Dear Katy ISD Parents and Guardians,

Next Wednesday, March 5, in partnership with Crime Stoppers the Legacy Parent Academy will host a webinar on Cyber Safety and Human Trafficking Awareness.

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 6 – 7 p.m.
Webinar Link: Join Webinar

We invite you to Join Crime Stoppers for a virtual webinar on protecting students from online dangers. Learn how to have tough, but essential conversations about cyber safety and the link to human trafficking. Experts will break down real examples of “grooming tactics” and “direct messages” used by predators—helping you recognize vital warning signs to safeguard your student.

Don’t miss this essential session on keeping your student safe online!

Katy ISD

In accordance with Texas Education Code 28.004 and House Bill 1525, 4th and 5th grade students will receive instruction on the required health Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) specific to human growth and development.

Under Texas statute, parents must provide written consent for their 4th and 5th grade student(s) to participate in lessons that address the topics of human growth and development.

On Monday, February 3, 2025, parents/guardians of 4th and 5th grade students will receive detailed information via email regarding viewing the associated lessons and the process for recording their decision for their student to participate in the lessons.

Outlined below are the timeframes for the parent consent process and the scheduled instructional periods:

Parent Opt-In Window: February 3rd – March 7th

Instruction Window: April 7th – May 22nd

Big thank you to our PTA for funding REFLEX Math (grades 2-5) and FRAX (grades 3-5) to help our students grow in their mathematical fluency. You can learn more about REFLEX at https://reflex.explorelearning.com/about/explore-reflex and FRAX at https://frax.explorelearning.com/ .

Teachers are sending a parent letter with details on how you, as a parent, can sign up for a parent account. The parent account will allow you to monitor your student's progress.

Just a few things to know:

1. Students can log into their account from the mykaty cloud.
2. Please only allow the student whose name is on the account to use it as it adjusts to what they know. No sharing of an account.
3. This does not replace Dreambox. Dreambox is a district-required program.
4. Students should work towards 3 or more greenlights each week.