Two A's and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday. While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to ...

Clutched tightly in the hand of longtime Central Texan Buster Dale Saturday was a more than 70-year-old photo that spoke beyond its borders. Buster Dale Saturday displays a more than 70-year-old photo circa early 1940s, showing Dale with friends and relatives in a grade school photo at the long gone...

Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD administrators breathed a large sigh of relief when they officially graduated the 2018 senior class last week. Part of that stemmed from the normal rigors of working in public education. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said the relief of avoiding a...

Hays CISD estimates $23M deficit by 2021 Hays CISD could be headed toward a $23 million budget deficit by 2021, pushing district leaders to find solutions for its projected financial shortcomings. Based on Hays CISD’s budget presentation for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, these projections are estimates...

Photos by Jim Cullen Last week, students, faculty, staff and even Superintendent Eric Wright stopped to admire works of art from Hays High students during the campus’ art exhibition.

Ideas of artificial turf playing surfaces at the Hays and Johnson schools’ baseball and softball fields struck out Monday. By virtue of a change order on construction at Johnson High, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright chose to install natural grass on the soon-to-be constructed fields, bringing a...

An artificial turf playing surface could be a reality at Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex, but not without a handful of potential caveats.  Discussion on the matter, which resurfaced during a non-action item at Monday’s board of trustees meeting, continued a growing debate over equity i...

Not enough classroom hours to meet state standards led Hays CISD officials to add a weather make-up day on Feb. 19. But many parents and students are crying out, with some citing the district’s plan to bank minutes to avoid such emergency measures. According to a letter sent to parents, students and...

McKie resigns, new superintendent approved Hays CISD began the search for its next leader after Superintendent Michael McKie informed his executive staff in May that he intended to resign at the end of the 2017 school year. In May, Hays CISD posted an agenda item stating the Hays CISD board of trust...

Dr. Eric Wright (center) is joined by Hays CISD board trustees after signing his contract Dec. 7. Neither rain, sleet or even snow kept Hays CISD trustees from naming Dr. Eric Wright as the new superintendent in a special called meeting. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said Wright’s...