BCISD creates new leadership role to improve student services
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District is adding an assistant superintendent to focus on improving…
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District
New Burnet superintendent shares vision and concerns
Dr. Aaron Peña sees a bright future for the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District. The…
BCISD hires new athletic director
Steve Hale is the new director of athletics and school safety for the Burnet Consolidated…
Burnet CISD adds second day off to eclipse schedule
Burnet students are getting a second day off from school for the April 8 eclipse…
BCISD picks Midway assistant for top job
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District announced Dr. Aaron Peña as the lone finalist for…
BCISD selling AgriLife building to county; lone superintendent finalist to be announced
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District trustees approved the sale of the old Burnet Elementary School,…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Feb. 12, 2024
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BCISD approves incentive for early resignation notice
Burnet school board trustees on Monday, Jan. 22, approved a $500 incentive for contract professionals…
New year brings elementary classroom changes in BCISD
Texas Education Agency policies and a delay in the agency’s waiver process are scrambling some…
BCISD to rearrange Pre-K through 4th-grade classrooms to meet state mandate
Some Burnet students in prekindergarten through the fourth grade will soon move into new classrooms…
BCISD picks Christmas card, announces new high school classes
Burnet school board trustees chose the 2023 Christmas card design during their regular meeting on…
BCISD trustees appoint Katy Duke to board, discuss superintendent search
Katy Duke was appointed to the Place 5 vacancy on the Burnet Consolidated Independent School…
BCISD to start superintendent search at Nov. 6 special meeting
The search for a new superintendent for the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District gets underway…
Apply now for vacant BCISD board seat
Those interested in serving as a trustee on the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District board…
School districts get big bucks from land lease
Llano County officials have secured lucrative lease contracts utilizing 17,200 acres of land held in…
Longtime BCISD Trustee Andy Feild dies
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District School board Trustee Andy Feild died Tuesday, Sept. 19, after…
BCISD superintendent retiring in June ’24
Superintendent Keith McBurnett has made it official that this will be his last year with…
Highland Lakes school districts prepare for surge in enrollment
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a series titled “Small Towns, Big Changes” that…
BCISD staff to get bigger raises
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District employees are getting a bigger raise than expected and the…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of July 24, 2023
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Burnet CISD cuts budget in light of legislative inaction
The Texas Legislature’s lack of action on school finance pushed Burnet school board trustees to…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 12, 2023
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ROUNDUP: School’s out for summer
Students across the Highland Lakes end the 2022-23 academic year this week. All three area…
Free breakfast, lunch this summer for Highland Lakes students
Summer food programs for children in Burnet and Llano counties begin the first week of…