By Brittany Anderson Following Hays CISD board member Willie Tenorio’s resignation, the board will have new representation for Single Member District (SMD) 2 until the next election in May 2022. During a special meeting on Dec. 2, the board unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Esmeralda Pérez-González a...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY — A Hays CISD board member may step down from their position. On Dec. 2, the HCISD Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. to consider the resignation of trustee Willie Tenorio — He currently holds the Single Member District 2 seat. Tenorio moved outside o...

By Megan Wehring The Hays CISD Board of Trustees discussed the possibility of postponing the election that was delayed to November at its meeting Monday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the May 2020 election was originally postponed per Gov. Abbott’s directives. The administration is recommending t...

A $60,000 budget increase is the amount Fuentes Elementary leaders feel is needed to further the goal of becoming a fine arts focused campus. The request, given to the district Feb. 18, calls for Fuentes to receive $80,000 for its fine arts programs in fiscal year 2020. Hays CISD officials begin cra...

Resistance film 12 millimeter thick will soon be attached to windows across a number of Hays CISD campuses, adding to an extensive list of recently installed safety measures within the district.  The film, which has a price tag of $292,974, was approved Feb. 25 by the HCISD Board of Trustees. The fi...

For the first time in roughly a decade, Hays CISD leaders adopted a list of priorities they’d like to see state legislators tackle in 2019, but not without debate. Eleven items comprised the district’s list, which was an initiative brought forth by Superintendent Eric Wright, who had accomplished a ...

By hitting the pocketbooks of secondary school students and parents, Hays CISD leaders Monday approved a policy change they believe could curb cell phone distractions in the classroom. The change, approved by a 5-2 vote from the HCISD Board of Trustees, would require a $10 fee to be paid by a studen...

Fine arts to be a focus for Fuentes Elementary Turning a spotlight on the visual and performing arts could be the future for Fuentes Elementary after Hays CISD leaders Monday approved a specialty pilot program for the school. While there are several hurdles still to be crossed, district leaders envi...

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...

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...