Weekly Warrior

Warrior Community,

Thank you for helping make the first week of school a great success! We appreciate the positive energy, patience, and support from our students, staff, and families as we kicked off the 2026-2027 school year.

As we settle into our routines, please remember that all school policies and procedures will be in full effect beginning Monday, August 17, including tardies, dress code, and personal communication devices. Many important updates and reminders are included in this newsletter, so we encourage everyone to take a few minutes to read through it carefully and stay informed.

Thank you for partnering with us to ensure a safe and successful year for all Warriors! 💛🖤

Monday, August 17th

• Enrichment Bell Schedule

Tuesday, August 18th

• Enrichment Bell Schedule
• Volleyball vs Paetow

Wednesday, August 19th

• Regular Bell Schedule

Thursday, August 20th

• Regular Bell Schedule
• Football Scrimmages - Warrior Field

Friday, August 21st

• Enrichment Bell Schedule

As part of our commitment to maintaining a focused learning environment, per TEA Code 37.082 students are not permitted to have personal communication devices during the instructional school day. Devices must be stored in the students backpack as designated by Katy ISD. A procedure change this year for Jordan High School is that once a students device has been confiscated due to their second device infraction or more, a parent or guardian must come to the campus the next day to retrieve the device. Please note that device pickup is available between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. We appreciate your partnership in reinforcing this expectation and helping students stay engaged in learning.

Personal Communication Devices Includes, but are not limited to: Cell phones, personal laptops, iPads, air pods, headphones, META GLASSES, smart watches & rings, gaming devices, any device that can communicate, etc.

Meta Glasses are not allowed, even if they are prescription glasses. Students will need to have a pair of prescription glasses that do not violate the Personal Communication Device Law.

Parents/Guardians,

Many of our students ride bicycles, scooters, or electric bikes to school, and we want to emphasize the importance of discussing parking lot safety with them.

While on school property, students should stay on the sidewalks, travel at a minimal speed, and avoid cutting through the parking lot. During high-traffic times—such as arrival and dismissal—students should walk their bicycles, scooters, or electric bikes on the sidewalks until they are safely past areas with pedestrian and staff traffic.

Please be aware that any vehicle not allowed on school property could result in disciplinarian actions as stated in the Katy ISD Code of Conduct.

For families who drop off or pick up students, as well as student drivers, please be extra cautious and watch for students walking or riding.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Reminders:

• Students should only be dropped off at the front or back of the school.
• Students are not allowed to be dropped off in the staff parking lot or the bus driveway. Please stay out of this area for arrival and dismissal to make way for our buses.
• Refer to the parking lot map for designated drop-off and pick-up areas.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us maintain a safe environment for all students, staff, and families.

Parents/Guardians,

Please register your student in SMART tag to ensure they are provided with a Route number prior to the start of the school year. To register, parents will need to download the SMART tag app.

As a reminder, students will need to know their ROUTE # as it will not change, while a bus number changes from time to time. Please communicate this with your student and have them save their ROUTE # in their phone. They will need to know their ROUTE # for the first day of school.

Below you will find the JHS AI Use Categories. These categories are designed to help teachers clearly communicate expectations for the appropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in assignments and projects.

The purpose of this framework is to support the responsible and ethical use of AI while ensuring that students continue to engage in the critical thinking, problem-solving, and learning processes that are essential for mastering course content. By identifying the appropriate AI Use Category for each assignment, teachers can provide clear guidance on when and how AI tools may be used.

Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the different categories. Teachers will identify the applicable AI Use Category for assignments and projects throughout the school year. Unless otherwise specified by the teacher, the default expectation is that AI may not be used.

Dear Katy ISD Parents/Guardians and Staff,

As the 2026 – 2027 school year approaches, we'd like to remind you of an upcoming change to school meal prices.

In response to federal regulations and economic impacts, breakfast and lunch prices will increase beginning this school year. While these adjustments are necessary to help us continue providing high-quality, nutritious meals for our students, we understand that any increase can affect a family's budget. That's why we've worked hard to keep meal prices as affordable as possible. In fact, this is the District’s first meal price increase in more than 10 years.

Beginning with the 2026 – 2027 school year:

1. Breakfast at all campuses will increase from $1.25 to $1.50.
2. Elementary lunch will increase from $2.25 to $2.75.
3. Junior high and high school lunch will increase from $2.75 to $3.25.

Please note that these changes do not affect Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) campuses. Students at participating CEP campuses will continue to receive free breakfast and lunch throughout the school year.

Thank you for your understanding and for allowing us to serve your children each day. We remain committed to providing nutritious, high-quality meals that help students learn, grow and thrive.

Katy ISD is grateful for the thousands of volunteers who make a difference in our schools each

year. To help maintain a safe and secure environment for our students and staff, all volunteers

serving on or off campus during or outside the instructional day are required to register annually

through the district's Raptor volunteer management system.

A valid government-issued photo ID and email address are required to complete registration.

Your information will remain confidential and will not be shared outside of the volunteer

program, except for applicants who register as a Community Volunteer (not a parent,

grandparent, or guardian of a current Katy ISD student) or as a KEYS Mentor. For these

volunteer roles, the information required to complete a background check will be shared only

with our authorized background screening provider, JDP.

Once registered and approved, volunteers can:

• Sign up as a campus volunteer by completing the volunteer recruitment form provided by

their campus organization(s) or by contacting the campus volunteer coordinator.

• Track volunteer hours through their volunteer profile for every Katy ISD campus where they

serve.

• Quickly and easily submit individual off-campus volunteer hours.

Volunteer Application – English

Volunteer Application – Spanish

Volunteer Portal – Log Your Hours

Dear Katy ISD Parents/Guardians,

The District has updated its process to assist parents in easily identifying a username and resetting your password.

Username Recovery:

• Visit the Family Technology Resources page on the Katy ISD website.
• Under Password Assistance, select Guardian Username Recovery.
• Enter the email address you used when registering your student(s).
• When the system confirms your email address, your username will be sent to that same email.

Resetting Your Password

• Visit the Family Technology Resources, select Guardian Password Recovery.
• Enter your username, then verify the email address Katy ISD has on file.
• A temporary password will be sent to your email.
• Go to Katyisd.org and log in using the temporary password.
• You will then be prompted to create a new password.

Additional Support
A step-by-step guide for both username recovery and password reset is available on Katy1Source.

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting student success.

Katy ISD