DRIPPING SPRINGS — Three candidates — Mary Jane Hetrick, Stefani Reinold and Shanda DeLeon — won seats on the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees in the May 4, 2024 election. According to unofficial results, Hetrick received 22.5% (3,216) of the votes, Reinold received 20.86% (2,981) and DeLeon r...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Hays County League of Women Voters hosted a candidate forum for the upcoming Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees election, where residents will choose three out of the five candidates vying for the at-large positions, on April 10 at the Sententia Vera Cultural Hub. Stefani ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Following discussion at its agenda review on Feb. 20, the DSISD Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to approve the budget assumptions and parameters for FY 2024-25, which includes a 1% pay increase for all staff, at its regular Feb. 26 meeting. The following assumptions and parameters ar...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Dripping Springs ISD will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Sycamore Springs Middle School (SSMS) expansion project at noon on Friday, Feb. 16. The ceremony will include a brief program and groundbreaking held near the SSMS courtyard with comments from superintendent Dr. Hol...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — On Aug. 28, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the process of opting into the Texas School Marshal Program. Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 3 in June that requires school districts to have at least one armed security officer, specifically peace offi...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Just like other area school districts, Dripping Springs ISD approved and updated its hazardous transportation route designations on June 26. For state funding purposes, student transportation rides must reside 2 or more miles from the campus they regularly attend unless they resid...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The 2023-24 Compensation Plan will bring a pay increase for Dripping Springs ISD employees across the board. The plan, unanimously approved by the DSISD Board of Trustees on June 26, includes a 3% pay increase for teachers (based on median teacher salary) and all other employees (...

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...

Three schools overcrowded in Dripping Springs DRIPPING SPRINGS — Three Dripping Springs ISD campuses are experiencing over-enrollment, causing the district to look at alternative ways to address the issue. Because of rapid growth, the student enrollment at Dripping Springs Elementary School (DSES), ...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs ISD is looking at a potential sixth elementary school – one of the many items proposed in the district’s $481.13 million bond package on the upcoming ballot.   On Oct. 24, the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees approved a contract with Pfluger...