By Samantha Smith A growing safety trend in Austin and San Marcos is emerging in the form of stop arm cameras, or side cameras, for school buses to be better equipped against reckless drivers.  Hays CISD spokesperson Tim Savoy said although the school district has not looked into installing the came...

An increase of 20 minutes to the school day will be added for Hays CISD students next fall after the  school board unanimously approved changes to the academic calendar at their Feb. 22 meeting.  The board’s changes reflect House Bill 2610, which was approved by the Texas Legislature that took effec...

By Paige Lambert Sexual assault is never an easy topic to discuss.  Hays County, Hays Caldwell Women’s Center officials and school districts are trying to open the conservation about the reality of sexual assault. Melissa Rodriguez, HCWC director of development and community partnerships, said conve...

By Moses Leos III Concerns are rising over a potential location for Hays CISD’s proposed third high school after one proposed property wasn’t within Hays County borders.   The property, located within the Sunfield Municipal Utility District (MUD), falls in Travis County, according to Hays CISD publi...

By Moses Leos III Two properties in Buda will be up for discussion by the district’s High School No. 3 location committee as they pinpoint where a potential campus could go. But the gravity of the discussion will cause the committee to wait until March to finalize its recommendation to the board of ...

By Moses Leos III Concerns over missed instructional time for athletes and coaches due to travel, along with potential travel problems for parents, has Hays CISD appealing the University Interscholastic League’s (UIL) district realignment assignments for Hays and Lehman athletics.  In a letter to pa...

By Moses Leos III Hays CISD’s process of pinpointing a location for a potential third high school took its first steps Thursday during a public forum on the matter. While a possible May 2017 bond hasn’t been fully discussed, Hays CISD public information officer Tim Savoy said knowing the location co...

After various public forums and several alterations, the Hays CISD board of trustees Monday made their decision on rezoning boundary changes for elementary and middle schools. By a 6-1 vote, the board approved boundary changes that mirrored the final recommendation from Hays CISD’s rezoning committe...

By Alexis Aguirre Hays CISD and its Growth Impact Committee are working on a bond package that could be voted on in 2017 to the creation of a third high school. As part of the fastest growing county in America, a new high school to accommodate the growing student population is needed before the scho...

By Moses Leos III For Hays CISD Public Information Officer Tim Savoy, notifying parents of potential crisis situations is often just a mouse click or screen tap away.  With a variety of options to disseminate messages, Hays CISD joins a variety of other school districts that use technology to advanc...