Yahoo

Eanes ISD adds 9 new officers to newly formed police department, officers will drive Teslas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 300 school districts in Texas have their own police department, and that number continues to grow. One of those schools is Eanes ISD, Wednesday they celebrated the pinning of ...

Eanes ISD names lone finalist for superintendent

In a Tuesday press release, Eanes ISD announced Kirk Koennecke as the lone finalist. Koennecke will succeed Superintendent Dr ...

Two Austin-area school districts could see top leadership changes

The Eanes school district named a finalist for the superintendent position, and the Leander school district's top leader is a ...

Eanes ISD urges DA to charge former teacher to ‘fullest extent’

The Eanes Independent School District sent a letter to the Travis County District Attorney urging to charge a former teacher "to the fullest extent allowed by the law" regarding the teacher’s arrest ...
Yahoo

Eanes ISD facing lawsuits from former athletic center, aquatic center

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The operator and partner of both the Westlake Athletic Center, LLC, and WAQUA, LLC, is suing Eanes ISD after the district announced last month it was terminating two partnership ...
Community Impact

Eanes ISD considers 4 budget reduction packages ahead of shortfall

A voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, which would increase the tax rate above the voter-approved rate to adopt up to nine "copper pennies." This mechanism garners additional state funding ...
KVUE

The Eanes ISD Police Department starts its first full school year on Wednesday

AUSTIN, Texas — As Eanes Independent School District students head back to class on Wednesday, the district’s police officers will also be starting their first full school year. The formation of the ...
Austin American-Statesman

Enrollment at an Eanes ISD school has plummeted. How the district hopes to boost it.

After months of debating what to do about falling enrollment at an Eanes district elementary school, officials have decided to add Spanish immersion classes and change transfer policies. However, the ...
KXAN

Eanes ISD students who violate mask mandate could be moved to separate spots on campus for class

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Eanes Independent School District is holding strong to its mask mandate Thursday, saying students could be moved to another spot on campus for their lessons if they ...
Austin American-Statesman

Eanes community rallies around better education on racism, district responding to demands

A call to better educate Eanes students about racism has garnered a groundswell of support from parents, alumni and students in recent months. The work has put some pressure on the school district, ...
Community Impact

Eanes ISD names Kirk Koennecke as lone finalist in superintendent search

After a months-long search, the Eanes ISD board of trustees named Kirk Koennecke as the lone finalist in its superintendent search during a special meeting Nov. 18. The details Pe ...