Georgetown ISD
From left, GISD trustee Stephanie Blanck, GISD superintendent emeritus Fred Brent and trustee Jen Mauldin share groundbreaking duties with Elizabeth Horne, far right, developer of Santa Rita Ranch with her husband, Ed Horne.
Georgetown ISD breaks ground on San Gabriel Elementary
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown ISD officials, future parents and members of the architectural and construction team held a ceremonial groundbreaking May 3 for San Gabriel Elementary School.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Search firm consultant Rick Berry explains the process to GISD trustees at their May 1 meeting.
Georgetown ISD launches take online survey to gather input on new superintendent
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown ISD trustees are gathering community input through an online survey about what the district desires in its next school superintendent.
The survey can be found at www.georgetownisd.org/Page/26133 and will remain open through May 19.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Get out and vote! Election day is Saturday
News Staff
For residents who missed early voting, election day for Williamson County joint general and special elections is Saturday, May 6.
Georgetown residents can vote in the city’s mayoral election, with incumbent Mayor Josh Schroeder facing challenger Jonathan Dade.
Friday, May 5, 2023
Search firm consultants Rick Berry and Jodi Duron work with Georgetown ISD trustees to develop a search calendar Monday, May 1.
Georgetown ISD Superintendent could be named by July 17
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown ISD trustees hope to select a lone finalist for superintendent by July 17 and officially complete the hiring on August 7 — the day before district staff convocation for the 2023-24 school year.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Georgetown ISD trustees hire firm to search for superintendent candidates
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown ISD trustees selected search firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates to identify candidates for the district’s next superintendent. Trustees made the decision in a special meeting on Tuesday, April 25.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Voter Guide: Mayoral, school board candidates file campaign finance reports
Katherine Hamilton
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Georgetown ISD Place 4 candidates Stephanie Blanck and Marcos Gonzalez
Voter Guide: Georgetown ISD Place 4 candidates Stephanie Blanck and Marcos Gonzalez
Katherine Hamilton
Incumbent Stephanie Blanck seeks re-election, pushes for district transparency and accountability
Georgetown ISD trustee Stephanie Blanck is running for re-election to Place 4 on the school board this May, facing off against former trustee Marcos Gonzalez.
A professed “data nerd,” Ms.
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Groundbreakings set for new schools in Georgetown ISD
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown ISD has scheduled groundbreaking ceremonies for two new schools.
Both projects were approved through the district’s 2021 Bond Program and are projected to open in 2024.
Douglas Benold Middle School
The ceremony for the new Douglas Benold Middle School will be held at 9 a.m., April 19.
Friday, April 14, 2023
Layton Ivins at his 16th birthday September 19, 2022. Layton died of fentanyl poisoning in January 2023.
Wilco sheriff arrests two in fentanyl poisoning death of Georgetown student
Katherine Hamilton
Two individuals have been arrested for the fentanyl poisoning and death of a Georgetown teenager in January.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Lindsay Harris
Georgetown ISD names interim superintendent
Katherine Hamilton
In a special meeting Tuesday, April 11, Georgetown ISD trustees unanimously approved Lindsay Harris as interim superintendent beginning May 1.
Superintendent Fred Brent, who announced in early April that he will retire June 30, will become superintendent emeritus May 1.
Since 2019, Ms.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023