Sulphur Springs ISD Receives Best Rating Possible On Annual Audit
Jan10

Sulphur Springs ISD Receives Best Rating Possible On Annual Audit

8 Personnel Changes Will Impact 5 District Campuses Sulphur Springs ISD received the top rating on the annual independent auditor. Trustees during the regular school board meeting Jan. 9, 2023, also approved eight personnel changes, announced candidate filing dates for two seats on the school board and heard a brief update on the SSISD 2021-2022 Texas Performance Reporting System report. Annual Audit Robert Lake with Rutherford,Taylor...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Receives Top Opinion On Annual Financial Audit
Dec16

Sulphur Springs ISD Receives Top Opinion On Annual Financial Audit

Sulphur Springs Independent School District received the top opinion on its annual financial compliance rating, receiving a good report across all areas evaluated. Robert Lake of Rutherford, Taylor and Company PC told school trustees at their regular monthly meeting that it is the company’s opinion the district’s financial information presented a fair picture of the district’s assets, liabilities and operations for...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Board To Consider 2 New CTE Courses, Annual Audit
Dec08

Sulphur Springs ISD Board To Consider 2 New CTE Courses, Annual Audit

School trustees to hold monthly meeting during lunch Monday Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees will still hold the monthly meeting on its usual day and place, the second Monday of the month. The meeting will take place in the board room of SSISD Administration Building. However, the board meeting will convene at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 9, instead of the usual monthly 6 p.m. meeting scheduled earlier than usual. A...

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SSISD Receives Superior Financial Rating, Unmodified Audit
Dec14

SSISD Receives Superior Financial Rating, Unmodified Audit

Sulphur Springs ISD received a superior financial rating and an unmodified audit trustees were told during their regular December meeting; the school board also received an update on legal and local policies that will be presented for district approval in January and heard from a woman who expressed concern for school safety at schools Financial Reports Sulphur Springs ISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw during the noon board meeting...

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Sights And Sounds Of The Season Are Focus Of Sulphur Springs ISD Fine Arts Students
Dec06

Sights And Sounds Of The Season Are Focus Of Sulphur Springs ISD Fine Arts Students

Sulphur Springs ISD Fine Arts students over the next two weeks will provide holiday cheers as the program launches its annual Sights And Sounds of the Season tour across district campuses, including a number of night performances so they can share holiday cheer with the community as well. Some, like the Jazz Band, started their season early with a concert during Heritage in the Park. Students also performed during the 15th Annual...

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SSISD Education Foundation To Be Submitted As Potential Charity For Hopkins County Jury Duty Reimbursement Donations
Nov11

SSISD Education Foundation To Be Submitted As Potential Charity For Hopkins County Jury Duty Reimbursement Donations

Hopkins Energy LLC Agreement Amended By 1 Year, Stampede Solar Road Maintenance Agreement Granted Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation was approved to be submitted to the list of charities to which Hopkins County jurors may donate their daily reimbursement for jury service. Hopkins County Commissioners Court also amended and restated a 381 agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC, a road maintenance agreement with Stampeed Solar Project...

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2 Targeted Improvement Plans, Financial Audit, Sick Leave Policy On Sulphur Springs ISD  Dec. 14 Agenda
Dec13

2 Targeted Improvement Plans, Financial Audit, Sick Leave Policy On Sulphur Springs ISD Dec. 14 Agenda

Targeted Improvement Plans for Lamar and Travis Primary, the annual financial audit and extension of the sick leave policy are all topics to be discusses and considered during Monday’s Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees meeting, scheduled to be conducted at noon rather than 6 p.m. as is tradition so as not to conflict with any other potential holiday programs and schedules. SSISD logo Two public hearings will be conducted,...

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SSISD Trustees Approve 2020 Tax Rate, 9 Personnel Changes, Budget Amendments
Aug29

SSISD Trustees Approve 2020 Tax Rate, 9 Personnel Changes, Budget Amendments

Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees during a special called noon meeting Friday, Aug. 28, approved budget amendments, 9 personnel changes, the SSISD 2020 tax rate and the Virtual Academy plan. SSISD 2020 Tax Rate SSISD Tax Assessor Collector Sandra Gibby recommended a SSISD 2020 tax rate of $1.251380 per $100 cash valuation of property within SSISD, with $0.9409 of that rate going toward the local maintenance fund for daily...

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3 Early Notices of Retirement, 7 Resignations Approved For SSISD
Mar07

3 Early Notices of Retirement, 7 Resignations Approved For SSISD

District To Continue Using Same Auditing Firm, Chapter 313 Consultants Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved two agreements and a grant application; canceled the May 2 trustees election; and considered a number of personnel decisions during their March 6 meeting.   Personnel Ten personnel changes were approved by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees following an executive...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Regular Board Of Trustees Meeting To Be Held Friday
Mar05

Sulphur Springs ISD Regular Board Of Trustees Meeting To Be Held Friday

Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet a few days early this month. SSISD trustees’ regular meeting has been moved from the usual second Monday at 6 p.m. to Friday, March 6, at noon. Trustees will be asked to approve a letter of engagement for the annual outside audit of district finances and for the Head Start director to apply for continuation and refunding of the Head Start program....

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