By Kim Hilsenbeck After three years on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees, President Robert Limon is stepping down. His family attended the ceremony and joined him as his fellow board colleagues sang his praises at the May 25 board meeting.  Vice President Holly Smith-Raymond presented him with a glass...

By Andy Sevilla Hays CISD childcare workers complain they were left out of the latest round of pay increases, despite the issuance of at least 1.5 percent pay jumps for all other district employees last summer. “We recently learned that as an employee group we were ineligible to receive the 1.5 perc...

By Andy Sevilla As election season gets in full swing, Hays CISD is likely to take on an incumbent and a newcomer onto the school board, though a third person was close to throwing their hat in the ring. Three minutes kept a third person from filing for office, according to school district officials...

By Andy Sevilla Counselors and staff were available Tuesday at Barton Middle School to help students mourn the loss of an eighth grade teacher and coach, Michael Russo.  Russo died Monday afternoon after a short illness, according to Hays CISD officials, though no further details surrounding his con...

Submitted Report   Three-year Hays CISD school board member and current president Robert Limon announced Monday he would not seek reelection to his seat this May.  “It was a tough decision to make,” Limon said in a written statement. “But with recent changes in my work responsibilities, and my famil...

By Andy Sevilla From an award winning student-cooked meal, to a choral performance and special video tribute, Hays CISD School Board members were thanked Monday for their service to the district.  January is School Board Recognition Month and Hays CISD at its Jan. 26 meeting joined other districts a...

By Andy Sevilla After battling for seven months, Hays CISD school counselors received a 1.5 percent mid-year pay increase Monday, a salary adjustment they argued should have been in place since the beginning of the school year. “While we can’t change the past, we can change the future,” Hays High Sc...

By Andy Sevilla H ays CISD counselors’ continued fight for fixes to alleged inequities in their pay could finally see resolution by year’s end after several months of battle.  Counselors have publicly said they have lobbied Hays CISD’s administration since May, and later the school board, to adjust ...

By Andy Sevilla Despite some administration resistance, school board members seem poised to adjust counselor pay next month after the employees complained of inequity in pay. Hays CISD counselors were restructured into the administrative professional pay schedule this school year, per Texas Associat...

By Andy Sevilla In an about face, Hays CISD will soon hire a new fourth grade teacher to help alleviate overcrowded classrooms at Elm Grove Elementary despite the administration’s resistance last week. With the new hire, Hays CISD will request 13 classroom waivers from the state this year, as oppose...