BUDA — At its Dec. 11 meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved an item that denied the ability for the district to hire chaplains as school counselors. This decision comes after the 88th Legislature passed Senate Bill 763, which allows “a school district or open-enrollment charter school [t...

The firm of Bartlett-Cocke was approved as Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for 2020 bond election projects for the Hays CISD on Monday night. The vote was unanimous except for Trustee-at-large Will McManus, who abstained. The agenda item was presented by Chief Operations Officer Max Cleaver. Bar...

The Hays CISD recently selected its Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year. Elm Grove Elementary School Music teacher Hilary Adamson (above), received her title’s commemorative ring before a gathering of the Eagles’ faculty and administrators. Adding icing to an already special cake, Superint...

By Ursula Rogers The mariachi program has been preserved within Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD). Dr. Eric Wright, along with mariachi band directors Joseph Baird (Lehman High School), Frank De Leon (Simon Middle School) and Yvonne Vasquez (Wallace Middle School) met with parents...

“Everybody knows that smoking ain’t allowed in school.” Grammar aside, that statement is just as true today as when Mötley Crüe recorded “Smoking in the Boys Room” way back in 1985. But today, there aren’t the telltale odors and ashes that tipped off teachers and administrators. E-cigarettes are rep...

By Camelia Juarez and Moses Leos III  A 6.1% overall average pay bump is forthcoming for Hays CISD educators after district officials finalized how much they can offer, based on additional state funding.   By a unanimous 7-0 Aug. 19 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees finalized increasing pay by $...

Curriculum alignment and instructional support were factors Hays CISD officials cited as the primary causes for the district’s seven-point improvement in the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) A-F Accountability ratings. While there are areas for continued progress, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright ...

A longtime Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) official has been tabbed to take over Hays CISD’s Director of Safety and Security position. Jeri Skrocki, who has been with the HCSO since 1989, was hired by the district in July, filling the role held by Mountain City Mayor Phillip Taylor, who was kill...

An estimated 1,000 citizens attended the grand opening ceremony for Moe & Gene Johnson High Saturday, packing the main corridor of the three-story, $103 million, 413,500 square-foot building. The Aug. 3 ceremony was filled with emotion from district leaders and descendants of Moe and Gene, two commu...

District makes the grade on prelim test results Progress on preliminary state standardized test scores offer hope for Hays CISD officials that the district won’t have an “Improvement Required” campus for the first time in several years. On June 24, Hays CISD leaders unveiled preliminary State of Tex...