HAYS COUNTY — The 2023 Naming Committee — a school board-appointed committee made up of community members — presented the first reading of its recommendation package at the Hays CISD Board of Trustees workshop meeting on Monday, Nov. 13. The committee was empaneled in July to consider names for seve...

BUDA — With a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved multiple projects at its Oct. 23 meeting. The first was a schematic design for the addition of a weight room at Hays High School. According to trustee Courtney Runkle, the original plans had a wall of glass, which raised safety concern...

BUDA — On Monday, Sept. 25, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees discussed the addition of 15 school resource officers (SRO) and approved a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Workforce Housing Foundation. In an effort to adhere to House Bill 3 — a law passed that requires schools have at least on...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays CISD is in the process of creating an attendance zone to accommodate the opening of the district’s 16th elementary school. The campus, located in the Anthem subdivision in Kyle, will open in August 2024. In July 2023, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees voted to create a committee of ...

BUDA — At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved an application for an exception to House Bill 3 (H.B. 3) based on staffing criteria. According to the Texas School Safety Center, Section 10 of H.B. 3 states, “The board of trustees of each school district sh...

BUDA — The new fine arts wing at Dahlstrom Middle School (DMS) — which includes the school’s new band hall and music rooms — will be named after Leroy Gerdes. Gerdes, who taught and directed bands for 44 years, including 34 in Hays CISD, was the original band director for DMS in 1985 when the campus...

HAYS COUNTY — In order to have up-to-date materials for students, Hays CISD is purchasing new textbooks for some Advanced Placement classes. On July 24, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of materials and support for Advanced Placement Biology 2 and Advanced Placement ...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of additional buses last week. Totaling $1,522,012, the 2023 Bond purchase from Longhorn Bus Sales includes 10 buses, with seven for regular routes and three for special education. The timeframe for getting buses right n...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays CISD is adding more school resource officers (SRO) to the district. During the consent agenda portion of its July 24 meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved an interlocal agreement between the district and Hays County to provide three additional full-time SROs. This woul...

BUDA — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s 2023-24 Compensation Plan following a series of meetings about the proposal. During its agenda review meeting on June 20, the board was presented with the proposed 2023-24 compensation plan. The focus of the discussion revolv...