Volunteer Driver Needed Tuesdays To Deliver Meals
A volunteer driver is needed on Tuesdays to help deliver meals to Meal A Day recipients.
Meal A Day is staffed by volunteers who donate their time to prepare and deliver food to senior citizens and individuals who are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves.
Cypress Basin Hospice has, for the past few years, been delivering meals to seniors and shut ins along the Tuesday route, but is having to give it up. The route is in-town and takes approximately 1-1 1/2 hours to deliver prepared containers of food to senior citizens in Sulphur Springs. Food an be picked up at 9:30 a.m. each Tuesday at the Senior Citizens Center. This could even be filled by a couple or pair working together to distribute to the boxed meals.
Senior Citizens Center Program and Marketing Director Weatherman asks that anyone willing to help, even if on a temporary basis until a dedicated driver can be found, contact her at 903-885-1661, send her an email at [email protected] or comment on her post on Facebook.
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
FDA Permits Marketing For New Test To Improve Diagnosis Of Alzheimer’s Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today (Wednesday, May 4, 2022) permitted marketing for the first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test is intended to be used in adult patients, aged 55 years and older, presenting with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of cognitive decline.
“The availability of an in vitro diagnostic test that can potentially eliminate the need for time-consuming and expensive PET scans is great news for individuals and families concerned with the possibility of an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis,” said Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “With the Lumipulse test, there is a new option that can typically be completed the same day and can give doctors the same information regarding brain amyloid status, without the radiation risk, to help determine if a patient’s cognitive impairment is due to Alzheimer’s disease.”
According to the National Institutes of Health, more than six million Americans, most age 65 or older, may have dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disorder known to slowly destroy memory and thinking skills, and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with Alzheimer’s disease, clinical symptoms first appear later in life.
Alzheimer’s disease is progressive, meaning that the disease gets worse over time. Early and accurate diagnosis is important to help patients and caregivers with planning and early treatment options. There is an unmet need for a reliable and safe test that can accurately identify patients with amyloid plaques consistent with Alzheimer’s disease. While amyloid plaques can occur in other diseases, being able to detect the presence of plaque, along with other evaluations, helps the doctor determine the probable cause of the patient’s symptoms and findings. Prior to today’s authorization, doctors used positron emission tomography (PET) scans, a potentially costly and cumbersome option, to detect/visualize amyloid plaques in a patient’s brain, often years before clinical symptom onset, to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
The Lumipulse test is intended to measure the ratio of β-amyloid 1-42 and β-amyloid 1-40 (specific proteins that can accumulate and form plaques) concentrations found in human cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), which can help physicians determine whether a patient is likely to have amyloid plaques, a hallmark sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Results must be interpreted in conjunction with other patient clinical information.
A positive Lumipulse G β-amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test result is consistent with the presence of amyloid plaques, similar to what would be seen in a PET scan. A negative result is consistent with a negative amyloid PET scan result. A negative test result reduces the likelihood that a patient’s cognitive impairment is due to Alzheimer’s disease, enabling physicians to pursue other causes of cognitive decline and dementia. The test is not intended as a screening or stand-alone diagnostic assay. There is also the possibility that a positive test result could be seen in patients with other types of neurologic conditions, as well as in older cognitively healthy people, which underscores the importance of using this test in conjunction with other clinical evaluations.
The FDA evaluated the safety and effectiveness of this test in a clinical study of 292 CSF samples from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative sample bank. The samples were tested by the Lumipulse G β-amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) and compared with amyloid PET scan results. In this clinical study, 97% of individuals with Lumipulse G β-amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) positive results had the presence of amyloid plaques by PET scan and 84% of individuals with negative results had a negative amyloid PET scan.
The risks associated with the Lumipulse G β-amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test are mainly the possibility of false positive and false negative test results. False positive results, in conjunction with other clinical information, could lead to an inappropriate diagnosis of, and unnecessary treatment for, Alzheimer’s disease. This could lead to psychological distress, delay in receiving a correct diagnosis as well as expense and the risk for side effects from unnecessary treatment. False negative test results could result in additional unnecessary diagnostic tests and potential delay in effective treatment. Importantly, the Lumipulse G β-amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) is not a stand-alone test and other clinical evaluations or additional tests should be used for determining treatment options.
The FDA reviewed the device through the De Novo premarket review pathway, a regulatory pathway for low- to moderate-risk devices of a new type. This action creates a new regulatory classification, which means that subsequent devices of the same type with the same intended use may go through FDA’s 510(k) premarket process, whereby devices can obtain marketing authorization by demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate device.
The Lumipulse G β-amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) was granted Breakthrough Device designation, a process designed to expedite the development and review of devices that may provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions.
The FDA permitted marketing of the Lumipulse G ß-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) to Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.
Chamber Connection – May 4
Upcoming Events: Mom’s Day Out, Spring Into Wellness, Mission Fundraiser, Choral Music Concert
By Butch Burney, President/CEO of Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, [email protected]
I’ve always maintained that it’s good to be a guy. I’ve seen what women deal with as wives and mothers on a daily basis, and I don’t want that job. It’s way too hard.
However, for the next week, it looks like it will be good to be a woman. There are a couple of events coming up, hosted by local businesses, that are specifically geared for females.
- Mama’s Day Out, hosted by Kay Jae + Co., is set for 5 p.m. Friday, May 6 at the boutique at 325 South Davis St. The evening promises shopping, flowers, mimosas, muffins and more. Nicole Brantley, RN, BSN, injector with Everlasting Aesthetics, will offer fillers and Botox.
- Then, Spring Into Wellness will be hosted by four local businesses from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Beauty Grace Lifestyle Shop, at 220 Connally St. You’re invited to a Q&A session with Live Well Chiropractic, Pursuing Wellness Practitioner, Texas Pelvic Health and Beauty Grace Lifestyle Shop.
Mabel’s Foundation
Mabel’s Foundation is hosting the third annual Trade School Dinner to support Nuevo Progreso Trade Schools on Saturday, May 7, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Lake Fork Baptist Church, 9483 FM 515 in Alba. There will be free will offering at the door for a crappie fish fry with all the fixings. Carry out or sit down is available. Please call 605-431-9655 to let them know you’re coming.
Sounds of Summer
The North East Texas Choral Society will present the Endless Summer Spring Concert May 7 and May 8 at the SSHS Auditorium in the Hopkins County Civic Center. The shows are at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Buy tickets at SingersCount.org.
Ribbon Cuttings
- Northeast Texas Gellyball hosted a ribbon cutting at their new location at 1511 South Broadway Street at noon Friday, April 29. Please welcome them to Sulphur Springs.
- Kay Jae + Co Boutique, located at 325 South Davis St., will host a ribbon cutting for their shop at noon on Thursday, May 5. Please visit this new boutique.
- The North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department will host a ribbon cutting at the firehouse at 72 West FM 71. Please join us for that event.
Business of the Week
Beauty Grace Lifestyle Shop is the Chamber’s Business of the Week for May 4. See more about our Business of the Week on the Chamber’s Instagram and Facebook pages as well as our website.
Hopkins County 4-H Archers Compete
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County, [email protected]
Many folks are misguided in thinking that 4-H is all about showing animals. Quite the contrary! The Texas 4-H program offers so much more. There are many opportunities for involvement including leadership, community service, foods and nutrition, fashion and interior design, photography, archery, recreation, livestock, and more. Actually, one of the most popular projects is Foods and Nutrition, not only in Hopkins County, but across the state.
4-H equips youth with skills that can be used throughout their lifetime. Learning responsibility and how to treat others are of utmost importance. There are project workshops, individual project involvement, contests, camps, 4-H meetings, special events, and much more through the 4-H program.
Recently, seven Hopkins County youth participated in the District 4-H Archery Shoot. Coached by Stephanie Stewart and assisted by Brad McCool, the young archers came home with some fine awards. Below are the results:
- Senior Division: Jaqlyn Chapman, Compound Unaided, 2nd place
- Intermediate Division: Marilena Reyes, Compound Unaided, 4th place
- Intermediate Division: William Mason, Compound Aided, 9th place
- Intermediate Division: Hunter Rich, Compound Aided, 14th place
- Junior Division: Bryce McCool, Compound Unaided, 1st place
- Junior Division: Roy Duffey, Compound Unaided, 4th place
- Junior Division: Aaiden Wisniewski, Compound Unaided, 10th place
Congratulations to each of these 4-H members. We hope to see more good things as they progress through the shooting sports project!
Multi-County 4-H Camp
Each year, our Hopkins County Extension staff members serve on the planning committee for the Multi-county 4-H Camp. Held in Lone Star, Texas at the Lakeview Baptist Conference Center, the camp features workshops, group activities, swimming, paddle boating, recreation, and much more. Registration is now taking place. Dates of the camp are July 11-13 and cost is $125 which covers two nights lodging, six meals, camp t-shirt, and all workshop activities.
The camp is open to any youth grade 3-12, regardless of 4-H membership status. However, youth must complete a registration form and return it to their respective county Extension Office. The Hopkins County deadline is June 1. Our group will carpool to the location. Parents are welcome to attend the closing day award ceremony. Contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 for more information.
Closing Thought
The major key to your better future is you.
– Jim Rohn
Contact Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent at the Hopkins County office at P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; or [email protected].
City Council Approves On First Reading Residential Homestead Tax Exemption Ordinance
Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, April 3, 2022, approved on first reading an ordinance providing for a residential homestead property tax exemption. The ordinance must be approved by the City Council on second and final reading before it is officially adopted.
Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Lesa Smith reminded the City Council of the information she presented to them regarding the topic during the April 5 council meeting. At that time, Mayor John Sellers asked that a proposal for a residential homestead property tax exemption be included on the agenda as an action item at the May meeting, in order to fit the timeline for the ordinance to take affect in October for the 2022 tax year, provided the council approves it.
Smith explained that she left the percentage of exemption blank on first reading, pending further discussion and guidance from the City Council regarding how much the exemption would be for.
City staff recommended approving a homestead exemption for the greater of $5,000 or whatever percent of appraised value on the homestead to help city residents. The percentage allowable could be up to 20%, the City Council was advised.
Smith said in figuring potential impacts, she did receive preliminary tax values from the Appraisal District May 3, 2022, but had yet updated the projects to reflect growth of net taxable value within the city as she had a few questions she plans to get clarification for most accurate information in the updates using preliminary values.
Place 5 City Councilman Gary Spraggins made a motion Tuesday to adopt Ordinance No. 2797 on first reading, providing for a homestead exemption for the greater of $5,000 or 20% of the appraised value for residential city tax payers. Place 4 Councilman Freddie Taylor seconded the motion, which the council then approved. The ordinance is slated to be presented again for second reading and final approval at the June 7 City Council meeting.
City Manager’s Report – May 2022
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
We have 0 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. (I hope soon we can leave this off entirely.)
CLAIMS
We had a fleet accident in March involving a police cruiser. One unlucky driver ran a red light and crashed into the squad car causing $1,500 worth of damage. Fortunately, nobody was injured.
We had one workers compensation claim for a laceration when a Capital Construction employee was struck by rebar during demolition activities at Pacific Park.
SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING
It’s official; we got the $2.4 million grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). As soon as we sign a contract with TDHCA we can begin the project. I expect the contract to be ready for signature in June.
PACIFIC PARK
- The playground complete. Demolition has begun on the splash pad.
- The Capital Construction Division in installing a concrete walking path around the park.
- Next up will be the basketball pavilion.
COLLEGE STREET
The water/sewer/drainage is complete for phase 1 from the plaza to Patton. Next, Highway 19 Construction (the contractor) will build the road and the Capital Construction Division will continue to the east with utility construction on Phase 2 (Patton to Como).
SPRING CLEANUP
The Spring clean-up was a busy event this year with 1,285 vehicles bring rubbish to the site. In total 3,480 cubic yards of trash was hauled to the landfill, and a small mountain of green waste was left on site to be burned later this summer.
ONCOR RATE INCREASE
Oncor advised the City in writing that they plan to file a full rate case with the Public Utility Commission of Texas later this month. This is different than the periodic Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) that we are accustomed to seeing. The DCRF only recovers costs for new investment in distribution equipment, whereas this will be a full review of the base rate. The city is a member of the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor. The steering committee is fully aware of this development, and they have already procured the consultants to review the filing once it is made. Expect action items related to this filing to be on future agendas.
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
Finance Director Lesa Smith will present a report of year-to-date revenues and expenditures.
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Texana Land and Asphalt plans to pave the streets listed below this summer.
Around the City
Elsewhere around the city, employees:
- Cleaned storm drains 3 times.
- Cleaned up the property at Jefferson and Alabama.
- Placed the new utilities on College Street into service.
- Conducted 37 building inspections, 24 electrical inspections, 21 plumbing inspections, 51 mechanical inspections and issued 27 building permits.
- Sold 3,061 gallons of Avgas and 5,750 gallons of Jet-A fuel.
- Accommodated 1,595 landings/takeoffs at the airport for an average of 52/day.
- Checked out 2,841 items from the library plus 643 eBooks.
- Responded to 206 animal control calls while achieving an 88% adoption rate.
- Made 1 felony arrest in the Special Crimes Unit.
- Responded to 38 accidents, recorded 39 offences, made 35 arrests and wrote 521 citations in the Patrol Division.
- Sprayed for weeds downtown and changed out flowers for spring/summer.
- Repainted restrooms at Imagination Mountain.
- Hosted two baseball/softball tournaments.
- Assisted with the Kids Kingdom rehabilitation (Thank you Adult Leadership Class of 2022!!!)
- Responded to 196 calls for fire/rescue including 2 structure fires, 1 vehicle fire and 4 grass fires.
- Conducted 30 fire inspections.
- Performed preventative maintenance on 78 fire hydrants.
- Installed a new electrical service at Pacific Park.
- Performed preventative maintenance on several items at the water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant.
- Treated wastewater to a total suspended solids reading of .41 mg/L (less than one part per million).
- Repaired 10 water main ruptures.
- Replace 10 water meters.
- Unstopped 23 sewer mains.
- Repaired 4 sewer mains.
- Washed 75,000 feet of sewer mains.
- Flushed 39 dead-end water mains.
- Repaired Cooper Lake water pumps.
- Treated 129 million gallons of potable water
NETX Dragons Football Blow Out Bobcats, 40-6
Coach Bill King’s squad picked up another big win at home, beating the Bobcats 40-6 on Saturday, Apr. 30.
QB Ty Rollison lead his team to another big victory, thanks to another solid performance by him and the Dragons’ offense.
NETX powered their way to a huge 27-6 lead at the break.
The Dragons cruised the rest of the way, blanking their opponent’s offense while scoring 13 more points in the second half to win big over the Bobcats 40-6 at Gerald Prim Stadium on Saturday, Apr. 30.
The blowout win over the Bobcats gives the NETX Dragons semi-pro football team an 8-1 record.
Coach King’s team observes their third and final bye next Saturday, May 7, before wrapping up their season the following weekend.
The Dragons host the Tigers on Saturday, May 14 for their season finale.
Not only is that contest their final game of the regular season, but the victor of that game claims the division championship.
The de-facto division championship game kicks off on Saturday, May 14 at Gerald Prim Stadium at 7 P.M.
3 Men, 2 Women Jailed Monday On Felony Warrants
Five people – 3 men and 2 women – were jailed Monday on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Huffman took Melchor Eduardo Leon Jr. into custody at 11:43 a.m. May 2, 2022, at Smith County jail and transported the 25-year-old Tyler man to Hopkins County jail. Leon was booked in at 1:42 p.m. Monday on warrants for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge and violation of parole. The offenses, Huffman noted in arrest reports, are alleged to have occurred on June 27, 2021.
Leon was held in Hopkins County jail without bond Tuesday, May 3, 2022, on both felony charges, according to jail reports.
(HCSO jail photo)
HCSO Deputy Terry Thompson took Calvin Clint Chumbley into custody at 10 a.m. May 2, 2022, at Red River County jail, then transported him to Hopkins County jail.
The 62-year-old Bogata man was booked into Hopkins County jail at 12:50 p.m. May 2, 2022, for bond forfeiture on Aug. 21, 2020 burglary of a habitation and possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges.
Chumbley, who is also known by Clint Calvin Chumbley and Cody C Chumbley, remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday, May 3, 2022, on both felony charges, according to jail reports. His bond was recommended to be set at $10,000 on the controlled substance charge and $50,000 on the burglary charge- twice the original bond set on the 2020 charges, according to jail and arrest reports.
Two Hunt County officers transported Tammy Leann Crouch to Hopkins County, where Deputy Steve Huffman took custody of the woman at 1:47 p.m. May 2, 2022, and escorted her into the Hopkins County jail.
The 51-year-old Greenville woman was booked in at 2:01 p.m. on the warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for a possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports.
Crouch, who is also known by Tammy Leann Parsons, Tammie Crook and Parson Tammy Leann Crouch remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday, May 3, 2022, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputies Justin Wilkerson, Josh Davis and Thomas Patterson, and Sgt. Scott Davis traveled to a County Road 2390, where they took residents Shawna Jean Clay AKA Shwna Jena Clay and Calum Len Foldenauer into custody at 9:35 p.m. May 2, 2022, on warrants.
The 36-year-old Winnsboro woman was booked into Hopkins County jail at 11:31 p.m. Tuesday on two outstanding warrants for violation of probation which she was on for abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence and engaging in organized criminal activity. The 25-year-old Winnsboro man was also booked into Hopkins County jail at 11:31 p.m. Tuesday on a Gregg County burglary of a habitation warrant, according to jail reports.
Foldenauer remained in Hopkins County jail on the Gregg County warrant Tuesday, May 3, 2022. His bond was set at $75,000 on the charge, according to jail reports. Clay also remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday. Her bond was set at $150,000 per charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Welding Shop at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
WELDING SKILLS
Jarrett Bartley of Sulphur Springs practices his skills in gas tungsten arc welding at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
Pay Increases Approved For All SSISD Employees
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday approved pay increases for all district employees during a special meeting.
Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb asked the school board to consider approving a set pay increase for all SSISD teachers (and other employees on the same compensation plan, including nurses, librarians, counselors, testing coordinators and law enforcement officers) and a percentage increase for those on the five other compensation plans. The proposal was made as a means to retain current staff and become more competitive for recruitment purposes.
“We are basically saying at this point that there’s nothing more important than our people and doing this for our people. Yes, we may have to take a trip or two less, we may have to do without a few things here and there, but right now, it’s a commitment to people and this pay scale, and that’s our most important thing,” Lamb said. “We’ve still got a lot of positive things going our way.”
Lamb said administrators had hoped to have proposals to include at the April meeting, but at that time were still waiting on some information from experts, including tax values. The plan then was to present them at the regular May board meeting on the 9th, but after seeing information circulating about pay scales at other nearby or similar school districts they asked the board to convene a week earlier in this very competitive market. Administrators felt the need to have a compensation package with an increase from top to bottom for retention and recruitment purposes, Lamb noted.
Business Manager Sherry McGraw and Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams crunched number, taking into account a number of factors, including the need to be more competitive, balanced with staffing needs and financial resources.
Lamb said while it’s rare for salary increases to be presented for board approval before the budget process, but administrators feel confident that working from now until August they will be able to accommodate an increase for 2022-23 in a balanced budget. ESSAR funding which the district anticipates receiving for through the 2023-2024 school year will help offset some of the expenses.
“It is a bit of a risky move, particularly in this atmosphere, but it’s a risk we feel like we have to take under the circumstances to be competitive. It’s a tough time for all of you. Your businesses I think are facing these same things and decisions. We just think it’s an incredible time to commit to teachers in this way,” Lamb said, when asking the school board to approve the proposed compensation plans for district employees.
SSISD Trustee Leesa Toliver made a motion, which Board Vice President Craig Roberts seconded, to approve the compensation plans as presented. The board voted unanimously that teachers will receive $2,000 more in the 2022-2023 school year than during the 2021-2022 school year.
Under the current compensation package, teachers could look at the scale, see their number of years and expect a certain pay increase according to an established step scale. For the 2022-2023 school year, the increase will be a flat $2,000 over this year’s base salary for all teachers.
“This is everybody – all of the teachers are much better off this way,” Williams said of the flat $2,000 pay increase, which for the 2022-2023 school year will replace the current step pay schedule.
For instance, a first year teacher next year according to the 2021-2022 step pay scale for teachers, nurses, librarians, counselors and security personnel would expect to receive a $100 step increase, bumping it up to $45,100, and a teacher or librarian who is complete her/his eighth year as a teacher would expect a $500 pay increase during year nine. During the 2022-2023 school year, first year teachers would receive $47,000 and a ninth year nurse would receive $48,600. A 29-year teacher who this year receives a base salary of $59,600 would be receive $61,600 in the 2022-2023 school year. This will be for one year, not a new step scale.
“We are in transition, I want that to be clear,” Lamb said. “Our teachers have grown accustomed to looking at that scale and basically some form guaranty that says, ‘Oh I make this much this year. I’ll make this much next year,'” Lamb said. “Really, those intended to get you started, not all the time. So, just to be clear, for teachers this is a $2,000 raise.”
All other district employees will receive a pay increase of 2-5% in the coming year, the administrators noted. That includes educational aides, administrators and specialists, office staff and hourly workers
Compensation plans for district employees for the 2022-2023 school year are now currently available to view or download from the district website, https://www.ssisd.net. Select the Employment link, then click Compensation Plans to view the 13 page document.
