A high-ranking member of Hays CISD’s executive leadership team has resigned after an employee within the district filed a complaint against him in February. Jim Baker, who had served as Hays CISD’s chief human resource (HR) officer, resigned Tuesday, according to a district statement. Baker had been...

Ideas of artificial turf playing surfaces at the Hays and Johnson schools’ baseball and softball fields struck out Monday. By virtue of a change order on construction at Johnson High, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright chose to install natural grass on the soon-to-be constructed fields, bringing a...

In the back of her mind, Buda resident and Hays CISD Board Trustee Holly Raymond views Aug. 29, 2013 as a distant memory that seemed almost dream-like. An 18-inch scar on her chest, however, pulls Raymond back to the reality that death, in fact, had once set foot on her doorstep. Amid the fear, pain...

Hays CISD is planning to introduce new architects for future bond projects. Claycomb Associates and O’Connell Robertons were approved Jan. 29 as the two architecture firms for future district bond initiatives by a 5-2 vote from the board of trustees. Trustee Holly Raymond and Teresa Tobias cast the ...

$4.4 million price tag is what Hays CISD leaders tabbed as the maximum cost of Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex Monday. But even with the decision, which came via a split 4-3 vote, board trustees were no closer on deciding whether the complex would have a natural grass or synthetic turf...

A 30-plus percent rise in the number of Hays CISD students enrolled in dual credit courses occurred between the 2015-2016 school years, officials said. However, several trustees believe adding more grade point weight to dual credit courses could not only boost students’ grade point averages (GPA), b...

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...

orries over areas where Hays CISD lags in State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores led district leaders to advocate for ways to usher in improvements. Discussion came as a result of a presentation given by Joy Philpott, director of assessment and accountability, which showed Ha...

oncerns over the timing of using $5 million toward construction of a natatorium, which would be owned by the YMCA, led Hays CISD leaders to sink an agreement that could have allowed the district use of the facility. The move, which came as a result of a 3-3 tie with President Merideth Keller abstain...

uestions over the scope of Hays CISD’s new strategic design plan led district leaders to hold off on adopting the measure until June 26. Trustees Vanessa Petrea and Esperanza Orosco all advocated on “finessing” the plan before the district opts to decide on implementing the plan. Hays CISD’s strateg...