“Updated” SSISD Ponders Financial Issues
The auditing firm of Rutherford, Taylor and Company will present a Financial and Compliance Report for the Sulphur Springs ISD for last school year during a School Board meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. in the Admin Building. The board will also complete an evaluation of Superintendent Michael Lamb and will consider a contract extension and compensation for him. There were lots of positives as the Sulphur Springs School Board heard an...
Superintendent Lamb On Policy Waivers for the SSISD
The Sulphur Springs School Board voted to suspend a portion of district policy Monday night for one year only. Superintendent Michael Lamb explained that state passing standards for STAAR math tests would not be established in time for this school year. Therefore the district could not require students in grades five and eight to pass the math test along with reading in order to be promoted to the next grade, as their policy requires....
Superintendent Lamb Talks About SSISD Enrollment
The Sulphur Springs School Board was told Monday night that there was good news on the student enrollment front. Superintendent Michael Lamb said the district was growing. Using attendance figures from the Tuesday after Labor Day for the past six years, the district was at an all time high this school year, 4,365 students, 67 more students than last year and up 237 students from five years ago. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports...
Power Issues At SSISD Administration Building
It was a long hot day at the Sulphur Springs ISD Administration Building Monday. At 11:15 a.m., lights begin to flicker. By 11:30 a.m., the decision was made to cut off power to the building due to a faulty power connection outside. The very old part was very rusty and corroded. The outage meant no phones or computers and the temperature rose. Employees were sent home at 3 p.m. Power was restored at around 3:30 p.m. It was still warm...
Superintendent Michael Lamb Gives the School Board a Report on Enrollment
Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Michael Lamb is scheduled to gave the School Board a report on student enrollment during a regular meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. in the Admin Building. Lamb is expected to show them that overall SSISD school attendance was at 4,365 during the week of Labor Day this year. That reflects a 67-student increase over last year at the same time. Students will again lead those at the meeting in the...
Sherry McGraw SSISD Business Manager
Sulphur Springs ISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw said putting together the budget for this school year was relatively easy. Lots of things that were started last year were continued including a new salary scale and different pay grades. Ms. McGraw said the tax rate was reduced one-cent on the Interest and Sinking fund side. The budget includes 22 new positions mostly due to co-teaching and extra aides. Sulphur Springs ISD Business...
Michael Lamb on SSISD Accountability Results
Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Michael Lamb told the School Board Monday night that State Accountability Results from last spring’s tests showed that the district made great gains from one year to the next. Lamb said there was a lot to be excited about and celebrate. Still he noted there was work to be done. Lamb said he enjoyed digging into the data in problem areas so strategies could be developed to improve things more. By...
Latest Test Accountability Numbers For SSISD
Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Michael Lamb was asked what the headline was concerning the latest test accountability numbers from TEA at Monday night’s board meeting. Lamb’s answer was improvement. All the measured district schools from Sulphur Springs Elementary to the High School met standards and they met standards in all areas. Lamb said he expected that because the bar was set pretty low. What excited Lamb was the...
SSISD Held Second Budget Work Session Monday Night
The Sulphur Springs School Board had their second budget work session Monday night (July 21). Superintendent Mike Lamb said work on the budget had been going on for weeks. He added it was going well at this point. The latest draft budget uses preliminary taxable property values and is based on 97% tax collections. It reflects just over $39,000 more revenue than expenses. The board is expected to adopt a budget at an August 25 board...
SSISD Budget Amendments
During this fiscal year, the Sulphur Springs School Board has approved several budget amendments totaling more than $1-million. About half of the total was for 800 I Pad’s for students approved in April. One was to pay costs of water remediation under the new Middle School. Some of this may come back to the district due to litigation. The district also approved a stipend for a surprise check for teachers in November as a thank you....
