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Check out some recent stories about Hutto ISD, including a new trustee on the board, stipends for some positions and an update on Hutto High School renovations.
Hutto ISD installs Adams, Chavez following May board election
The Hutto ISD board of trustees includes a new face following the May board election.
April Adams and Felix Chavez were sworn in to their seats on the board of trustees May 28. Adams was sworn into the board for the first time, and Chavez was sworn in for his third term.
This comes as trustee Shara Turner, who served on the board for two terms beginning in 2020, is retiring from the board.
Hutto High School renovations could be complete by November, other 2023 bond project updates
The last facility renovation to Hutto High School could be complete by the end of November, Hutto ISD contractors said in May.
Casey Sledge of Sledge Engineering provided an update on bond projects throughout the district. He said the campus's locker room and courtyard renovations will be completed this summer, with career and technical education facilities set to be done this fall.
"Some good news for you, speeding up our schedule," Sledge said in a May 28 board meeting. "The final leg of the project is a rebuild of the welding shop area, classroom area where the old auto shop used to be ... that work, I've been showing you on the schedule has been slated—until now—to be finished in March of 2027. An updated schedule has that completed in November of 2026."
Learn more about bond-funded projects.
Hutto ISD approves stipends for special education, police department positions
Hutto ISD administrators are employing new methods of retaining qualified staff through additional stipends.
The board of trustees approved a measure May 28 to provide additional stipends for some special education positions, as well as members of the district's police department.
Administrators said the additional funds would go a long way to rewarding educators who stay with the district, as compensation is often a factor in losing talent.
