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Bus routes stop for some Hays CISD students
Over 200 Hays CISD students will be impacted by changes in school bus routes for the upcoming school year, set to start Aug. 13.
Impacted students include residents in some Kyle, Fuentes and Ramage Elementary neighborhoods.
The setup
Students eligible to ride a bus must live 2 or more miles away from their zoned school, or live less than 2 miles away in an area with hazardous traffic conditions. Roads are considered hazardous if they have the following conditions:
- Students walk along or across a freeway.
- The road is an expressway, overpass or underpass.
- No walkway is provided; therefore, students must cross an “uncontrolled, major traffic artery.”
The changes eliminated bus services to the following schools in the following areas
- Fuentes Elementary: Dacy Lane
- Kyle Elementary: Hometown Kyle neighborhood, Stagecoach Crossing, Rebel Road and FM 150
- Ramage Elementary: Millcreek and Highlands at Gristmill neighborhoods
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Johnson High School renovations to begin this fall
Renovations at Hays CISD Johnson High School are slated to begin this fall, about five months after the May bond passed.
The details
JHS will be getting upgrades, including construction, sitework, furniture, fixtures, and more, as part of 2025 Bond Proposition A. The renovations also include an expanded weight room estimated at over $16.5 million.
The renovation project is estimated to cost $27.6 million and is anticipated to start in early September, according to a permit filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Construction is expected to finish in April 2027.
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Hays CISD gets new assistant principals
A slate of Hays CISD middle school assistant principals and a new director of student services were approved for hire following unanimous board approval July 21.
The details
Coming from Bastrop ISD, Anthony Ortiz will serve as Dahlstrom Middle School’s new AP, coming to the district with over 15 years of various education experience.
Jason Henke, current Wallace Middle School instructional coach for three years, will start as AP for the upcoming school year, coming with 14 years of experience.
Gabriel Reyes will be the new Johnson High School AP, coming from Austin ISD with over 15 years of AP and other education experience.
Cynthia Zapata, current HCISD Impact Center principal for six years, will be the new director of student services. She has previous experience as an AP at McCormick Middle School for three years and as a testing coordinator for six years.
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Ramage Elementary School opens
Hays CISD officials celebrated the opening of the district’s newest elementary school during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 1.
The details
The new school, Lamont Ramage Elementary School, marks HCISD’s 17th elementary campus and 28th overall.
Campus construction was approved by voters as part of a May 2023 bond. The campus has a 900-student capacity.
What else
The school is named after Lamont Ramage, former HCISD official and community member, justice of the peace and former mayor of the city of Hays.
Ramage served on the HCISD board from 1976 to 1988, including five years as board president. He also worked as a volunteer in the community.
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