SSISD Announces Meet-the-Teacher Events; Schedule Pickup; New-to-district Enrollment
July 21, 2018 – Sulphur Springs Independent School District has announced the 2018-2019 Meet-the-Teacher Events & Schedule Pickup. New-to-district students should be enrolled prior to Meet-the-Teacher events so that a classroom assignment/middle school schedule will be ready. Parents may complete enrollment documents at the following locations: Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, 600 Calvert Street, Head Start 3, Head...
SSHS Band Summer Percussion Camp Underway
During his previous twelve year career as Sulphur Springs Middle School Band Director, one of Spencer Emmert’s duties at one time was conducting summer percussion camp for the late High School Band Director Charles McCauley. After McCauley passed away this spring, the SSISD hired Emmert as Band Director. Emmert spent the past four years as the Winnsboro Band Director. Monday (July 16) morning, Middle School Assistant Band...
Lady Cat Wallace Scores Run in All-Star Game Performance
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo recently commented on Lady Cats’ shortstop Kelsey Wallace’s performance in the prestigious Texas Girls Coaches Association’s All-Star Softball Game played last Wednesday in Arlington. He said great times and memories were made at the game. Coach Carrillo said Wallace went one for two at the plate with a double and a run scored. He said she played great and he added he was proud...
SSISD Board Approves Change in Pro Rata Agreement With City During Monday Regular Session
In less than 30 minutes the Sulphur Springs School Board had completed much of the work of the evening Monday, July 9, 2018. In regular session, the board reviewed the 2018-2019 employee handbook, appointed a delegate to the 2018 TASB Delegate Assembly in September, approved the 2018-2019 Student Code of Conduct Handbook, approved revisions to local policies and approved the Superintendent and School District Attorney to make changes...
SSISD Board Approves Resignations, New Personnel, Assignment Changes
Personnel changes were approved Monday evening, July 9, 2018 during the regular session of the Sulphur Springs ISD Board meeting. Those changes include resignations approved, new personnel hired and position moves: Resignations Kristen Downs Kindergarten Teacher Bowie Primary Kelsey Kraemer Kindergarten Teacher Bowie Primary Timothy Thomas ...
Local Students Among 150 Named to PJC President’s, Dean’s Lists
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that over 150 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the spring 2018 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the dean’s list must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours, and have no grade lower...
SSISD Board Approves New Teacher Pay Scale, Additional Police Officer; Personnel Changes
In a special session Monday morning, Sulphur Springs School Board announced they will be hiring an additional officer for the SSISD Police Force and approved an increase in pay scale for teachers and teacher’s aides. Personnel changes were also approved (see below). Superintendent Michael Lamb stated during public forum that the hiring of a new police officer would bring the total force to nine and will place an officer on each...
SSISD Board Special Session Agenda for Monday, June 25, 2018
AGENDASPECIAL BOARD MEETINGSULPHUR SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTBOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGMONDAY, JUNE 25, 201811:30 AM I. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. III. PUBLIC...
