The three largest school districts in Hays County are expected to receive tens of millions of dollars in additional funding for teacher pay raises following the signing of House Bill (HB) 3 by Governor Greg Abbott. HB 3, the public school finance bill, ensures an additional $11.6 billion in public s...

History could be made this summer as Wimberley ISD officials break ground on the state’s first school aimed at reducing groundwater usage by 90%.  Experts are hoping the school will set a precedent for other districts around the country, especially in environmentally sensitive regions, to implement ...

A longtime Hays CISD educator and administrator has been tabbed to lead the pack at Lehman High.     On Monday, Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved hiring Karen Zuniga, current principal at Science Hall Elementary, as the next Lehman High principal, according to a press release. Zuniga will fill th...

Courtesy photo Play Ball A handful of future Tiger baseball players take instruction during Dripping Springs ISD’s annual Coach Chris Payne’s baseball camp.   Courtesy photo Sheariously sheepish Participants in the DSISD sheep and goat camp help take care of an animal.       Photo by Exsar Arguello ...

A Kyle area Montessori school’s plan to rezone for expansion got the green light from city leadership May 21, despite a few bumps in the road.  By a 7-0 vote on first and final reading, the Kyle City Council May 21 approved rezoning property that houses La Casa de Bambini, also known as the Montesso...

Earlier this month, the Blanco Vista Elementary School 1st and 2nd grade students selected 10 books to keep forever. In addition, they also added a summer comprehension packet to their tote bag of books to work on over the summer. On “Meet the Teacher Night,” the students will turn in their reading ...

During the 2019 school year, Fuentes Elementary Aiden Minor and 20 of his classmates collected two truck loads of gently used items for pets and donated them to the PAWS Animal Shelter in Kyle. Helping the project was Hays CISD educator and sponsor Jennifer DePizzo.

On June 4, Science Hall Elementary faculty and staff celebrated the retirement of educators Sue Thames and Gloria Lopez-Guerrero. Between them, the two educators have devoted 75 years of service to Texas education.

Earlier this month, members of the inaugural freshman class at Moe & Gene Johnson High got to get their first look at the new campus. The students, members of the Class of 2022, will be the first group to attend the school when it opens in August. On Aug. 3, Hays CISD will hold a ribbon cutting cere...

For families who are new to Dripping Springs ISD, registration is done by using the online system to fill out registration information, then visiting the student’s new campus on a specified registration date (August 1) to submit required documents. School attendance zones are determined by the stude...