Education
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL, ELISABETH JIMENEZ & SIENNA WIGHT
Renovations to HCISD schools make headway Renovations to Fuentes Elementary School and McCormick Middle School are one step closer after Hays CISD approved their designs at an Aug. 25 board meeting. The gist The HCISD board approved the design develop- ment of Fuentes Elementary School at $7 million, and the design development of McCormick Middle School at $15.6 million. How it works The renovations will be funded by a 2025 voter-approved bond, which allots $498.9 million for growth, safety and facility rehabilitation. Looking ahead The guaranteed maximum price is expected to be delivered in November.
SMCISD awarded for academic gains Almost all San Marcos CISD campuses earned special performance awards from the Texas Education Agency along with their accountability ratings, released in August. Eight out of 10 SMCISD campuses eligible for ratings received academic performance awards, called distinctions, totaling 36 awards across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. Schools can receive TEA distinctions if the campus demonstrates “exceptional achieve- ment” in specific academic areas compared to 40 other schools of the same school type, with similar size, grade span and student demographics, according to the TEA’s 2025 rating manual. A school must be in the top 25% of its com- parison group to earn a distinction award.
Construction work 1 McCormick Middle School
Renovations
New additions
Weight room renovations 2 Fuentes Elementary School
Turf field
Parking
Cafe renovations
Art, music renovations
Library renovations
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San Marcos looks to further expand teacher raises San Marcos CISD officials are seeking to increase compensation for employees who were excluded
House Bill 2
coaches, nurses, and speech therapy assistants, are set to receive a $604 salary increase, accord- ing to a presentation from the SMCISD Human Resources department. The board is set to discuss the revised plan for a vote later in September. Paychecks will be adjusted once approved, SMCISD officials said. Those not included in HB 2 are getting paid according to 2024-25 salaries.
$2,500 salary increase for teachers with 3 to 4 years of experience
from increases brought by House Bill 2, which gives raises to many teachers but excludes begin- ner teachers and non-teaching staff. Breaking it down Those excluded from HB 2, such as teachers with zero to one year of experience, instructional
$5,000 salary increase for teachers with 5 or more years of experience
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