Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Anticipate Passing Balanced Budget Later This Month
Aug12

Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Anticipate Passing Balanced Budget Later This Month

Sulphur Springs ISD trustees anticipate passing a balanced budget later this month. District Business Manager Sherry McGraw told the school board that the SSISD 2022-2023 budget is within $10,000 of that goal, and after making adjustments for the most recent round of personnel changes to get the district at full staff and a few other tweaks with more stabile projection available in August than June. SSISD Business Manager Sherry...

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New AV System To Be ‘Statement Piece’ For SSHS
Jul14

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...

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Reinvestment Zones Established For D6 Inc. Extension, 1 Potential New Business
Jul11

Reinvestment Zones Established For D6 Inc. Extension, 1 Potential New Business

The establishment of reinvestment zones by Sulphur Springs City Council advanced two businesses one step closer to construction in Sulphur Springs. Ashoka Steel Mill is considering two locations on which to locate a new branch of the business, and Sulphur Springs is one of the two. D6 Inc. LLC plans to expand its current location, then in stages relocate its corporate headquarters from Portland to Sulphur Springs. Establishing...

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City Council To Consider Requests To Establish 2 Reinvestment Zones, 6 Zoning Changes
Jul05

City Council To Consider Requests To Establish 2 Reinvestment Zones, 6 Zoning Changes

Gift, 2 Economic Development Projects, Real Property Matters, Contract Amendment For 2022 SIP Also On July 5 Agenda Sulphur Springs City Council has a lengthy July 5, 2022 agenda, which includes requests to establish two reinvestment zones for new businesses and six zoning changes — including one reinvestment zone request and five rezoning requests to be presented for second and, if approved, final reading; and one new request each to...

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Dates Set For SSHS New Student Registration
Jun16

Dates Set For SSHS New Student Registration

Dates have been set for new students, those who did not attend Sulphur springs ISD in at the end of the 2021-2022 school years and who will be enrolling Sulphur Springs High School for the fall semester, to register for the 2022-2023 school year. front entrance to Sulphur Springs High School, 1200 Connally Street July 1-21 Online Registration Some time between July 1 and July 21, go online to www.ssisd.net, scroll to New Student...

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Residential Homestead Tax Exemption For City Residents Under Consideration
Apr30

Residential Homestead Tax Exemption For City Residents Under Consideration

A residential homestead tax exemption for city residents will be presented for consideration during the regular Sulphur Springs City Council meeting Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Sulphur Springs Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Lesa Smith in April presented information regarding a residential homestead property tax exemption option during the regular City Council meeting Tuesday evening, April 5, 2022. Information presented by...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Administrators To Present Return To In-Person Instruction, Compensation Plans
Aug09

Sulphur Springs ISD Administrators To Present Return To In-Person Instruction, Compensation Plans

Adult Meal Price Increase, Meet The Teacher Schedule, Handbooks, Architectural Firm On SSISD Aug. 9 Agenda SSISD logo The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees appears to have a full agenda Monday evening, with a number of routine items such as presentation of the student and employee handbooks, update on Meet the Teacher activities scheduled throughout the district, and approval of the latest policy updates as...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Expands Transfer Policy To Potentially Include Eligible Students At All Grade Levels
Jul17

Sulphur Springs ISD Expands Transfer Policy To Potentially Include Eligible Students At All Grade Levels

Sulphur Springs ISD has expanded the district transfer policy to potentially include students of all ages, who would be eligible to attend provided they meet one of three exceptions. SSISD logo Until this past week, SSISD’s inter-district transfer policy, FDA (Local) would only allow non-resident students to enroll in SSISD: if the students were children of a nonresident full-time district employee or if the students were...

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Candidates Can File For A Place On Rural School Board Election Ballots
Jul31

Candidates Can File For A Place On Rural School Board Election Ballots

Candidates can now file for a place on 5 rural school board election ballots this fall. The filing period began July 18 and will continue through Aug. 17. Cumby, Miller Grove, North Hopkins, Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff and Yantis school districts are all scheduled to hold school board elections on Nov. 3. Cumby ISD At Cumby ISD, candidate applications are available for two seats on the school board in the Administration Offices from 8...

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