Changes In SSISD COVID-19 Notifications Announced
Sulphur Springs ISD administrators Wednesday announced changes in the way SSISD COVID-19 notifications are communicated. Starting this week, notifications will not be sent via Blackboard or email to students, parents, staff and teachers. Now, updates can be found on a chart posted on the district website, www.ssisd.net. Scroll down to the middle of the page until you see the blue “SSISD COVID-19 Dashboard” menu and click...
SSISD COVID-19 Snapshot
As of Monday, Nov. 9, Lamar Primary had a 1.21 active COVID-19 case percentage, the highest campus positivity percentage among all Sulphur Springs ISD campuses at the moment, according to the SSISD COVID-19 snapshot Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams presented at SSISD trustees at their regular meeting. SSISD logo That 1.21 percent includes four positive staff cases; while they have not tested positive for COVID-19, one staff...
Updates Given On SSISD COVID-19 Cases, Enrollment
Sulphur Springs ISD administrators provided updates Monday evening on COVID-19 cases and enrollment in Virtual Academy and face-to-face learning. COVID-19 Cases Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams reported the district has had a total of 78 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, 46 students and 32 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19 since school started on Sept. 1. He acknowledged that there were some cases before...
DSHS Reports 20th COVID-19 Death For Hopkins County, 3 New COVID-19 Cases Reported For SSISD
Texas Department of State Health Services on Sunday reported a 20th COVID-19 death for Hopkins County on Sunday, and Sulphur Springs ISD on Friday reported 3 new cases in the district. That’s one additional death of a Hopkins County resident from COVID-19 since July; deaths are assigned based on official cause of death on deaths certificates that are submitted to the state vital statistics office and reported to DSHS. The 20th...
3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported For SSISD Campuses
By Ross LaBenske Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams over the past three days received information regarding 3 additional COVID-19 cases reported for SSISD campuses. SSISD logo On Sept. 17, Williams reported a student who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present at Douglass ECLC during the week of Sept. 7-11. On Sept. 11, a Sulphur Springs Middle School student was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19. The...
3 Students, 1 Bus Driver At SSISD Have Tested Positive For COVID-19; Case Counts For County Schools Reported
Sulphur Springs Independent School District on Tuesday reported one additional student and a bus driver have tested positive for COVID-19. Updated information regarding cases counts of novel coronavirus 2019 for other county schools and Yantis are also being posted or sent out to parents. Sulphur Springs ISD: 3 Student Cases Sulphur Springs ISD sends notices via Blackboard alert system to families who have children in or work on a...
SSISD COVID-19 Mitigation, Back to School Plans Now Available
Monday evening August 10th, 2020, Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams Monday updated trustees on the SSISD COVID-19 mitigation plan. The plan is updated as new guidelines and requirements are announced at the state and national level. SSISD logo The plan outlines prevention, response and mitigation. Staff will self screen and parents are to screen their children daily for COVID-19 symptom or potential COVID-19...
CHRISTUS Business News: NetHealth Offering Bivalent COVID Vaccines At Final Week Of Clinics
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News for the week of Sept. 19, 2022 New Orthopedic Surgeon, Providers at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Primary Care in Sulphur Springs Now Accepting New Patients By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, September 19, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital...
Minor Changes To SSISD Policy Should Make Qualifying For Extended Leave A Little Easier
Minor changes to two local policies should make qualifying for extended leave a little easier, should employees have cause to need it, Sulphur Springs ISD administrators told trustees when presenting the recommended changes for approval this week. SSISD Assistant Superintendent Lisa Robinson noted Aug. 15, 2022, that DMA and DEC were the two local policies administrators had pulled out of the Texas Association of School Boards Policy...
Bond Accountability, Projected Costs, Facility Names Discussed At SSISD Town Hall Meeting
Accountability, projected costs, facility names, and bond ratings, were among the topics community members asked for additional information about during the town hall meeting held to discuss the Sulphur Springs ISD bond. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb holds a second town hall meeting April 18, 2022, to provide information to the community and answer questions about the $93 million bond proposal for school improvements...
