Longtime BCISD Trustee Andy Feild dies
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District School board Trustee Andy Feild died Tuesday, Sept. 19, after…
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District
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…
Burnet CISD board has new president
For the first time in 18 years, the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of…
BCISD might split bus routes between elementary, secondary schools
The Burnet school board is considering adopting a two-tiered bus system that would split current…
BCISD opposes education voucher bill
State legislation that would give families $8,000 a year to spend on private schools will…
BCISD looks to Texas Legislature for 2023-24 pay raises
Proposed teacher and staff pay raises for the 2023-24 school year depend on what the…
Restrictions on bags, student seating proposed for Burnet athletic events
New spectator guidelines for stadium and gym events on Burnet school district campuses could include…
BCISD teachers in classrooms can lock down campus with new system
In an emergency, any teacher in a classroom will be able to lock every door…
Final filings for school board elections
Voters will cast their ballots for school board trustees in the Marble Falls, Burnet, and…
BCISD board wades through state’s school finance law
Money, money, money. When Burnet Consolidated Independent School District trustees met Monday, Jan. 16, they…
BCISD sets legislative priorities for upcoming session
Opposing any proposed voucher systems for school finance is one of three legislative priorities of…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Dec. 12
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Burnet CISD tackles a slowing economy, picks 2022 Christmas card
High interest rates have slowed student population growth in the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District,…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Nov. 14
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BCISD begins strategic planning process, honors board president
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District will hold a strategic planning town hall on Monday,…
School districts educate on fentanyl; MFISD stocks overdose reversal drug
As the nation grapples with rising overdoses due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl, administrators at…
Back-to-school dates and more
Highland Lakes students have one last week (some less!) to prepare for the start of…