A $60,000 budget increase is the amount Fuentes Elementary leaders feel is needed to further the goal of becoming a fine arts focused campus.

The request, given to the district Feb. 18, calls for Fuentes to receive $80,000 for its fine arts programs in fiscal year 2020. Hays CISD officials begin crafting its budget for FY 2020 in March.

Regina Butcher, Fuentes Elementary principal, said $20,000 budgeted for fine arts programs in FY 2019 was a “great starting place,” but the monies were...