Sulphur Springs City Council Has Busy Night Ahead With Workshop Followed By Regular Meeting
Sulphur Springs City Council has a busy night ahead with a workshop scheduled at 5:30 p.m., followed by the regular monthly meeting at 7 tonight (Aug. 2, 2022). The workshop focus will be on a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. City staff are continually updating and working on finances. They will present their first proposal for discussion during the 5:30 p.m. work session, which will then be revised based on discussions and...
New AV System To Be ‘Statement Piece’ For SSHS
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees, during the regular July board meeting this week, approved a new $96,000 AV system for Sulphur Springs High School cafeteria for the 2022-2023 school year. Jarret Wilson asked the school board to consider approving a cafeteria AV project at Sulphur Springs High School, which involves purchasing of an AV system with multiple screens. The project is to be obtained from C-N-C Pro AV through a...
Reinvestment Zones Established For D6 Inc. Extension, 1 Potential New Business
The establishment of reinvestment zones by Sulphur Springs City Council advanced two businesses one step closer to construction in Sulphur Springs. Ashoka Steel Mill is considering two locations on which to locate a new branch of the business, and Sulphur Springs is one of the two. D6 Inc. LLC plans to expand its current location, then in stages relocate its corporate headquarters from Portland to Sulphur Springs. Establishing...
City Council To Consider Requests To Establish 2 Reinvestment Zones, 6 Zoning Changes
Gift, 2 Economic Development Projects, Real Property Matters, Contract Amendment For 2022 SIP Also On July 5 Agenda Sulphur Springs City Council has a lengthy July 5, 2022 agenda, which includes requests to establish two reinvestment zones for new businesses and six zoning changes — including one reinvestment zone request and five rezoning requests to be presented for second and, if approved, final reading; and one new request each to...
Homeschool Students Will Not Be Allowed To Participate As SSISD Students In UIL Activities
Homeschool students won’t be allowed to participate in UIL activities as Sulphur Springs ISD students in the future, reversing a policy implemented this year by the school board. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb noted that district administrators learned last summer that House Bill 547 changed a policy regarding homeschoolers participation in UIL activities. As they understood the rules in 2021, students would be...
Sulphur Springs ISD 2022-2023 School Calendar Approved On 6-1 Vote
The Sulphur Springs ISD 2022-2023 school calendar was approved this week on a 6-1 vote of the school board, with trustee John Prickette citing a need for more classroom instructional days when voting against the calendar as proposed. The calendar is very similar to the 2021-2022 school instructional calendar, with one noted exception. Staff preparation and work days will be on Mondays instead of Fridays, according to Sulphur Springs...
School Sign Unveiled Saturday At Rowena Johnson Primary
Community members, former students, staff and family gathered Saturday evening, Oct. 16, 2021, for a short unveiling ceremony marking the official name change of the Church Street school campus from Lamar Primary to Rowena Johnson Primary, in honor of the late educator who dedicated 50 years of her life to educating Sulphur Springs school children. Oct. 16, 2021, unveiling of the new sign officially designating 825 Church St. as...
Sulphur Springs ISD Administrators To Present Return To In-Person Instruction, Compensation Plans
Adult Meal Price Increase, Meet The Teacher Schedule, Handbooks, Architectural Firm On SSISD Aug. 9 Agenda SSISD logo The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees appears to have a full agenda Monday evening, with a number of routine items such as presentation of the student and employee handbooks, update on Meet the Teacher activities scheduled throughout the district, and approval of the latest policy updates as...
Some Homeschool Students Eligible to Participate In UIL With Sulphur Springs ISD
Some homeschool students who meet eligibility requirements may now apply to participate in UIL activities. This would allow them to complete along side equal grade level Sulphur Springs ISD students. “The legislation passed that makes this an allowable thing – it’s never been before – if the school board says it is,” SSISD Superintendent Mike Lamb said, referring to the passage of House Bill 547. “We were kind...
Sulphur Springs ISD Expands Transfer Policy To Potentially Include Eligible Students At All Grade Levels
Sulphur Springs ISD has expanded the district transfer policy to potentially include students of all ages, who would be eligible to attend provided they meet one of three exceptions. SSISD logo Until this past week, SSISD’s inter-district transfer policy, FDA (Local) would only allow non-resident students to enroll in SSISD: if the students were children of a nonresident full-time district employee or if the students were...
