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Katy ISD trustees approve instructional calendars and Merrill Center upgrades; deny Level 3 grievance

Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The board approved the 2027–28 instructional calendar and a calendar amendment (both passed 7–0), approved interior lighting upgrades and new electronic display boards for the Leonard E. Merrill Center (7–0), and voted to deny a Level 3 GF grievance after closed session (7–0).

At their Jan. 20 meeting, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees approved multiple business items, including instructional calendars and capital upgrades, and took one personnel‑related action after closed session.

Consent agenda: Trustees approved a consent agenda covering items 9.1–9.16 with four items pulled for separate consideration (items 9.5, 9.6, 9.13 and 9.14). The motion to approve the consent agenda (with those items removed) passed 7–0.

Instructional calendars (items 9.5 and 9.6): After discussion about impacts on employees designated on 238‑day contracts, comp‑time options and the ways hourly staff could make up days, Trustee Miss Fox moved to approve the 2027–28 instructional calendar (item 9.5); the motion passed…

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