By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) employees will get an extra $750 next month.   Employees have told the district that this year has been challenging, especially for those who have worked longer hours because of staff shortages. Knowing that, the trustees unanimously...

By Brittany Anderson Final details are being made for Hays CISD’s 15th elementary school, scheduled to open in August 2022 around the Sunfield neighborhood of Buda. The school was approved by voters in the 2021 bond. In August 2021, the board impaneled a 14-member Attendance Boundary Rezoning Commit...

Staff Report When they head into their third year of varsity-level competition next fall, Johnson Jaguar athletic, academic and music programs could very well take things to the next level.   Harboring an enrollment hovering just above 2,400 students, Johnson High School might rise to the Conference...

The Hays CISD Administrators, members of the district's Facilities and Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) and Hays CISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school students toured the progress at the Elementary School No. 15 construction site Monday. Guiding the tour were representatives from Bart...

The Dripping Springs High School Tiger Marching Band advanced to the UIL State Marching Contest after finishing in third place at the Area D competition in Pflugerville. The Tiger Band has now qualified for seven of the last eight state competitions. At the area contest, the band placed first in the...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS -— Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) is considering giving all employees a bonus this year.   As the district still faces staffing shortages, the trustees considered an employee incentive resolution on Oct. 25. Last December, the board approved a lump sum payment of $5...

By Brittany Anderson Hays CISD high school bands are getting a few much-needed upgrades after years without the proper space and equipment necessary for marching band practices and competitions. Following rounds of applause, the Hays CISD school board unanimously approved Oct. 25 the purchase of a t...

By Brittany Anderson An aerospace program that has seen students go work for NASA, SpaceX and other space travel industries is being considered for Johnson High School (JHS). Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright presented board members with information regarding SystemsGo during the agenda revie...

STAFF REPORT HAYS CISD — Hays CISD named the committee responsible for redistricting the single-member election map. Law requires HCISD redraw bounderies of its single-member trustee election districts based on the 2020 Census data. Members of the HCISD Redistricting Advisory Committee include Jeff ...

Staff Report HAYS CISD -- Hays CISD will soon create a new elementary school attendance zone that will accommodate the 15th elementary school added to the district. Located in the Sunfield subdivision, the new campus will open in August 2022. The HCISD Board of Trustees approved a committee of 14 re...