With taxable property values of about $3.14 billion for the fiscal year that started Sept 1 — about $342,000 per student — the district meets the threshold for classification as a Chapter 41 district, currently set at $319,500 per student.

A football season kick-off pep rally is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5 in recognition of the first home game for the San Marcos High School Rattlers.

The Hays CISD is taking on another enrollment increase approaching 1,000 students already this year, filling some elementary school grades at two schools to capacity.

The Hays CISD Trustees have begun their search for Superintendent Kirk London’s replacement by hiring the firm that brought them London in the first place.

Hays CISD has announced its policy and application process for its free and reduced-price lunch program for the coming school year.

The Hays CISD will not raise its tax rate in the Fiscal Year 2009 budget, thanks to a 14.3-percent property value increase within the district.

Recent appointments include assistant principal at Hernandez Intermediate, School Improvement and Accountability director and Instruction Technology director.

Hays CISD has set Aug. 6-7 as the registration dates for new elementary students and Aug. 11-12 as the registration dates for new secondary students.

San Marcos businessman Jeff Etheredge improperly diverted money from an elite Christian school to secure a personal bank loan, a lawsuit filed in state district court by The Master’s School of San Marcos alleges.

A bond rating upgrade to A-plus will save Hays CISD $19 million over the life of $86.7 million in school bonds issued this month.

From school districts as diverse as Schenectady, N.Y., Salt Lake City, Utah, and San Marcos, hundreds of educators are traveling to China this summer to learn about the language and culture of one of the world’s oldest civilizations.

Amber Harmon of San Marcos was sworn in today as governor of Bluebonnet Girls State at the state capitol in Austin, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 144 officials said.

Hays CISD trustees agreed to change the names of two schools Monday night while also allowing their bond advisors to time $86.7 million in new bonding authority for maximum effect.

San Marcos CISD officials say rapidly rising commodities costs have forced them to raise the price of school breakfasts and lunches.

John Garrison, Texas State University’s associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, has been named San Marcos Baptist Academy’s new president, the Baptist Standard reports.