Hays CISD

KYLE — Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Center is partnering with Hays CISD, Hays County and city of Kyle to establish a Juvenile Behavioral Health Program. The partnership comes after Kyle City Council awarded the solicitation to increase access to mental health services to the organization in January 2024.

By Brittany Kelley KYLE — Hays CISD trustee Esperanza Orosco began the original Clothes Closet in her classroom in the late 2000s. Little did she know that more than a decade later, she would be aiding more than 1,000 children each year with donations. Now, the organization is asking for community help to provide children with clothes during the summer heat.

KYLE — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s compensation plan and budget for the 2024-25 school year at its June 24 meeting.

Fourteen cadets graduated from the Hays CISD Career & Technical Education Firefighter Program in partnership with Emergency Services District 5 in Kyle. The students from all three high schools in Hays CISD have completed two years of rigorous firefighter courses, equipping them with the knowledge of fire safety regulations, incident reporting and proper use of firefighting equipment.

Dripping Springs ISD hosted leaders, administrators and safety personnel from Hays CISD and Wimberley ISD on June 3-4 for reunification training, conducted by The “I Love U Guys” Foundation in the Center for Learning & Leadership.

By Brittany Kelley BUDA — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution declaring hazardous traffic conditions for several roads throughout the district at its May 20 meeting.

KYLE — At its May 22 meeting, Kyle City Council approved a resolution authorizing the award of the “Increase Access to Mental Health Services for Residents Under 18” solicitation to Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Center (HCMHDD).

The Hays County Commissioners Court received a presentation from the Hays County Homeless Coalition at its April 23 meeting, with data from the organizarion 2024 Point in Time count.