Miller Memo

Miller Career & Technology students and parents,

We are just one day away from beginning the 2025 - 2026 school year in Katy ISD! Miller Career & Technology Center staff members are looking forward to welcoming all our new and returning students. Please read below for important back-to-school information.

Kelley Kirila

Principal, MCTC

2025 - 2026 MCTC Bell Schedule

Class Schedules

Beginning today (8/11), students can view their 2025-2026 class schedules in HAC (Home Access Center), including room numbers and teacher names. In past years, many students have looked up their schedules on their phones throughout the first few days of school. With the new personal communications devices rules and procedures, this practice is not going to work. We encourage students to physically write down their schedules on a notebook sheet of paper. Students can also click on the link below and print out a chart on which to jot down their schedules.

When to Report to Miller

When viewing your schedule, look for the classes that list a "M" before the room number and show Miller as the campus. Those are your Miller classes. These classes could be offered during 4 different time slots:

1st & 2nd periods (1st AM Cohort)
1st, 2nd, & 3rd periods (2nd AM Cohort)
1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th periods (3rd AM Cohort)
5th, 6th, & 7th periods (PM Cohort)

If your Miller classes are listed for 1st & 2nd periods (1st AM Cohort), you will report to Miller right away in the morning. 1st period begins at 7:15 AM, so please make sure you have enough time to get into the building and to your class prior to 7:15. Your dismissal/departure time back to your home campus will be 8:54 AM.

If your Miller classes are listed for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd periods (2nd AM Cohort), you will report to Miller right away in the morning. 1st period begins at 7:15 AM, so please make sure you have enough time to get into the building and to your class prior to 7:15. Your dismissal/departure time back to your home campus will be 9:45 AM.

If your Miller classes are listed for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th periods (3rd AM Cohort), you will also report to Miller right away in the morning. 1st period begins at 7:15 AM, so please make sure you have enough time to get into the building and to your class prior to 7:15. Your dismissal/departure time back to your home campus will be 10:40 AM.

If your Miller classes are listed for 5th, 6th, & 7th periods (PM Cohort), you will leave from your home campus and report to Miller during/after your lunch period. 5th period begins at 12:20 PM at Miller, so please make sure you arrive in time to get into the building and to your class prior to 12:20. Your dismissal/departure time for the end of the school day will be 2:45 PM.

Transportation Information - How to get to and from Miller

Students have 3 options to travel to and from Miller Career & Technology Center:

Students may take District-provided bus transportation (Specific route information below.)
Students may drive themselves to and from Miller (See Parking Permit Information below.)
Students may be dropped off and picked up (see locations below).

Bus Transportation - Before and After School

District bus transportation to and from Miller is provided. To find your bus pick-up/drop-off location, you will access the District-wide Bus Map on our homepage. Please note: These pick-up and drop-off locations are not the same as your traditional campus routes.

To search the map : You will type your home address in the "Find address or place" box in the top left corner of the map and search. Your home will appear on the map, and the closest bus stop will show up in the left-hand bar, along with the pick-up and drop-off times for this location.

Please note: These routes are for AM pick-up (bring you to Miller for 1st period) or PM drop-off (take you to neighborhood drop-off from Miller after 7th period) only. Separate shuttle buses run from Miller back to home campuses after 2nd period, 3rd period, and 4th period and from home campuses to Miller 5th period.

Bus Transportation - Shuttles to and from Home Campuses

For our 1st AM Cohort students who ride the bus to Miller (1st - 2nd periods at Miller)

After 2nd period dismissal (8:54 AM), students will exit the building on the Rhodes Stadium side and board a bus to head back to home campus.

For our 2nd AM Cohort students who ride the bus to Miller (1st - 3rd periods at Miller)

After 3rd period dismissal (9:45 AM), students will exit the building on the Rhodes Stadium side and board a bus to head back to home campus

For our 3rd AM Cohort students who ride the bus to Miller (1st - 4th periods at Miller)

After 4th period dismissal (10:40 AM), students will exit the building on the Rhodes Stadium side and board a bus to head back to home campus.

For our PM Cohort students who ride the bus to Miller (5th - 7th periods at Miller)

Please ask an administrator on your campus where the designated pick-up location will be. Make sure you are at the designated spot and ready to board the bus at the times listed below.

Estimated pick-up times are:

11:50 AM - Cinco Ranch, Freeman, Jordan, Morton Ranch, Paetow, Seven Lakes, Taylor, and Tompkins

11:54 AM - Mayde Creek

11:55 AM - Katy

MCTC Parking Permit Purchase for Student Drivers

All students who drive a vehicle to Miller Career & Technology Center (MCTC) must display a MCTC permit on the front lower right (interior passenger side) window. Payment and application for a permit is required BEFORE driving to MCTC.

Instructions:

Pay the $10.00 permit fee through Pay 'N Go. Write down your confirmation number.
Complete the 25-26 Parking Permit Request form (form requires uploading a copy of student's valid Texas Driver License, proof of current insurance for the vehicle, and Pay 'N Go confirmation #).

2025 - 2026 MCTC Driving and Parking Guidelines

Student Parking Permit Pick-up

Students who have already paid the $10.00 parking permit fee through Pay N’ Go and have completed the Google form have one more opportunity to pick up their parking permits from the MCTC Old Town Bistro:

Monday, August 11th from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Students who are unable to pick up their parking permits today will be able to pick them up the first week of school while at Miller.

2025 - 2026 Parent Lane Pick-up Process

As required by Texas House Bill 1481, Miller Career & Technology Center will prohibit student use of personal communication devices during the school day (beginning at 7:10 AM through 2:45 PM), including passing periods and lunches. Personal communication devices include, but are not limited to, devices such as cell phones, smartwatches, tablets, Meta glasses, headphones, and any other electronic device capable of telecommunication or digital communication.

Students are permitted to bring devices to school, but they must be powered off and stored securely out of sight, in a backpack. Students may use personal communication devices before the instructional day begins (7:10 AM) and after dismissal (2:45 PM).