Accusations of micromanagement leading to a high turnover of Hays CISD employees has been levied against a pair of incumbent school board trustees running for reelection. However, Hays CISD Board President Merideth Keller and Vice President Esperanza Orosco, the two trustees at the center of the all...

Registered voters can start taking to the polls April 22 as the Early Voting period begins for the May 4 elections. In Hays CISD, four total candidates are vying for a pair of Board of Trustee seats up for grabs. In the race for the Single Member District 4 seat, incumbent board president Merideth K...

A pair of incumbent Hays CISD trustees vying for reelection have outspent their opponents as the lead-up to the May 4 school board election continues. District 4 trustee and Board President Merideth Keller and District 5 trustee and Vice President Esperanza Orosco have spent a combined $1,800 so far...

Amid concerns extending to a pair of overpopulated classrooms at Uhland Elementary, Hays CISD leaders Monday felt they had no choice but to green light a waiver to allow for it. But some trustees feel approval of the class size waivers by a unanimous 6-0 Feb. 25 vote could have negative implications...

A pair of Hays CISD board of trustee incumbents will face opposition this May as they both vie for re-election. All told, four people tossed their hats into the ring for a pair of trustee seats up for grabs May 4. Incumbent Board President Merideth Keller will take on Mark Summers in the race for th...

A new clothes closet made up of community donations will open this month at the Simon Middle School campus, just in time for the first day of school. Hays CISD School Board Trustee Esperanza Orosco led the charge for the new program. She was a teacher with the district when she first saw families of...

In order to save the school district money in the long run, Hays CISD school board trustees voted Monday to issue a portion of their bonds using a variable rate. Until now, the district has only issued fixed rate bonds over a long period of time – as long as 25 years. District staff started looking ...

Fine arts to be a focus for Fuentes Elementary Turning a spotlight on the visual and performing arts could be the future for Fuentes Elementary after Hays CISD leaders Monday approved a specialty pilot program for the school. While there are several hurdles still to be crossed, district leaders envi...

While Hays CISD achieved a “met standard” rating on the Texas Education Agency’s 2017 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), school board trustees remained concerned about the trajectory of the district and its students. Hays CISD Acting Chief Academic Officer Yarda Leflet gave a presentation to ...

An artificial turf playing surface could be a reality at Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex, but not without a handful of potential caveats.  Discussion on the matter, which resurfaced during a non-action item at Monday’s board of trustees meeting, continued a growing debate over equity i...