A new $8.48 million, 18,000 square-foot music building will be coming to Hays High by spring 2019.  Such is the timeframe envisioned by Hays CISD board of trustees after they approved the final design documents for the new building Oct. 16. Construction on the new music building is projected to star...

arents nervous about having “the talk” with their children may find solace in a Hays CISD panel that’s geared toward them. Hays CISD continued its “Girl Talk, Boy Talk” panels on sexuality for a fifth year, inviting students and parents to ask questions regarding sexuality. The Girl Talk panel event...

Accountability and student progress across multiple grade levels is the focus for Hays CISD leaders after they unanimously approved a Targeted Improvement Plan forHemphill Elementary Oct. 23. The trustees’ move was done via a 7-0 vote and comes after Hemphill was listed as “Improvement Required” by ...

After receiving more than 700 total name submissions, Hays CISD has whittled down what it could call its 14th elementary and third high school. The Hays CISD board of trustees will   make the final decision at its Dec. 11 meeting. Hays CISD’s naming committee recommended calling the district’s 14th ...

Despite concerns over a lack of definition, Hays CISD leaders Monday pushed forward with its annual goals, mission statement and beliefs for the school year. Those goals, approved by a split 5-2 vote, came as a result of several workshops involving the board of trustees and Ann Dixon, who is the dis...

Debate over which grade levels will start out at the district’s new third high school hit the Hays CISD board of trustee dais Tuesday. While a decision won’t be made until Oct. 23, district leaders weighed in on what grades they want to see in the new school, which is currently under construction. C...

he process in rezoning Hays CISD’s attendance boundaries to accommodate the district’s newest elementary school is underway. However, even as the district potentially eyes easing overcrowding issues at Hemphill Elementary, at least six other elementary schools could be overcapacity in the next five ...

Hays CISD’s 15th Annual Dyslexia Conference yesterday drew family members from across the community, all finding information on dyslexia, its challenges and the many ways to meet those challenges. Introductions to newly arriving technology, supportive organizations and vendors, and a memorable quest...

he Hays CISD community is mourning the loss of a longtime educator who over the course of 16 years helped numerous middle and high school musicians. Dulane Aaberg Dulane Aaberg, who was most recently assigned to Barton Middle School, passed away Oct. 6, according to a Hays CISD statement. It’s not i...

Progress continues on the Elementary School No. 14 site, which was approved under Hays CISD’s May 2017 bond proposal. Now, district officials are looking for nominations for a name for ES 14, as well as the district’s third high school. Oct. 16 is the deadline for name submissions, which will then g...