Three schools overcrowded in Dripping Springs DRIPPING SPRINGS — Three Dripping Springs ISD campuses are experiencing over-enrollment, causing the district to look at alternative ways to address the issue. Because of rapid growth, the student enrollment at Dripping Springs Elementary School (DSES), ...

By Sahar Chmais   Dripping Springs ISD Board President Barbara Stroud has stepped down from her position and will be sitting as a board member.   “Thank you all for putting your trust in me to serve as your president,” Stroud said, “and I will say before I turn it over that it’s going to be my honor...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) is still in the game for the Town Center Project.  During the early hours of Tuesday, April 27, the Board of Trustees approved a property sales agreement with the city of Dripping Springs located on Mercer Street for the construction ...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS — In early May, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees will officially vote for the next superintendent. The board named Dr. Holly Morris-Kuentz as the lone finalist in the superintendent search. The announcement was made during a special called meeting April 13...

Each January Dripping Springs ISD and districts across the state honor their local school boards during School Board Recognition Month. The theme of this year’s recognition month is “Navigating to Success.” Board service is a volunteer effort with no salary, accepted by only a few in the community. ...

Early voting for the general election that includes two seats on the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees began on Tuesday and continues through Friday, Oct. 30. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Four candidates are running for two positions on the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees. They...

by Chase Rogers The Hays County League of Women Voters chapter held a virtual forum for candidates vying for a position on the Dripping Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees Oct. 1, discussing school district’s growth, COVID-19 mitigation and school funding. Their terms originally sl...

Dripping Springs ISD held a socially distanced, mask-wearing groundbreaking for Elementary #5 on Darden Hill Road. Left to right:  County Commissioner Walt Smith, State Representative Erin Zwiener, Board member Ron Jones, Board Vice President Dr. Mary Jane Hetrick, Board member Barbara Stroud, Board...

Teachers recognized for going above and beyond Trustee Barbara Stroud presenting to Sherry Gillmore. On Jan. 28, Dripping Springs ISD elementary students who placed first in the district UIL academic competition were recognized. Employees receiving Above and Beyond Awards for the month of January we...

anuary is School Board Recognition Month and Dripping Springs ISD is joining other districts across the state to thank these local leaders for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our children and public schools. The theme of this year’s recognition month is “Helping Kids Soar ...