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HISD board holds special meeting

Jimmy Appelt
Thursday, October 1, 2026
The Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees held a special-called meeting Monday morning and approved Update 127 to the TASB Policy Manual.In regards to other items on the agenda, the board took no action receiving bids for house leveling for the property at 311 N. Ridge St.Also, the board took no...

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HISD board hears report on district/campus accountability ratings

Jimmy Appelt
Thursday, September 24, 2026
The Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees met in a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 14 and heard a report on district and campus accountability ratings recently released by the Texas Education Agency.Trina Patek, the district’s executive director of student affairs, presented the report and explained...

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HISD trustees amend budget, OK amendments

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released its annual accountability ratings for districts and schools for 2026 with Hallettsville ISD fairing very well overall.The TEA accountability ratings displays how the state grades its public schools by rating them on an A to F scale.Hallettsville...

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HISD trustees amend budget, OK amendments

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees held a brief special called meeting Thurs day morning, Aug. 27 approving a 2025 26 amended budget and adopted those amendments at that meeting.

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HISD board sets tax rate

Jimmy Appelt
Thursday, August 27, 2026
The Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees met in a special called meeting Monday and approved the proposed tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year.By a unanimous vote of the board, it set the rate at $0.874262 cents per $100 valuation, which includes a maintenance and operation (M&O) rate of $0.655800...
Thirty-two HISD faculty members were recognized at the Monday, Aug. 10 Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees meeting. The teachers were presented with Texas Incentive Allotment awards. Front row from left are Michelle Steffek, Kari Etzler, Emily Leopold, Tiffany Wegener, Michele Kolacny, Ashley Mikes, Cheryl Leopold, Megan Bruton, Mary Jo Bludau, Sarah Jansky and Tucker Smolik. Middle row from left are Kristen Jasek, Jennifer Muenster, Madeline Brown, Karen Kahanek, Mary Anne Etzler, Haley Spring...

Thirty-two HISD faculty members were recognized at the Monday, Aug. 10 Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees meeting. The teachers were presented with Texas Incentive Allotment awards. Front row from left are Michelle Steffek, Kari Etzler, Emily Leopold, Tiffany Wegener, Michele Kolacny, Ashley Mikes, Cheryl Leopold, Megan Bruton, Mary Jo Bludau, Sarah Jansky and Tucker Smolik. Middle row from left are Kristen Jasek, Jennifer Muenster, Madeline Brown, Karen Kahanek, Mary Anne Etzler, Haley Spring...

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HISD faculty members receive Teacher Incentive Allotment

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
At the Monday, Aug. 10 Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees meeting 32 faculty members were recognized for receiving Teacher Incentive Allotments.According to HISD executive director of student services Trina Patek, the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) is a Texas funded program established by House...

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Area schools report lower first day attendance compared to 2025

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The school term for 2026-27 began during the past week with area schools, Ezzell and Vysehrad and Sacred Heart Catholic School reporting their first day enrollment numbers.Ezzell and Vysehrad ISDs began their school terms on Tuesday, Aug. 11.The Ezzell ISD administration office reported the school...

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HISD board holds special meeting

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
The Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees met in a special-called meeting Monday evening and set the meal prices for the year.This item had been tabled at the July regular meeting to gather more information regarding the meal prices.The board approved the 2026-27 meal prices that includes $4.25 for...

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HISD board approves district marshal

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Following executive session at Monday’s Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees meeting, the board named Callie Kresta as the district’s safety and security coordinator and school marshal for the 2026-27 school year.Kresta, who has served as the Lady Brahmas softball coach, in which her 2022 team won...

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Back to School

News Staff
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
The Hallettsville Independent School District will begin its 2026-27 school term Thursday, Aug. 13 with an expected overall enrollment of 1,100 students.School administrators are expecting the elementary school to have 430 students, while the Junior High anticipates 330 and the high school 351...
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