Wildcats Baseball Team Gets One-Sided Victory at Pine Tree, 13-4 Friday Night
How does a team score 13 runs with only 4 hits. Just mix in 13 walks and 4 hit batters. The Wildcats brewed up a 13-4 win over Pine Tree in a district game at Pine Tree Friday night (March 26).
The Pirates actually led early, 1-0 after the first inning. Then the Wildcats scored the games’ next 8 runs to go up 8-1 after the top of the fourth. Pine Tree scored 3 in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 8-4. The Wildcats wrapped up the win with 2 runs in the sixth and 3 more in the seventh.
Wildcats pitching only allowed 1 hit but they also issued 8 free passes. Kaden Wallace got the win going the first 3 1/3 innings allowing 1 hit and 4 runs with 5 strikeouts and 6 walks. Matthew Sherman tossed 3 2/3 innings giving up no hits or runs while striking out 5 and walking 2.
For the second straight game, Wildcat Colby Albritton had a good night at the plate going 2 for 2 with 3 RBI’s a run scored and 2 walks. Blake Vice had 2 RBI’s including one on a sacrifice fly and he walked 3 times. Ty Stroud had an RBI, scored a run and walked 3 times. Colt Silman was 1 for 3 with an RBI and 2 walks. Wallace had a hit, hit a double and scored 2 runs. Mayer Millsap scored a run and was hit by a pitch. Matthew Singleton hit a double, walked once and was hit by a pitch. Hayden Hurst scored 2 runs and was hit by a pitch twice. Aiken Owens scored a run and walked once. Dawson Carpenter had a walk. Carson Fenton scored 2 runs.
The Wildcats are now 4-1 in district play and they are 7-11 for the season. The Wildcats have a bye Tuesday and then host Hallsville next Thursday night.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Four Seed Wildcats Soccer Team Shocks District Champ Whitehouse, 2-1 in Bi-District
The Wildcats Soccer Team scored 2 goals in the first 4 minutes of their bi-district game Friday night (March 26) and then held on to earn a 2-1 win over Whitehouse on their home field.
It was a stunning upset by the #4 seed Wildcats over a district champion.
Both Wildcats’ goals, scored about 30 seconds apart, came on throw ins deep in Whitehouse territory. Alex Yanez scored the first unassisted goal at around 36:50. Edgar Salazar scored the second goal, also unassisted, at 36:30. The Wildcats led 2-0 early.
20 minutes later, Whitehouse cut the deficit in half with a goal. It came on a 40-yard free kick that bounced around near the Wildcats’ goal and ended up in the net. Whitehouse appeared to tie the game at 16:24 in the second half but the goal was disallowed due to off sides.
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton called it an amazing game. He noted his team was given 10 yellow cards. He said his team battled adversity and gave 110%. Coach Upton was pleased to see Sulphur Springs support his team with so many fans in attendance plus the Cheerleaders.
The Wildcats improved their season record to 16-10-1. The Wildcats now face either West Mesquite or Red Oak in an Area game on Monday or Tuesday.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Lady Cats Softball Wins Fifth Straight, Beating Pine Tree 10-1
Another district game, another district win for the Lady Cats softball team. The Lady Cats bats came alive early and often as Sulphur Springs softball won their fifth straight, this time at Pine Tree, 10-1.
The Lady Cats scored a run in each of the first 4 innings, quickly jumping out to a 4-0 lead.
The floodgates opened in the fifth inning, though, for Coach David Carrillo’s squad was able to pour on 5 more runs to take a demanding 9-0 lead going in to the sixth inning. While the Lady Pirates were able to score a run in the bottom frame of the sixth inning, the visiting Lady Cats responded with a run of their own en route to a smashing 10-1 victory at Pine Tree.
Addison Caddell, normally 3B for Coach David Carrillo’s squad, was starting pitcher against Pine Tree. She had an incredibly solid outing, pitching all 7 innings and allowing only one hit. Caddell fanned seven Lady Pirate batters in the victory.
While both teams did have four errors a piece, the tale of two teams became apparent early. The Pine Tree Lady Pirates have been outscored 83-3 in six district games, while the Lady Cats left Longview with their fifth straight district win.
The Lady Cats are officially halfway through district play after their win Friday night. The Lady Cats lost their district opener at Hallsville on Mar. 9 before going on a tear versus district opponents through six games, not only winning their next five games, but outscoring opponents 32-2 over Sulphur Springs’s five game win streak.
With the win, the Lady Cats season record improves to 14-3 overall (5-1 district). The loss drops Pine Tree’s district record to (0-6) as the Lady Pirates will continue to search for their first win in district.
Next up, the Lady Cats were to observe a bye on Tuesday, but Coach Carrillo added a game to the schedule. The Lady Cats will host Winnsboro in a non-district match-up on Mar. 29. That game is set to tee off at 6 P.M.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Hopkins County Records March 26, 2021
Land Deed Transactions
- Eddie G. Lampp and Tawlene Lampp to Paula Edith Timilsina and Ramesh Timilsina; tract in the Ocela Barb survey
- Dawn Dugnolle and Garrett Dugnolle to Garrett Dugnolle; tract in the Juan Palvadore survey
- Melody Horton, Danny Horton, Robbie Horton and Stanley Horton to 2 Times LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Tammy Teel Jones who is Grace E Tell to Alan Screws and Kim Screws; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Meredith Dodd as independent executor for the Laura Grace Wyatt Estate and Stephen Roy Wyatt Estate to Jeffrey N. Mann; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- David W. Miller and Pamela Miller to Jared Reece Caddell and Jeff Alan Caddell; tract in the Troy M. Thomas survey
- Leslie Nicole McDowell and Mathew Cody McDowell to Kelsey Cooper and Wesley Cooper; tract in the Sarah Norris survey
- Kathleen K. McKenzie and Michael Ryan McKenzie to Chris Meltsakos and Norma Meltsakos; tract in the J Pettyjohn survey
- John M. Clayton, Kelly Clayton and Jeremy Thompson AIF to Casey Michael and Karli Michael; tract in the Winney Jewell survey
- Jeannie Welborn who is the same person as Jeannie Wellborn-Daugherty to Pieter E. Hoekstra and TJ Hoekstra; tract in the RM Scaff survey
- Jeannie Welborn who is the same person as Jeannie Welborn-Daugherty to Jeltje I. Hoekstra; tract in the RM Scaff survey
- Jeannie Welborn who is the same person as Jeannie Welborn-Daugherty to Jan T. Hoekstra; tract in the RM Scaff survey
- James A. Donaldson and Pamela Diane Donaldson to The Ranches at River Ridge LLC; tract in the James Hansley survey
- Andres Rubalcava to Olga Rubalcava; tract in the Santos Coy survey
- Alejandra Trejo Mancera and Jose Rogel to Antonia Rogel Macias; tract in the Jeremiah Ward survey
- Rowena Crum to Charles G. Crum and Nora S. Crum; tract in the Henry P. Barron survey
- Wanda Freda Walker Weathers who is also known as Mrs. Don Weathers to WFWW LLC
- Marlene Lockwood and Phillip E. Lockwood to Kim Renee Pienaar; tract in the A Caro survey
- Anita F. Beasley and Ricky N. Beasley to Kim Renee Pienaar; tract in the A Caro survey
Applications for Marriage Licenses
- Mason Charles Morton and Alissa Renee Wagner
- Odis Wayne Wren and Amberly Laine Johnson
- Larin Dwayne Ross Jr. and Raquesha Lashaun Sneed
- Johnny Dwayne Ely Jr. and Lauren Showalter
- Tovar Jose J. Gomez to Ana V. Juarez Bolanos
- Jerry Gene Crawford and Kelli Lynn Boles
- Antonio Avalos Rivera and Briones Josefina Trejo
- Keaton Kiefer and Ivette Anahi Holguin
- Austin Craig English and Kelsey Breanne Kaufert
- Erik Jamal Jackson and Raedeena L. Skrepenski
- Demetre Scott L. Goodmen to Skylia Starr Wren
Friday Game day Features Soccer, Baseball, Softball and Tennis
The Wildcats Soccer Team is taking on Whitehouse in a bi-district soccer game at Whitehouse at 6:30 p.m. on this game day Friday. The Wildcats are the #4 seed in District 15-5A.
The Wildcats went 6-6 in district play and their season record is 15-10-1. Whitehouse is the district champion in District 16-5A. They were 8-2 in district play and their season record is 18-2-1.
The winner of this bi-district match will face the winner of a West Mesquite and Red Oak game in Area. KSST Radio will bring you the Wildcats and the Wildcats live from Whitehouse at 6:30 p.m. The game will have streaming audio.
The Wildcats Baseball Team and the Lady Cats Soft Team are in Pine Tree for district games against the Pirates.
For the Wildcats, there is a JV game at 4 p.m. The varsity game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 3-1 in district play after defeating Marshall Tuesday night at home, 5-4. The Wildcats are 6-11 for the season.
The Lady Cats Softball Team has scheduled a JV game with Pine Tree at 4:30 p.m. The varsity game is at 6 p.m. The Lady Cats improved to 4-1 in district play after shutting out Marshall 8-0 Tuesday night at Lady Cat Park. The Lady Cats have won 4 games in a row, There season record is 13-3. KSST’s sister station KRVA-FM at 107.1 will bring you the Lady Cats and Lady Pirates from Pine Tree live beginning at 6 p.m. The game will feature streaming video and audio. The game will also be videotaped and shown at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Finally there is Wildcats Tennis on this game day Friday. The Wildcats are playing in a tournament at Pleasant Grove. This is the sixth tournament of the semester for the co-ed Wildcats Tennis Team.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Former Wildcat Triston Abron is New AD and Head Football Coach at Pittsburg
Sulphur Springs native Triston Abron has been hired as head football coach and athletic director at Pittsburg. The Pittsburg School Board approved the hiring of Coach Abron at a special meeting Thursday (March 25). Coach Abron comes to Pittsburg after one season at Mexia. Coach Abron’s Black Cats made the playoffs and made it into the Area round before they had to end the season due to coronavirus. Coach Abron spent two years at Paul Pewitt in Omaha before his season in Mexia. While at Paul Pewitt, the Brahmas went to the State Final Game in 2019. Coach Abron was on the Wildcats’ football staff for several seasons and served some of those years as Defensive Coordinator. After playing football and graduating from Sulphur Springs High School, Arbon played football and graduated from Louisiana College.
March 26 TASB Legislative Update On Education-Related Bills Left Pending
House State Affairs Committee Hears Lobbying Bill
By Texas Association of School Boards
AUSTIN, Texas – March 26, 2021 – The House State Affairs Committee on Thursday morning heard the two following bills, which were left pending:
- HB 749 (Middleton) would prohibit political subdivisions, such as school districts, cities, and counties, from hiring individuals who lobby or paying associations that employ lobbyists. Residents within a political subdivision that did lobby would be entitled to injunctive relief and related attorney’s fees and costs. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Trustee Becky St. John testified on behalf of TASB in opposition to the bill, stating that trustees are unpaid volunteers who often do not have the time or expertise to effectively negotiate the legislative process. Elgin Superintendent Jodi Duron, testifying on behalf of the Texas Association of School Administrators, testified against the bill, noting that the bill would censor local communities and cost taxpayers more money. Elected officials from Collin County testified in support of the bill, saying that it is their job to communicate with legislators on their constituents’ behalf. Several other witnesses testified both for and against the bill.
- HB 3687 (Capriglione) would require political subdivisions, including school districts, to prominently display on their websites information regarding contracts for lobbying services and the entities’ legislative agendas. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Trustee Becky St. John testified on behalf of TASB in support of the bill, along with several other local governmental representatives, noting that this helps increase transparency and confidence in local government spending and that many entities are already doing this.
Senate Education Recap
The Senate Education Committee met Thursday to consider the following bills, which were left pending:
- SB 226 (Paxton) defines virtual instruction and virtual learning in the Education Code and adds instruction on virtual learning and instruction to teacher certification requirements. The bill includes best practices and developing curriculum for synchronous and asynchronous instruction.
- SB 289 (Seliger) allows a school district to provide an excused absence for a student who is 15 years of age or older to obtain a driver’s license or learner’s permit.
- SB 1365 (Bettencourt) makes commissioner decisions, orders, or determinations final and unappealable and prohibits local funds from being used to initiate or maintain any action or proceeding against the state arising from such a decision. The bill also makes several changes to special investigations TEA may conduct of districts. The bill allows the commissioner to grant a district or campus an accountability rating of “not rated” if the school is subject to a declaration of a state disaster. SB 1365 also allows the commissioner to appoint a board of managers to a district if a campus has had a conservator assigned to it for two consecutive years. Members and TEA staff discussed whether TEA followed the correct administrative steps before ordering the removal of Houston ISD’s board of trustees, as stated in an appellate court’s decision allowing the elected trustees to remain on the board. They also considered the extent to which the bill goes to providing too much power to TEA
- SB 481 (Kolkhorst) allows a student enrolled in a school district that offers only virtual instruction for any part of a school year to transfer for that school year to another school district that offers in-person instruction during that school year. The receiving district may not charge tuition, and the student is included in the average daily attendance of the receiving district. CS specifies that this bill would apply to schools that are going to not offer in-person instruction for more than one grading period and that a school would not be required to accept a student if it did not have room for that student. A mother testified in support of the bill, noting her personal experience with her local school starting virtually only after closing due to the pandemic.
- SB 203 (Schwertner) would require UIL to issue statewide requests for proposals from institutions of higher education and other appropriate entities seeking to host statewide competitions. There was no testimony on the bill.
- SB 1171 (Taylor) allows the commissioner to establish a matching grant program to ensure that all school districts and open-enrollment charter schools have the necessary infrastructure to administer assessment instruments electronically. The bill also allows districts to use the Instructional Materials Allotment to pay for services, equipment, and technology infrastructure necessary to ensure adequate Internet connectivity and to pay for training personnel to administer electronic assessments. Chairman Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) noted that there will probably be another committee substitute to address the $30 million fiscal note. Extend grant program by two years and commissioner could not fund bandwidth or personnel costs. Taylor noted there would be another committee substitute.
- SB 28 (Bettencourt) prohibits a local governmental entity from enacting or enforcing an ordinance, order, regulation, resolution, rule, or policy or taking action that prohibits an open-enrollment charter school from operating a public school campus, educational support facility, or administrative office in its jurisdiction. The bill also grants the commissioner exclusive jurisdiction over the establishment and location of an open-enrollment charter school campus. The bill requires a municipality, county, special purpose district, or political subdivision to consider an open-enrollment charter school a school district for purposes of zoning, permitting, plat approvals, fees or other assessments, construction or site development work, code compliance, or development. Additionally, the bill strips from the State Board of Education the authority to veto new charter applications recommended by the commissioner and instead creates an appeals process overseen by the SBOE for charter applicants that are not approved by the commissioner. Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) said that he would work on language to maintain the SBOE’s authority to veto the commissioner’s charter award decisions – possibly requiring a two-third’s majority to veto a decision. Advocates of independent school districts testified against the bill noting that the bill removes public accountability from the charter expansion process in both applications for new charters and building requirements. Advocates of charter schools testified in favor of the bill saying that it leveled the playing field for charter schools when building new facilities.
3 Arrested On Controlled Substance And Related Offenses
Three men were arrested Thursday on controlled substance and related offenses, according to arrest reports.
Houston Street Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a Pontiac Grand Prix around 10:45 p.m. March 25 on Houston Street at Mulberry Street for a traffic violation. Upon contact with the 52-year-old Commerce man driving, Castro recognized him as Michael Anthony Williams, a man found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia during a previous traffic stop.
Castro obtained Williams’ consent to conduct a search of the car. Williams also allegedly removed from his pocket a baggy containing a white substance the Commerce man advised was cocaine. A test kit had a positive reaction for cocaine, confirming Williams’ statement. Williams was arrested for possession of the substance. A records check showed he also had an outstanding Hopkins County warrant.
Williams remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, March 26, 2021, on the possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone charge and driving while license invalid warrant.
Hopkins County ail records also show Williams was arrested on April 12, 2018 on a warrant for driving while license invalid and on Dec. 15, 2018, on a warrant for not taking care of a DWLI charge, as well as possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and possession of a dangerous drug.
Courtroom Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office correction officer Courtney Steward took Anthony Charles Daniel into custody at 4:30 p.m. March 25, in the District Courtroom.
Steward transported the 61-year-old Dallas man to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked for surety off bond on a possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge and as well as surety off bond on a possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana charge.
Daniel and a 54-year-old Dallas woman were originally arrested on Nov. 1, 2020, on Loop 301 by police, who contacted them for parking partially in the lane of traffic a few minutes before midnight on Halloween. They allegedly admitted to having a crack pipe. Officers found a bag of suspected cocaine and a bag of suspected marijuana in their vehicle, resulting in the pair’s arrest Nov. 1, police alleged in 2020 arrest reports. Daniel was released on Nov. 4, 2020, on a $35,000 bond on the felony controlled substance charge and a $1,000 bond on the misdemeanor marijuana charge.
The Dallas man remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, March 26, 2021, for surety off bond on both charges.
Misdemeanor Parkins Street Arrest
A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputy reported seeing a green GMC Sierra traveling in both lanes of traffic, and head west on Parkins Street at a high rate of speed. Witnesses on Parkins Street allegedly reported seeing the truck pull into an address in the 200 block of Parkins Street. The deputy contacted a 24-year-old resident at 5:35 p.m. March 25 at the address, where the truck was observed at a trailer.
The Sulphur Springs man was alleged to be intoxicated. He allowed deputies to search the truck. Deputies found a silver marijuana pipe in his pocket during a pat down, resulting in the 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest at 5:55 p.m. Thursday on a possession of drug paraphernalia charge.
He remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, March 26, 2021, on the misdemeanor charge.
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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.
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.
2021 Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway Info
Changes to the Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaways on KSST and KRVA for the 2021 Season.
Once again, KSST and KRVA will be giving away Texas Ranger Tickets. This season’s tickets will be offered in a digital format. To be a winner, you will need to download and install the Offical MLB Ball Park App for your smart device. Think of the app as a digital wallet for your tickets.
The Process
Once you win, KSST will forward the digital ticket information to your email. Your MLB Ballpark app will accept the ticket information and store them until you need them. You will need to take your device to the ballpark to display the QR code at the gate. Get all the details at MLB.COM
How to Win
We will be giving away tickets on Facebook like we have in years past. But we might try a new giveaway method just to mix things up. No matter how you win, you will need to provide a valid email address, and that email must be linked to you MLB Ballpark app.
Just to be clear, KSST and KRVA did not receive paper tickets, so we can not furnish paper tickets to our winners.
Sulphur Springs ISD Head Start Program To Apply For Grant Continuation And Refunding, Transportation Waiver
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees during the regular monthly meeting this week gave the Head Start program director the go-ahead to apply for grant continuation and refunding, as well as a Head Start transportation waiver application.
Transportation Wavier
Director Angela Edwards asked trustees to approve a request for a transportation waiver for the Head Start program. She noted the SSISD Head Start program has five buses that transport the majority of Head Start bus riders. Preschool children are required to be in child restrain systems and to have bus monitors unless doing so results in a significant disruption to the program or would create a safety hazard.
The district has five small Head Start buses. Head Start serves 179 SSISD students, typically with approximately 85 of those children transported daily on school buses to and from the program. Approximately 10 children live in the furthermost parts of the district outside of the city. Due to the size of the county and district, SSISD would be unable to get those 10 students home on the five Head Start buses within the one-hour time limit for transport to and from school.
In the 2019-2020 school year, 83 students were transported on the Head Start buses, 34 of which were not in child safety seats. This year (2020-2021), due to social distancing parameters in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the numbers were lower. This year, 52 children road the Head Start buses, with only 6 children transported on Head Start buses without child safety seats.
SSISD is asking for a waiver of the child restrain requirement to allow those students who live the farthest out, if/when they ride a bus home, to be transported on a regular school bus with other children.
The Head Start program tries not to do that, as they prefer the children not to be in the mix with other children if possible, but there are occasionally circumstances that arise that could make that necessary. Edwards explained that Head Start children typically are bused directly to and from the Head Start facility, and are not required to go to the bus hub to switch buses. However, the district is asking for the waiver just in case they do have students enroll who do need to be put on a bus whose route would take them to and from their residence.
Essentially, the waiver would be to meet any possible exceptions, not as a common practice.
Edwards noted the district is also seeking a waiver of the safety requirement for all Head Start children for program-related field trips, in case of an emergency evacuation or imminent danger situation or in case one of the Head Start buses is out of commission being repaired. For field trips and bus repair issues, the district would utilize standard school district buses that are not equipped with child safety seats, but would have bus monitors. In the event of an emergency or imminent danger, Head Start program would be required to load children on regular school buses, but would have additional staff on-board to assist with the children.
Transporting all Head Start students on five small buses would require the buses to make multiple trips is economically, and time-wise, not feasibly. Utilizing two regular school buses with adequate seating for staff and students is.
The district too is requesting permission to transport about 15 students, divided among 5 Head Start buses, without being restrained in a safety belt. Bus monitors would be on-board those buses.
All Head Start monitors are trained and accompany students on all field trips.
Grant Continuation Application
Edwards also asked the school board to consider approving an application for continuation and refunding of the Head Start program. She said the 10-pages presented to the board provides a budget justification for hte program, breaking expenses down into categories, and includes a summary per category.
The largest expense in the 2021-2022 budget, $1,108,552, is personnel. The 21 fully funded personnel and 20 partially funded staff members are the Head Start program’s greatest resource, Edwards noted. That number includes four full-time bus drivers and monitors, and two part-time bus drivers and monitors. The budget is figured with 50-65 percent of classroom teachers’ salaries; 100 percent of salaries for teacher assistants, instructional aides, bus drivers and bus monitors. The superintendent and business manager do not receive any funding from Head Start to apply toward their salaries. Staff salaries are competitive based on a comparison of SSISD salaries to those of other schools in the area and a TASB salary survey.
SSISD also contributes $360,525 in non-federal share matching funds to provide the additional funding for the 20 staff members, including 10 classroom teachers whose pay is based on Texas minimum salary schedule, one health specialist, one mental health and disabilities specialist, one education specialist, one physical education teachers, two campus secretaries, one library aide, one speech therapist, one assistant director and one director/principal.
The applications summary notes that the development and administrative costs for Head Start during the 2019-2020 school year were 10 percent of the continuation grant, which is less than the 15 percent limitation restriction for funding and administrative costs.
Another $192,846 in the projected 2021-2022 budget is designated for fringe benefits, this includes 1.4 percent contribution toward Medicare, $251 a month health insurance option, $0.2024 per $100 worker’s compensation, $0.0008 percent unemployment benefits, and 4.2-11 percent to Teacher Retirement System. The $1,421,963 proposed budget also includes:
- $48,900 for contractual expenses, that is on-site consultations in each content area to ensure compliance with federal regulations and services for students and families;
- $48,585 for office and classroom supplies for 10 classrooms, which each are given a set budget for instructional materials and supplies, family services and parent involvement, medical and dental supplies for education as well as safety, care and hygiene, classroom cooking and food experiences, disability supplies, vehicle maintenance supplies, miscellaneous operating costs, playground maintenance, catering or snacks for parent and staff meetings, and dues and subscriptions;
- $8,600 for out-of-town staff, heal services, disability services, mental health, transportation, administrative travel including hotel fees for overnight stays for training and conferences approved by the director and business manager; and
- $14,480 in other expenses, including child liability insurance, nutrition services, non-employee travel and parent volunteers, substitutes, extra duty pay.
The summary also includes $20,138 for training and technical assistance for staff, including certificate renewal training and content area training.
Projected expenses are never exactly the same as final expenses due to a number of changing factors and costs. However, Edwards said program officials work very closely with SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw to get as exact a projected figure as possible and to keep expenses within budget.
Edwards reported that Friday she received an email that the district will receive $17,000 in supplemental cost of living adjustment (COLA) funding.
Edwards said the program, based on a recent self assessment report would like to purchase more activities for the playground to provide more options for special education students on the playground.
The board unanimously approved the application for continuation and refunding of the Head Start program.
