City Of Sulphur Springs Reaches Land Sale Agreement With Ashoka Steel Mill LLC
A land sale agreement was struck between the city and Ashoka Steel Mills LLC for development of 250-acres out of the total 4,857-acre former Thermo/Luminant mine property Tuesday. The deal marks commitment of Ashoka to invest a minimum of $300 million into business and creation of 315 additional jobs in Sulphur Springs. According to Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Roger Feagley, this...
Proposed $81.5 Million Bond Would Fund New Travis Campus; Bowie, SSHS Additions
10 New Buses; Updates At Bush, SSES Also Included In Nov. 8, 2022 SSISD Bond Proposal The $81.5 million bond election called for Nov. 8 by Sulphur Springs ISD includes some of the same proposals outlined in the $93 million bond proposal which failed on May 7, but some notable differences, according to a press release distributed by SSISD Superintendent’s Office Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, 2022. Several projects in the prior plan,...
Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Call For $81.5 Million Bond Election
Maintenance Portion Of Tax Rate Is 1.7 Cents Lower; Bond Would Increase Debt Service Part Of Tax Rate 1 Cent Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Monday morning called for an $81.5 million bond election to be held on Nov. 8, approved budget amendments, a tax rate that is 1.7 cents lower on the maintenance, for the upcoming tax year as well as a balanced budget. SSISD Board of Trustees during an Aug. 22, 2022, special board meeting...
Notable Updates To Sulphur Springs ISD Handbooks, Policies
District Committee Auditing And Updating District Safety & Security Plan By now, most parents have already sign form acknowledging they’ve received and will require their students to abide by the policies and procedures listed in their student handbooks, Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. Those who have more than one student may not have taken the time to flip through to see what, if any,...
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...
SSISD Administrator Presents Brief Update On Local Policy Recommendations
Sulphur Springs High School Principal Josh Williams presented Texas Association of School Boards Localized Policy Manual Update 119, a document containing recommendations for 60 new or revised policy recommendations. SSISD logo “I sent these policies to every relevant person for review on June 17 as it tends to affect every department and every campus in the district. So within this, there will be 51 legal policies for you to review...
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...
Another 61 Staff Changes Approved For SSISD
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees were made aware of and approved 61 staff changes during the regular July school board meeting — 21 resignations, 27 new hires and 13 jobs swaps either in position, campus or classroom — as recommended by district administrators during the regular July 11, school board meeting. SSISD logo These changes follow the 72 personnel changes — 18 resignations, 1 retirement, 32 new hires and 21...
SSISD Board Asked To Consider Increasing Pay For Food Service Employees, Custodians
Two Sulphur Springs ISD cafeteria workers asked the school board Monday evening to consider increasing the pay for district food service employees and custodians to a livable wage. Melinda Kile and SSISD Board of Trustees Robbin Vaughn, Superintendent Michael Lamb, Board President Craig Roberts and Vice President Jason Dietze, Melinda Kile, during the public forum portion of the July 11 SSISD Board of Trustees meeting, provided school...
SSISD Trustees Amend Code Of Conduct Regarding DAEP Placement For Seniors
Seniors’ Placement In DAEP Concludes On the Last Instructional Day Of School, Which Would Allow Participation In Graduation Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees during a special noon meeting Friday unanimously agreed to an amendment of the district Student Code of Conduct regarding DAEP placement for seniors. The trustees called the meeting to order, then entered into an executive session to discuss the proposed change...
