Dripping Springs ISD will hold two community meetings to share factual information about the bond referendum that will be on the May 5 ballot. Meetings will be held Tuesday, April 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the Administration Building and Tuesday, April 17 in the Rooster Springs Elementary...

Hays CISD officials are currently exploring a designation that could potentially give the district more flexibility when it comes to certain state mandates. While discussion on becoming a District of Innovation (DOI) is in its infancy, Hays CISD aims to become the second Hays County district to earn...

A final recommendation on what Dripping Springs ISD could place into a potential May bond package will wait another week. The DSISD bond steering committee requested more time to consider its final recommendation to the board of trustees. The committee aims to present its final recommendation at a s...

Expanding Dripping Springs High along with building a fifth elementary school were part of a recommendation given by Dripping Springs ISD’s Long Range Planning Committee earlier this month. The recommendations, which feature a plethora of needed improvements and new facilities to accommodate rapid g...

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 ...

Significant changes may be underway in the conceptual plan for the Dripping Springs Town Center project approved by the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)  Board. On Dec. 4, the Dripping Springs Independent School District (DSISD) Superintendent Bruce Gearing said the district is developing an a...

he iconic strains of holiday classics such as “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Jingle Bell Rock” fill a small room labeled “Orchestra” at Dripping Springs High. Inside are seven students, part of a before-school orchestra club, who make their stringed instruments sing in preparation for upcoming ho...

Accommodation of a rapidly growing student population is pushing Dripping Springs ISD officials to begin planning for its future facility needs. On Oct. 30, parents and community members toured Dripping Springs High as part of an effort to understand the district’s facility needs in preparation of a...

Poenitzsch named Learning and Innovation director At a special meeting July 20, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved Superintendent Bruce Gearing’s recommendation of Nicole Poenitzsch as the district’s new Assistant Superintendent for Learning & Innovation. Poenitzsch has served 12 ye...

Construction has begun on a roadway that will eventually connect Roger Hanks Parkway at U.S. 290 to Ranch Road 12 Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. began work on the first phase of the Roger Hanks Parkway project July 5. The first phase of the project would extend Roger Hanks Parkway from U.S. 290, acros...