By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — Numerous changes were made to the Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD)’s compensation plan Monday evening. DSISD has acknowledged a shortage of substitute teachers and auxiliary staff. Beginning Feb. 1, the following mid-year amendments will go into effect: Night shift c...

By Sahar Chmais In Hays CISD, where masks are not mandated, 2.6% of students and staff were infected with COVID three weeks into the school year. In Austin ISD, where masks are mandated, that number is 0.8%. Dripping Springs ISD, also without a mask mandate, has a similar statistic to HCISD, with 2....

At a special meeting on Aug. 3, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Superintendent Todd Washburn’s recommendation of Cedric Menchion as the district’s new Chief Financial Officer. Menchion has been the controller at Killeen ISD since 2014 and has more than 20 years of exp...

UPDATE – 11:29 a.m. March 13  As a precaution surrounding the impact of COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, Hays CISD leaders Friday canceled all non-instructional activities and facility rentals until March 31. The cancellation includes all UIL competitions, gatherings, special events, after-s...

Richard Stark was an educator in the Austin ISD for 16 years before moving to Dripping Springs in 1976 and teaching at Dripping Springs Elementary School before replacing principal Rob Shelton at the campus that then housed grades 1-12. He served as principal for 15 years and saw the school district...

Following in line with actions taken by several area school districts, Dripping Springs ISD in 2019 will enact a clear bag policy at all varsity football games. The policy limits the size and type of bags fans will be allowed to enter the stadium with, all in the name of enhancing safety and securit...