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Katy ISD trustees approve instructional calendars and Merrill Center upgrades; deny Level 3 grievance
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 7–0. Trustee Miss Champagne moved to approve item 9.6 (an amendment selecting option C); that motion also passed 7–0. In discussion, Superintendent Dr. Grigorski explained that historically 238‑day employees are expected to make up days through a variety of mechanisms (comp time, using vacation or personal days, or coming into district facilities on non‑instructional days) and that changing the salary basis would be an alternative with budget implications.
Merrill Center capital projects (items 9.13 and 9.14): Trustees discussed funding sources for improvements at the Leonard E. Merrill Center and clarified that certain TRS/TIRS 'waterfall' funds are geographically restricted and intended for capital projects within a defined boundary. The board approved interior lighting upgrades (item 9.13) and replacement of the electronic display boards (item 9.14) for the Merrill Center; both motions passed 7–0.
Closed session and grievance (Level 3 GF grievance): The board convened in closed session under the Texas Government Code and reconvened in open session at 9:05 p.m. A trustee moved to deny the Level 3 GF grievance (GF‑25‑012), thereby upholding prior hearing‑officer decisions; the motion passed 7–0.
Motions and recorded outcomes (as provided on keypad votes): - Consent agenda (items 9.1–9.16 except 9.5, 9.6, 9.13, 9.14): moved by Miss Fox; seconded; passed 7–0. - Item 9.5 (2027–28 instructional calendar): moved by Miss Fox; passed 7–0. - Item 9.6 (calendar amendment, option C): moved by Miss Champagne; seconded; passed 7–0. - Item 9.13 (interior lighting upgrades, Leonard E. Merrill Center): moved by Miss Champagne; passed 7–0. - Item 9.14 (replacement of electronic display boards, Leonard E. Merrill Center): moved and seconded; passed 7–0. - Denial of Level 3 GF grievance (GF‑25‑012): motioned and seconded in open session after closed meeting; passed 7–0.
The board captured several follow‑up requests for information and scheduled future meetings: a board work‑study on Feb. 16, 2026, and the next regular meeting on Feb. 23, 2026.
Sources: meeting motions, discussion and keypad vote tallies recorded during the Jan. 20, 2026 Katy ISD Board of Trustees meeting.
