Welcome!

We the Board of Trustees welcome you to all public meetings of the Dripping Springs I.S.D.   Trustees encourage your expression of views and interests on matters that affect you and your family on a daily basis. Thank you for caring!

Role of the Board of Trustees

The seven board members of this school district are unsalaried district patrons elected for a term of 3 years to represent all of the people in the school district. The Board has final control over all major decisions regarding school policy, curriculum, expenditures, and building programs.  It is the Board's responsibility to provide tax monies for maintenance and operation of the schools, to submit bond issues to the District's voters for construction of school facilities, and to hire the Chief Executive Officer for the District. Board authority is defined by federal and state law and by regulations set by the State Board of Education.  Trustees act officially only as a group in a duly called and posted Board meeting. Their interest is to serve over 3800 students and 550 employees and to protect the taxpayer's investment in the District. Click here to see our Election Page

Role of the Superintendent

As the Board's chief executive officer and adviser, the Superintendent implements Board policy, oversees the District's daily operations, and keeps the Board informed of student achievements, programs, expenditures, concerns, and opportunities.  Staff recommendations may precede Board action on agenda items.

Public Board Meetings

Trustees convene for regular sessions at 7:00pm on the third Thursday of each month in the Central Administration Building Boardroom located at 510 West Mercer Street.  Regular meetings may be rescheduled, or relocated and special meetings may be called. Agendas are posted 72 hours prior to a regular or special meeting and at least two hours before an emergency meeting.  These agendas are posted at the Central Administration Building, City Hall, Post Office, as well as each campus location.  They are also printed in the local newspapers: Century News and the News Dispatch. The agenda is also placed on the District's web-site.  A majority of the Board (4 members) constitutes a quorum. A quorum must be present to conduct business or take action.

Public Forum

Texas Law does not require Boards of Education to hold a public forum; however, DSISD Trustees chose to provide that opportunity to its public.  At a regular board meeting any persons wanting to speak during a public forum will need to sign in with the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. The Board shall allot no more than 45 minutes to hear persons to speak.  Persons will be heard on a first-come, first-serve basis and shall not be permitted to relinquish time to another person. Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the board. The amount of time allowable shall range between three and five minutes.  No presentations shall exceed five minutes. Refer to BED (local) policy located with sign up sheet.

Complaints and concerns for which other resolution channels are provided shall be directed through those channels. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively.  If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy BED (local) to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting.

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Last revised March 1, 2004