Dripping Springs

Skyward will undergo scheduled maintenance starting at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, and it is expected to be completed by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 18. Skyward Student, Educator Access, Family Access, and New Student Online Registration will be unavailable during this time.

Last Wednesday, DSISD welcomed DSHS alumni, former staff, and community members for a special Open House at the Center for Learning & Leadership, the renovated DSISD administration building and Child Development Center. Guests toured the building, which showcases numerous historical items that have been preserved and are now on display, and visited with district leaders and the Board of Trustees.

The DSISD Technology Department will load a necessary Skyward update beginning at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 11. The update is expected to be completed by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 13. Skyward Student, Educator Access, Family Access, Employee Access, True Time, HR, and Skyward Business will be unavailable during that time.

Congratulations to DSISD employee and Dripping Springs Century News writer Carl Waits on being named the Texas Girls Coaches Association Division II Sportswriter of the Year! Waits has covered Tiger athletics for the Dripping Springs Century News for the last 34 years. He has spent 59 years with DSISD, serving 30 years as a teacher and coach and 29 years as a bus driver.

A reminder that DSISD offices and campuses will be closed the week of July 1. #iamDSISD

The Dripping Springs Education Foundation presented a check to DSISD in the amount of $417,541.99 at the June 24 board meeting! The check will support Student Leadership Grants, Innovative Teaching Grants, and salaries for three licensed mental health professionals and a staff wellness counselor. Thank you to DSEF and our community partners for all of your support!

🎶𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑🎷 Dripping Springs High School musicians Grace Bertram (baritone saxophone) and Adrian Fisher (cello) were each named an Outstanding Performer at the 2024 Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest in Austin! Only 2-3 percent of students earn this honor each year. Congratulations!

The agenda has been posted for the June 24 DSISD Board of Trustees regular meeting at http://bit.ly/3ikL65o. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Center for Learning & Leadership and will be streamed live at dsisdtx.us/boardlivestream. A public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 budget will take place at the beginning of the meeting. District News: https://www.dsisdtx.us/article/1649897.

DSISD is looking for sponsors for our 2024 Convocation event in August! Showcase your business at our Vendor Showcase for 1,100 employees, donate a door prize or serve as a T-shirt sponsor. There are a number of sponsorship opportunities! Businesses that are interested in participating can visit https://bit.ly/3KMRYrc to sign up. Please direct any questions to dsisdcommunications@dsisdtx.us. We appreciate your support!

👷𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 On Tuesday, DSISD held a groundbreaking ceremony for the district's sixth elementary school, a project approved by voters in the 2023 Bond! The campus will open in the Headwaters neighborhood in the fall of 2025 and accommodate 850 students in grades PK-5. More information on this project can be found at dsisdtx.us/elementary6.

🏐𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑🤼‍♂️ Congratulations to Dripping Springs High School student-athletes Henley Anderson and Alec Rill on being named Athletes of the Year for their respective sports at the Austin Area High School Sports Awards ceremony! As a sophomore, Anderson recorded 717 kills, 395 digs and 60 aces in leading the Tigers to the regional finals. She was recently named to Team USA's U-19 squad. Rill captured the 6A state championship in the 215-pound weight class with a 49-2 record as a senior. He finished his career as a three-time state placer and the school record holder with 163 career wins.

The agendas have been posted for the June 17 DSISD Board of Trustees workshop and agenda review meetings. The workshop meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. followed by the agenda review at 6:00 p.m. in the Center for Learning & Leadership. The agenda review meeting will be streamed live at dsisdtx.us/boardlivestream.

The DSISD Bond Advisory Committee will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, June 13 at 6:00 p.m. at Walnut Springs Elementary.

👷𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄🚧 Construction crews are working around the clock on renovation projects at Dripping Springs Elementary (built 1987) and Dripping Springs Middle School (built 1985) this summer! Work will continue until the start of school and start up again next summer. Among the work being done at both campuses are safety and security upgrades including front office and secure vestibule redesign along with new flooring, walls, ceilings, lighting and HVAC. At Dripping Springs High School, new lighting is being installed in the competition and A and B gyms, and new flooring is being laid down in the competition gym, replacing the flooring from 2010.

Earlier this week, leaders from Dripping Springs ISD, Hays CISD, and Wimberley ISD participated in reunification training by The "I Love U Guys" Foundation. The two-day training covered the Standard Response Protocol and Standard Reunification Model to safely reunite students with parents during a school crisis or emergency. Thank you to Commissioner Walt Smith and the Hays County Office of Emergency Services for the grant funds to provide this valuable training.

Are your kids looking for some summer fun?! DSISD Community Services offers half-day and full-day summer camps in a variety of categories including arts & crafts, brain builders, performing arts, sports and more! Summer Camp Catalog: dsisdtx.us/summercamps

Final grade reports for PK-12 have been posted to Skyward Family Access.

DSISD will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 18 at 10:00 AM in the Headwaters neighborhood to celebrate the start of construction for Elementary #6! All DSISD community members are welcome to attend.

🐅🎓𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒🎆🎉 Dripping Springs ISD and Dripping Springs High School celebrated the 571 students in the Class of 2024 on Saturday for the 2024 Commencement Ceremony at Tiger Stadium! With more than $10 million in scholarships and 21,000 community service hours, we know you will continue to be life-long learners and positive contributors to the world. We can't wait to see what you accomplish! Congratulations, Class of 2024!

DSISD's summer work schedule begins this week! Please note that Dripping Springs Elementary and Dripping Springs Middle School front office staff have temporarily relocated to the Center for Learning & Leadership (300 Sportsplex Drive) for the summer during campus renovations. #iamDSISD