DRIPPING SPRINGS — Last week, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Gina Mitschke as the district’s new chief financial officer. This comes on the heels of previous hiring decisions in the district’s finance department and administration. Cedric Menchion was the chief finan...

ADDRESSING OVERCROWDING DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD is continuing to look at the possibility of allowing students to temporarily transfer out of overenrolled campuses for the 2023-24 school year. The student enrollment at Dripping Springs Elementary School, Walnut Springs Elementary Scho...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs ISD will have a lower tax rate. At the Sept. 26 meeting, the DSISD Board of Trustees approved the annual tax rate. The newly adopted 2022 rate is $1.2929 per $100 of certified property value. The adopted rate represents a $1.74-cent decrease from ...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs ISD is aiming to add an additional school resource officer (SRO).   On Monday, Aug. 29, the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees will consider the approval of an SRO memo of understanding (with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office for an additiona...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – A $481.1 million bond is on the November ballot for Dripping Springs ISD.   At a special meeting on Aug. 18, the DSISD Board of Trustees approved the bond referendum with a 6-1 vote – Trustee Tricia Quintero was the dissenting vote.   The bond package includes fun...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS – A $101 million budget was approved by the Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) Board on Monday.     The approved DSISD budget includes $20 million in recapture (payment back to the state) and nearly $67.5 million in payroll for more than 1,000 district employees. Recapture an...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – As the cost of living continues to increase at a rapid rate, Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) is increasing pay for staff. The DSISD Board of Trustees approved pay increases and one-time incentive payments for all district employees at its May 23 meeting. In addition,...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Nearly 16,000, or 9.83%, of registered Hays County voters headed to the polls during the May 7 uniform election. Candidates from across the county were vying for seats on the Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD boards of trustees, as well as for several council seat...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS — Pumping gasoline into a vehicle is becoming more expensive by the day.   To help offset surging fuel prices, Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) is entering into an interlocal agreement with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Energy Cooperative. As of April ...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) employees will be compensated for the emergency district closure that occurred in early February.   Upon administration’s recommendation, the DSISD Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to pay staff during the Feb. 3-4 district-wide...