Flu shots offered through Hays CISD
Hays CISD will host the annual Healthy Schools flu vaccine clinics at all Hays CISD elementary and middle schools on Oct. 26 and 27. All students are eligible to participate. If they have private insurance, Medicaid, or CHIP, it will be covered through their insurance. If a student does not have health insurance, it will be covered by Healthy Schools LLC. Contact your school nurse for information.
LOA applies for innovative learning grant
Live Oak Academy and the Digital Learning department of Hays CISD attended the Raise Your Hand Texas Raising Blended Learners Conference on September 29 and 30. The team, led by Live Oak Academy Principal Dr. Michael Watson, was selected to attend as a part of the application process for a $500,000 grant offered by Raise Your Hand Texas to benefit innovative blended learning environments in Texas public schools.
Each of Texas’ over 1200 school districts were invited to apply this summer and, as applications were narrowed to the top 75 applications, Hays CISD was chosen as a semi-finalist. Partnering with Raise Your Hand Texas and featured speaker Heather Staker, author of Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, Live Oak Academy and the Digital Learning department were treated to two days of innovative training and guidance that will impact student learning regardless of whether or not the grant is won.
Casting call for ‘Xanadu - The Musical’
Auditions for the upcoming community production of “Xanadu - The Musical” will take place Oct. 14, 2015, 4-7 p.m. at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center. Auditions are open to the community. Roles for ages high school and older.
The performance of “Xanadu - The Musical” will be February 2016.
