SSISD Plans Final Town Hall Meeting Prior to Early Voting for Bond
March 27, 2024 – Early voting for the May 4th SSISD Bond will open April 22nd and continue through April 30th as SSISD plans to hold their final Town Hall Meeting on April 18th at Sulphur Springs Elementary located at 829 Bell St. in Sulphur Springs. The public meeting will begin at 6pm with an informational presentation followed by a Q&A session and an optional tour of the campus. All eligible voters in the school...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board Calls May 4 Election
February 14, 2024 – Sulphur Springs Independent School District contacted KSST to share that the SSISD Board has called for a bond election to be on the May 4th ballot. The communiqué stated, “representatives from the SSISD Bond Planning Committee made a recommendation to our school board in January that outlined a plan to address our oldest facilities at the primary and elementary level. … our Board of Trustees...
Trustees Honored During School Board Recognition Month
January 11, 2024 – January is School Board Recognition Month, and Sulphur Springs ISD is celebrating the Trustees for their commitment to teachers and staff. The theme of this year’s School Board Recognition Month is Locally Elected, Community Connected, which highlights the connection between school board trustees and their communities. If you know much about our trustees, you know that this year’s theme describes them...
SSISD Changes Academic Calendar One Week Before Classes Start
The Board of Trustees of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District met this week and made sweeping changes for the 2023-2024 Calendar. The first day of classes for students remains to be August 22, 2023, but several staff prep days have now been changed to instructional days meaning students will report to the classroom on those days. This change is to create more time for students in the classroom. The six extra days that...
SSISD 31 Resignations, 23 New Personnel And 28 Personnel Changes
May 9, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees met Monday May 8th. During their regular monthly meeting several personnel changes were announced. A total 31 employees resigned from the district, 23 new employees have been hired on and a total of 28 employees have had their positions changed. Resignations: Bailecki, Elizabeth – Band Teacher, Middle School, Personal Barrios, Saylor Grade – 7 ELAR, Middle School, Job...
SSISD Board Names Lone Finalist For SSISD Superintendent
May 5, 2023 – Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees selects Dr. Deana Steeber as the lone finalist to be the next superintendent. The Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees would like to announce that Dr. Deana Steeber has been selected as the lone finalist for the district’s next superintendent. Former superintendent, Mike Lamb, ended his time at SSISD on April 30, 2023. Dr. Deana Steeber is coming from Argyle ISD, where she...
SSISD Board Meeting Briefs for April 2023
April 19, 2023- Dan Froneberger gave a maintenance report to the SSISD board of trustees on Monday April 10th detailing some of the several things that had been completed. Some of these completed items were: Knee rail added to teacher parking lot in order to keep livestock off of property during rodeos at Civic Center New perimeters built at Douglass ECLC New push bar door added to previously built tunnel entrance at high school New...
SSISD 27 Resignations, 7 New Personnel, and 9 Personnel Changes
April 19, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees met Monday April 10th. During their regular monthly meeting several personnel changes were announced. A total 27 employees resigned from the district, 7 new employees have been hired on and a total of 9 employees have had their positions changed. Resignations: Robinson, Lisa – Assistant Superintendent, Administration Lamb, Michael – Superintendent, Administration...
SSISD Board of Trustee Hopefuls Speak At Republican Forum
The Hopkins County Republican Party held a nonpartisan forum at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center focusing on candidates in the upcoming May election. Four candidates are vying for two spots as Board of Trustees for the Sulphur Springs Independent School District. The two spots currently held by Robert Cody and Robbin Vaughn are up for reelection with both of those candidates deciding not to sign up for another election try....
SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Leaves To Take New Job in Little Elm
March 9, 2023 – Teachers and staff members of SSISD were notified via a group email Thursday evening of SSISD current superintendent Michael Lamb’s confirmation of accepting the top post of the Little Elm ISD. No firm timeline was given of Lamb’s transition or any indication of who might serve in Lamb’s place while the search for a new superintendent begins. KSST News was notified from an employee of SSISD and...
