While Hays CISD achieved a “met standard” rating on the Texas Education Agency’s 2017 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), school board trustees remained concerned about the trajectory of the district and its students. Hays CISD Acting Chief Academic Officer Yarda Leflet gave a presentation to ...

A 30-plus percent rise in the number of Hays CISD students enrolled in dual credit courses occurred between the 2015-2016 school years, officials said. However, several trustees believe adding more grade point weight to dual credit courses could not only boost students’ grade point averages (GPA), b...

Debate over which grade levels will start out at the district’s new third high school hit the Hays CISD board of trustee dais Tuesday. While a decision won’t be made until Oct. 23, district leaders weighed in on what grades they want to see in the new school, which is currently under construction. C...

nitiatives meant to incorporate art and design into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs is underway and Hays CISD campuses are preparing to meet those changes. STEM is an educational movement that began in the Rhode Island School of Design. It is not considered as one program o...

Changes continue to take place within Hays CISD’s top staff as the district promoted from within to fill a necessary position. On July 25, the Hays CISD board of trustees named Alejandro Góngora as the Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools. The move comes as Hays CISD fills open positions w...

Anxiety over lagging 2017 State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores was expressed by Hays CISD leaders after preliminary results for the district were released last month. Joy Philpott, Hays CISD director of assessment and accountability, said the district’s writing scores for 2...