In May, Dripping Springs ISD voters elected three board members to the DSISD board of trustees, who were sworn in during a board meeting June 4.

What happened

Mary Jane Hetrick, Stefani Reinold and Shanda DeLeon were sworn onto the board. Each board member took an oath.
Stefani Reinold is sworn into the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees after winning re-election in May. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
Outgoing board member Shannan O’Connor was honored during the meeting by Reinold before the new trustees were sworn in.

“I just want to thank you for your nine years on the board,” Reinold said. “[O'Connor] helped us pass two very complicated bonds, and have been a voice of reason and a voice of some hard truth sometimes that we all really needed to hear.”

During public comment, Amanda Miyamoto, Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce vice president of membership, thanked O’Connor for her service.


The board also decided to continue with the same board officers positions as last year. The positions are as follows:
  • Reinold as president
  • Hetrick as vice president
  • Olivia Barnard as secretary
Mary Jane Hetrick is sworn into the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees after winning re-election in May. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
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Hetrick and Reinold won 22.5% and 20.86% of votes, respectively, and were up for re-election in May. DeLeon received 20.62% of votes, winning her first term on the board.

Hetrick, Reinold and DeLeon ran against candidates Terri Purdy and John Adams, who received 18.92% and 17.09% of the votes, respectively.

DSISD voters could vote for one, two or three candidates. The top three candidates with the most votes won.


What’s next

The next voting board meeting will be held June 24 at the district administrative office, 300 Sportsplex Drive, Dripping Springs. The board will approve a fiscal year 2024-25 budget.

For more information, visit www.dsisdtx.us.