Hays CISD leaders are condemning a “racially harassing video” involving two Hays High students that was posted to social media earlier this week. According to a district press release, officials were made aware of a video that showed a person, later identified as a student, using a racial slur sever...

Attendance zones at a handful of Hays CISD elementary schools will have new boundaries in the 2018 school year, which could affect dual-language learners. On Dec. 11, 2017, Hays CISD’s board of trustees adopted new attendance zone boundaries for elementary schools. Although the new map was adopted, ...

Helping to fill financial gaps for educators across the district, Hays CISD’s Education Foundation continues its quest to support learning in as many ways possible. In 2017, Hays CISD’s Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization, distributed more than $50,000 in grants to teachers and educators....

atigue started to set in for Hays High senior Kate Mondragon as she labored to carry a 180-pound dummy past a set of orange cones. Decked out in firefighter bunker gear, helmet and oxygen tank, Mondragon paused several times wanting to rest. But all around her, fellow students and instructors encour...

uring the course of the school year, officials at Live Oak Academy along FM 2770 keep a running tally on its marquee of students who have earned their diploma and are ready to tackle the world. As an “alternative school of choice,” LOA is a place were students determine what learning strategies best...

After almost 17 years of offering families primary and secondary medical care, the Hays CISD Wellness Encouraged through Lifelong Learning (WELL) clinic is closing its doors on Jan. 18, 2018. Dr. Ann Dixon, Hays CISD interim superintendent, said CommuniCare, which operates the facility located at Si...

McKie resigns, new superintendent approved Hays CISD began the search for its next leader after Superintendent Michael McKie informed his executive staff in May that he intended to resign at the end of the 2017 school year. In May, Hays CISD posted an agenda item stating the Hays CISD board of trust...

When the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1, Dr. Eric Wright officially takes the reins as Hays CISD’s next superintendent. While he won’t be clocking in that morning (his first day is officially Jan. 4), Wright said he realizes the potential in a distict that is working to meet the rapid growth going ...

Buda approves first east side park In April 2017, Buda city leaders earmarked $360,000 in monies from Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond for creation of a proposed splash pad in Green Meadows Park on the east side of Buda. The park is expected to be finished by summer of 2018. “It will be a different ty...

Roughly 30 percent of students in the Hays CISD 2017 graduating class who took the SAT last year hit state and national benchmarks for the exam, according to data from the College Board. However, by redesigning the SAT exam and its components, officials with the College Board hope it could lead to i...