School districts belong to their communities. An engaged community that has a strong parternship with the school district will have a tremendous impact on student success. Hays CISD enjoys a long and rich tradition of members of the community actively involved in its schools and with its students and teachers. Some of the ways this partnership shines is through the Hays CISD Education Foundation, parent teacher associations (PTAs), the PTA Council, mentoring programs, volunteer programs, charitible causes, and business partnerships.