Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON, SIERRA MARTIN & SIENNA WIGHT
Zavala, Armstrong secure HCISD board seats Hays CISD voters cast ballots in the May 2 uniform election, electing representatives to the Hays CISD board of trustees. Zooming in Canvassed results show Alex Zavala, Katy Arm- strong and Incumbent Raul Vela Jr. have secured seats on the HCISD board of trustees. The board canvassed votes for the election during a special meeting on May 11. In the race for the at-large position, Zavala secured 706, or 54.48% of ballots, against oppo- nent Ashlee Thurston, who had 590, or 45.52% ballots cast in their favor. Armstrong secured 189, or 63.64% of votes in the race for the Single-Member District 2 seat, with candidate Jose Luis Perez securing the remaining 36.36% ballots, according to a report from HCISD.
SMCISD adopts new 2026-27 calendar San Marcos CISD staff and students will see a slight change in their upcoming academic calendar. The board of trustees adopted an Additional Days School Year cal- endar, which will add six instructional days to garner more state funding for SMCISD’s summer learning program. The board voted at an April 20 meeting to rescind the 2026-27 academic calendar approved in January and adopt a new calendar in line with ADSY. Remember this? The board first considered the ADSY calendar at a March 23 meeting. According to Chief of Communications Andrew Fernandez, the calendar would add up to 30 half-days, which would generate funding through the Texas Education Agency.
Results breakdown
Number of total votes received
Winner
Hays CISD
Trustee, At-Large
45.52% Ashlee Thurston
590
54.48% Alex Zavala
706
Trustee, Single-Member District 2
63.64% Katy Armstrong 36.36% Jose Luis Perez
189
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SOURCE: HAYS CISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Incumbent Raul Vela Jr. ran unopposed for the Single-Member District 1 seat. He was first elected to the board in 2020 and will retain his seat for another three-year term. A closer look Trustees were sworn into office on May 11.
HCISD employee compensation approved for 2026-27 Hays CISD library media specialists may see stipends on their paychecks next year, among
"Librarians are the only group that are required to have a master’s degree from the group impacted. We are working to create a change in which librarians would lose no money and [be] placed on the academic professionals scale from this point forward," CHRISTINA COURSON, HCISD CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
March. Changes include the removal of positions identified in the cuts, work calendar changes for some staff and the suspension of some stipends. Librarians will also be moved to a different pay scale to receive “proper” compensation and to maintain their current salaries, according to Christina Courson, HCISD chief human resources officer.
other changes. The overview
The HCISD board of trustees approved the employee compensation plan for the 2026-27 academic year at an April 27 meeting. Many of the changes reflect the budget cuts announced in
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