What’s Next?
Here’s a little about what you’ll be seeing over the next few weeks on George Scott Reports… I said in one of my videos that I had accumulated significant information through various public information requests from Katy I.S.D., as well as other government institutions that deliver public and higher education in Texas. Starting tomorrow, we are going to start walking through that...
Week One: Some observations, plus the “why” behind the choice of debut articles
Here are some personal thoughts and answers to some questions about the launch of George Scott Reports last weekend. Read More →
UPDATE: School Board President, Supt. ‘Slam’ Private Citizen Over Ike Issue
When Katy Watchdog member A.D. Muller became aware that Fort Bend County Sheriff Milton Wright’s office had been unsuccessful in gaining Katy I.S.D. approval for a safe haven at Cinco Ranch High School during Hurricane Ike, (see full story here), he says he tried to cut through the red tape before the storm arrived. For his effort, the Katy I.S.D. School Board President told Muller that he might...
Fort Bend Sheriff Sought But Did Not Get KISD Safe Haven During Ike
Fort Bend County Sheriff Milton Wright confirmed Wednesday that his Office’s request to establish a safe haven for his officers during the height of Hurricane Ike failed to develop when officials of Katy I.S.D. were not responsive to the request. Read More →
Gayle Fallon Advises Teachers On Conference Time Rights
The Katy I.S.D. School Board has formally approved a plan to ask the Texas Legislature for changes in state law that would allow the district to force classroom teachers to surrender portions of their individual conference time. According to Gayle Fallon, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, this Legislative initiative is doomed to fail in Austin. During the 2007-08 academic year, the...
What is an ICS classroom? Why does it matter to you?
Issue In Brief: The federal government directs school districts to ‘mainstream’ certain special education students into ‘regular’ education classrooms. Some of these classrooms have sufficient numbers of special education students that the classroom teacher is entitled to a classroom aide. The Challenge: The classroom teacher in these classrooms has an extra burden of responsibility to meet...
School Board Oversight: “Does It Exist?”
The Problem: Typical of many public school systems is the constant initiation of new curriculums and management initiatives, often piled one upon the other with the speed of a popcorn machine at the local theater. Vertical Teams. Differentiated Instruction. Collaboration. KMAC. And the latest here in Katy ISD, the Professional Learning Community. Teachers must ride the waves of these ever-changing...
TAKS, Classroom Grades, and PSAT Scores: The Three Musketeers, or Separated at Birth?
Take note, concerned parents: TAKS scores, classroom grades and PSAT scores — particularly in math courses such as Algebra II–just don’t match up. In a nutshell, this is the finding of a recent statistical analysis of the academic performance of high school math students in Katy I.S.D. Read More →
Day of Silence?
A series of events that transpired in Katy I.S.D. between March 12 and April 21 flew by largely under the radar of the public, but nonetheless raise genuine questions about the standards of communication of Superintendent Alton Frailey and his administration. Parents have the right to be made aware of these questions. The concept of the “Day of Silence” was simple. Student participants...
Superintendent Alton Frailey Sees Lurking ‘Evildoers’
Issue In Brief: KISD Supt. Alton Fraily was recently quoted as stating there is a “politically motivated evil” developing in Katy ISD, and that the community must “innoculate” itself against this “real threat to our community.” The Problem: About whom is this man talking? The Katy Watchdogs? The candidates for school board who opposed the incumbents in the...