize Eid al‑Fitr as a district holiday or excused absence.
Three community requests were presented during the public‑comment portion of the May 12 KATY ISD board meeting: a teacher asked the board to formally excuse certain college‑visit and military processing absences that affect exam exemptions; a math teacher requested district professional development on dyscalculia; and a student requested the district recognize Eid al‑Fitr as an official school holiday.
Jennifer Skinner, a Taylor High School statistics teacher, asked the board to revise the district’s exam exemption…
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