HCISD explores District of Innovation designation

Community

samanthsmith on January 31, 2018

Hays CISD officials are currently exploring a designation that could potentially give the district more flexibility when it comes to certain state mandates.

While discussion on becoming a District of Innovation (DOI) is in its infancy, Hays CISD aims to become the second Hays County district to earn that title.

“We are in the very early stages of this, but we have moved from it being just an idea to actually looking at what it will take to become a district of innovation,” Tim Savoy,...

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