The decision to bring a possible bond initiative to area voters this May now rests in the hands of the Hays CISD board of trustees. On Monday, the board voted unanimously to accept the Hays CISD Growth Impact Committee’s recommendation for a possible May bond. With the vote, the board gains control ...

Hays CISD is planning to join a growing list of Texas school districts opposing the state’s new A-F accountability ratings, which were made public last week. In a letter sent to parents, Hays CISD superintendent Mike McKie called the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) letter grades for Hays CISD “disapp...

After a six-year tenure on the dais, a groundbreaking Hays CISD board trustee is opting to forego a third term as she purses a career in education. In a letter to constituents, Hays CISD at-large board trustee Sandra Bryant, who is the first, and currently only, African-American elected to serve as ...

Public forums on proposed $265M bond to be held this month Hays CISD officials will now take the next step toward potential projects that could go into a possible bond initiative this May. On Monday, the Hays CISD board of trustees will consider accepting the Growth Impact Committee’s recommendation...

The schematic designs for two 115,000 square foot elementary campuses slated to go into a possible May 2017 bond got the green light from Hays CISD officials this month. By a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board approved the designs for two campuses that are projected to cost $33.9 million each. Tim Savoy,...

A single bond proposition totaling $265 million is what that Hays CISD Growth Impact Committee will recommend to the board of trustees Jan. 9 for a possible May referendum. With the committee’s decision, district officials will now work with citizens on what could potentially go into the bond as a F...

Hays Education Foundation board members toured Hays CISD campuses last week bearing gifts of Innovative Teaching Grants and multiple minigrants. Recent record-breaking community support allowed the Foundation to award more than $75,000 in needed funds for a total of 49 projects. The board, right, ga...

With a December deadline to make a bond recommendation to the Board of Trustees, the Hays CISD Growth Impact Committee (GIC) is working to finalize a potential list of projects within a proposed 2017 initiative. The project list, according to the district’s website, is for discussion purposes only. ...

aving worked as Hays CISD’s director of Student Health Services for roughly two years, Macie Walker understands the challenge parents face when it comes to “the talk.” Through Girl Talk/Boy Talk, Hays CISD aims to empower parents to begin discussions about sex and sexual functions with their childre...

A group of veterans in the crowd stand as they were recognized during the Hays High Veterans Day assembly in Bales Gym. Members of the Lehman Navy JROTC stand at attention during the school’s Veterans Day ceremony. Red, white and blue were on display Nov. 11 as Hays CISD campuses honored veterans by...