DRIPPING SPRINGS — In order to reduce recapture, now known as excess local revenue, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved an agreement for the purchase of attendance credits at its Aug. 26 meeting. Recapture — the process in which school districts send some of their local p...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — At its Nov. 13 meeting, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved an amended compensation plan to focus on the positions that the district has found to be harder to fill. “We’ve had some different employee groups come and speak about how hard it is to do the ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — At its Oct. 23 meeting, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees decided to postpone any action on a requirement for a health course for high school students to graduate. The School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) meets throughout the year to assist the district in ensuring that ...

ADDRESSING OVERCROWDING DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD is continuing to look at the possibility of allowing students to temporarily transfer out of overenrolled campuses for the 2023-24 school year. The student enrollment at Dripping Springs Elementary School, Walnut Springs Elementary Scho...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Nearly 16,000, or 9.83%, of registered Hays County voters headed to the polls during the May 7 uniform election. Candidates from across the county were vying for seats on the Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD boards of trustees, as well as for several council seat...