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Katy ISD seeks board certification of instructional materials allotment; staff details $12M in purchases and renewals
Summary
District staff requested board approval to certify provision of instructional materials for 2025–26; staff outlined roughly $930,000 for new materials, $5.6M for renewing online licenses and $5.4M for final payment on an eight‑year science adoption, with an expected allotment of about $16M for the coming biennium.
Katy Independent School District officials briefed trustees on the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment (IMTA) and requested board approval to certify that students will have access to required instructional materials for the 2025–26 school year.
Nakia Coy, Executive Director of Federal Programs and External Funding, told the board the IMTA is a per‑student allotment funded every two years and that the district began its selection process in November, using review teams and community feedback. Coy said the district selected new materials for a set of secondary and CTE courses — including AP Biology, French II, reading electives and CTE courses in engineering, manufacturing, cybersecurity and marketing — at an estimated cost of about $930,000.
Coy said an estimated $5.6 million will be spent to renew current online textbook licenses and approximately $5.4 million will be used to make a final payment on an eight‑year science adoption approved last year. Together those items total just under $12 million; the district expects an allotment of roughly $16 million this fall for the 2025–26 biennium.
Why it matters: Every Texas school district must certify annually to the State Board of Education and the commissioner that students have access to instructional materials covering the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Trustees asked questions about how many hard copies are purchased versus digital licenses and how the district manages license renewals.
Coy told trustees that the district generally maintains classroom sets and one‑to‑one digital access; for some elementary grades consumable materials remain 1:1. She said staff try to limit buying hard copies when digital licenses suffice, but the district still incurs recurring license costs. Coy also described the public review process: materials are available online and campuses host in‑person previews during business hours (with some late nights) so teachers, parents and community members can examine the actual materials before adoption.
The presentation concluded with staff asking trustees to certify the district’s provision of instructional materials — a routine annual action required by state rule — and to approve the recommended materials so the district can proceed with purchases and license renewals.
The board did not record a formal vote during the work study session; staff will include the certification and adoption for action at an upcoming regular meeting.
