Attendance Information

School attendance plays a huge role in academic success at all grade levels. Even as children grow older & more independent, families play a key role in ensuring children get to school safely every day. Good attendance will help children do well in high school, college, and at work.

Hays Clothes Closet

The Hays Clothes Closet is helping students and families in our community with economic challenges. Click to read more!

School Supply Lists 2019-2020

Hays CISD uses standardized school supply lists based on grade levels from elementary school to middle school. Click on the headline above or graphic to the left to view school supply lists for 2018-2019 school year!

Online Student Registration Now Open!

Student Registration 2019-2020: Online registration for the 2019-2020 school year is now open for all new and returning students. Click headline for more information.

Cell phone usage at school

Cell phones should remain turned off and inside the student’s backpack any time they are on school property.

Volunteers Welcome for Arts Focus

Fuentes, a fine arts focus campus, welcomes community members who have experience in music, art, movement, and other creative endeavors.

Free & Reduced Meal Application

Applications for free or reduced price meals will be mailed out to all families each year. A self-addressed, stamped envelope will be provided for the return of the application form. You may also complete the application online in English or Spanish! Click headline to access additional information & the online application.

Community Information- Handouts in Entryway

Celebrate Youth Art Month (YAM)!

Come see artwork from Hays CISD students and bid on awesome items in the silent auction! Exhibit opens March 5, 2020 at Old Buda Elementary School. The silent auction will be held at the evening reception on March 5 from 5:30 - 7:15 pm. Funds raised will provide scholarships for Hays CISD art students. Items purchased from the silent auction must be paid for and picked up at the conclusion of the reception. Click "Read More" for exhibition dates and times.

Online Public Auction of District Surplus Items

Hays CISD Maintenance and Operations Department is hosting a public online auction of district surplus items through Lemons Auctioneers starting on Monday, February 24 through Wednesday, March 4, 2020. An auction preview day is scheduled for Monday, March 2 at the Maintenance Department located at 155 Beacon Hill Rd., Buda, TX 78610 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - by appointment only. If you would like to schedule a preview appointment, please contact Cathy Williams at 512-268-8442, ext. 46106. Click "Read More" to access auction website.

Saturn V Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are now open!

Saturn V is a unique magnet program in Hays CISD with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) focus. It is for students who are in 4th or 5th grade, and is open to any student who resides in the district via an application. Not all students who apply will get into the program. *Students will be assigned a Saturn V campus based on geographic proximity to the student's home campus. For additional information and to access the Saturn V application click headline or "Read More" link below.

Moreno Named First Hays CISD Fine Arts Director

Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright announced Friday that Patty Moreno has been selected as the first-ever fine arts director for Hays Consolidated Independent School District. She is a career professional music educator with nearly 30 years of experience. By accepting the position in Hays CISD, Moreno is returning home to the school district where she started in the teaching profession. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Patty home,” said Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright. “She knows our district, she has a wealth of fine arts knowledge, and she has the passion it takes to keep our programs among the finest in the state.”

Upcoming Public Forums Regarding Potential 2020 Bond

The Board of Trustees will host three public forums regarding a potential, upcoming bond election for May 2020. [** Jan 11 - MMS ** Jan 13 - DMS ** Jan 15 - WMS **] The goal of the public forums during the development of a potential bond is for the Board of Trustees to listen to feedback regarding the proposed projects. Your comments and questions will assist the Board in deciding whether to call for a bond election and, if so, in formulating the final propositions that would appear on the ballot. Hays CISD is currently considering a bond election for May 2, 2020. The deadline to call for a May 2020 bond election is in February 2020. Click on the headline above to learn about the bond planning, the projects being considered, public forum agendas, procedures for speaking at the forum and/or submit your comments electronically.