With less than a year to go before the campus officially opens, Johnson High officially has its first leader. On Tuesday, Hays CISD officials announced Brett Miksch has been selected to become the first principal at Johnson High, which is scheduled to open August 2019. Hays CISD board trustees unani...

Frustrations boiled over Thursday as a handful of Hays CISD stakeholders opposed a proposed high school rezoning draft map they believe could negatively impact Lehman High. Those comments were forwarded to the district’s high school rezoning committee during a second scheduled public forum held at L...

To split or not to split middle school student populations as they feed into Hays CISD high schools was one of a handful of talking points tackled by a 35-person rezoning committee, which met for the first time Thursday. The meeting, held at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center, is one of the first ...

Hays CISD officials are developing an action plan this month for Tom Green Elementary after the school received a poor rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in August. Low scores on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test left the elementary school with an Improvement...

Late November or early December is the time Hays CISD plans to solidify a new attendance zone map that includes Johnson High. In the interim, Hays CISD officials earlier this month kickstarted the process of gathering public input for the proposed maps, which could go through several revisions befor...

Safety considerations is driving Hays CISD to implement a clear bag requirement at Shelton Stadium this season. Hays CISD will enact its new requirement Friday when Lehman High's varsity football team hosts New Braunfels Canyon at 7:30 p.m. Hays CISD's requirement will limit the size and types of ba...

S ince Hays CISD announced that students who misuse their cell phones while on campus will have to pay a penalty to get it back, the debate has raged on the Hays Free Press Facebook page and website. Former HCISD students in years past had to pay a small penalty of $15 to $20 to get back their phone...

By hitting the pocketbooks of secondary school students and parents, Hays CISD leaders Monday approved a policy change they believe could curb cell phone distractions in the classroom. The change, approved by a 5-2 vote from the HCISD Board of Trustees, would require a $10 fee to be paid by a studen...

Two A's and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday. While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to ...

Few answers into the investigation of vandalism at Carpenter Hill Elementary could be found Friday afternoon as clean-up crews tried to bring normalcy back to the campus. Despite their best efforts, a scene of carnage and mayhem wasn't hard to miss. Computers and copiers in areas near the main entra...