( photo by Charles Quinn ) Barton Middle School teacher Michael Snead (left) and Tom Green Elementary second-grade teacher Javier Gonzalez (right) are, respectively, the Hays CISD Secondary and Elementary Teachers of the Year. The two were named by Superintendent Mike McKie at the Education Foundati...

Staff report    Dahlstrom Assistant Principal Sally Foster – already HCISD AP of the Year – was recently named to lead a roster of honorees as HCISD Ambassador of the Year.  Elaine Howard, who had introduced each of the 17 honorees, Merideth Keller and Superintendent Mike McKie presented Foster with...

Staff report Now in his third year as Hays CISD Superintendent, Mike McKie's contract was approved by the board of trustees earlier this summer following an evaluation by the Hays CISD Board of Trustees. His new employee period is from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018 and can be extended by the board a...

By Paige Lambert The Dripping Springs school board is in the lengthy process of researching and assessing how adopting a freeport exemption could impact the city’s future. Hays CISD superintendent Mike McKie and Deputy Superintendent Carter Scherff met with the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) ...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Hays CISD school board members listened to about a dozen comments at Monday night’s board agenda meeting, all related to retiring “Dixie” as the Hays High School fight song.  Recent graduates Jordan Kadjar and James Collins, both of whom were active at Hays High – including in the ...

By Kim Hilsenbeck After three years on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees, President Robert Limon is stepping down. His family attended the ceremony and joined him as his fellow board colleagues sang his praises at the May 25 board meeting.  Vice President Holly Smith-Raymond presented him with a glass...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Changes in Hays CISD administration, stemming from recent resignations, retirements and promotions, have the district’s top level looking a little different. Hays CISD spokesperson Tim Savoy explained the changes in a written statement.  “The two executive director positions over s...

By Andy Sevilla A salary survey of Hays CISD employee pay found that the district’s low wages could come up to market value with a 1.5 percent adjustment, or $1.4 million, according to a report by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB).  “The biggest issue that you have right now is that in y...

By Andy Sevilla From an award winning student-cooked meal, to a choral performance and special video tribute, Hays CISD School Board members were thanked Monday for their service to the district.  January is School Board Recognition Month and Hays CISD at its Jan. 26 meeting joined other districts a...

Staff Report Hays CISD is pleased to announce the selection of Elaine Howard as the district’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. Howard is currently serving as the Executive Director of Human Resources in the Judson Independent School district near San Antonio. The Chief Human Resources Officer pos...