A former Hays CISD educator and administrator has been tabbed as the next Chief Human Resources Officer in the district. Marivel Sedillo, who had previously worked as a teacher in Hays CISD for 16 years, was named as the Chief HR Officer April 22, filling a vacancy left after the abrupt departure of former HR officer Jim Baker in early March.

Baker, who had been hired by the district in March 2018, resigned after an employee within the district filed a complaint based on the “culture, clim...