DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) announced, at the 2024 Delegate Assembly in San Antonio, that Dripping Springs ISD Board Vice President Dr. Mary Jane Hetrick has been named a 2024-25 officer for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) as first vice president fo...

BUDA — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s 2023-24 Compensation Plan following a series of meetings about the proposal. During its agenda review meeting on June 20, the board was presented with the proposed 2023-24 compensation plan. The focus of the discussion revolv...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS — Pumping gasoline into a vehicle is becoming more expensive by the day.   To help offset surging fuel prices, Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) is entering into an interlocal agreement with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Energy Cooperative. As of April ...

By Brittany Anderson A resolution regarding remote learning was presented by Dr. Karen Kidd, Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Innovation, at the Dripping Springs ISD agenda review meeting on Monday. “Out of Senate Bill 15 and training and recommendation from Texas Association of School Boar...

The Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees is in the midst of a search for a permanent superintendent for the district. Nearly 80 candidates expressed interest in the position and the board carefully reviewed the pool before selecting seven for interviews, which occurred the week of Oct. 7. A second...

Just before students returned to class this week, Dripping Springs ISD elected leadership tabbed a longtime administrator to guide the district on an interim basis. Nola Wellman, who had served as the Eanes ISD superintendent from 2004 to 2014, was named as the interim DSISD superintendent by board ...

Dripping Springs ISD trustee Mary Jane Hetrick has earned the designation of Master Trustee upon completion of Leadership TASB, a program sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). During the fifth session, which was held June 22 – 24, school board members in the 2016–2017 Leadershi...

A recent survey of district trends in superintendents’ salaries and benefits was released by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB Link opens in a new window) and Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA Link opens in a new window). The TASB/TASA survey conducted annually by the TASB ...

By Kim Hilsenbeck It’s spring and that means budget season for Hays CISD. As the board of trustees and district officials hash through another year of budget talks, with an estimated $136,717,270 budget, there are some key points on the table. The biggest one is arguably compensation for teachers an...

By Andy Sevilla Despite some administration resistance, school board members seem poised to adjust counselor pay next month after the employees complained of inequity in pay. Hays CISD counselors were restructured into the administrative professional pay schedule this school year, per Texas Associat...