Superintendent McKie’s entry plan
New Hays CISD superintendent Mike McKie, who officially started on May 28, developed what the district calls an “entry plan” – This plan outlines the goals and activities he will accomplish during his first 100 days on the job. Read the full document at www.hayscisd.net; click on District, then Overview and Superintendent.
Hays CISD school board meeting Monday
The regular monthly meeting of the Hays CISD Board of Trustees takes place beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, in the cafeteria of Lehman High School. This is the last regular meeting of the summer. Regular monthly board meetings will resume in August; through December, meetings will be held at Hays High School.
WELL clinic gets permanent home
After more than a decade in the making, the Hays CISD WELL (Wellness Encouraged through Lifelong Learning) Clinic will celebrate the grand opening of a permanent school-based health center. The 3,700 square-foot clinic in east Kyle includes nine exam rooms, a hearing testing room, sick waiting and well waiting areas, a vitals area, a nurses station, offices for providers, and work and storage space. It will accommodate approximately 7,000 patients annually – nearly double the capacity of the old building. The clinic provides immunizations, well-child checkups, sports physicals, diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, case management of chronic illnesses, prescription medications as needed, referrals to pediatric specialists for serious diseases, and health education on development, nutrition, disease and injury prevention. Services are offered on a sliding fee scale. Qualified Hays CISD students, siblings, and children of students can receive services. In 2011, with support from Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Hays CISD received a half-million dollar federal grant to build a much larger and permanent building for its WELL Clinic. St. David’s Foundation provided an additional $382,317. Doggett and St. David’s Foundation CEO Earl Maxwell are among the dignitaries scheduled to be at the ribbon cutting and open house. Ribbon cutting and open house begin at 9 a.m. June 17 at the WELL Clinic, located at Simon Middle School, 3995 East FM 150.
New AP at San Marcos High
The SMCISD Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Adam Garza as the new assistant principal at San Marcos High School. Garza – a SMHS graduate – has been with the District since 2008 serving as a Spanish teacher and athletic coach. He earned undergraduate degrees at Texas State University in Spanish and Business Marketing, and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Lamar University in Beaumont. Garza maintains professional certification as a principal (EC-12). Prior to joining San Marcos CISD, he was a Spanish teacher and coach in Freer, Texas.
