SSISD board briefs for April 11, 2023

A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Monday, April 10, 2023.

PUBLIC FORUM

Mike Lamb accepted his official resignation as superintendent of SSISD after 11 years. He was presented a plaque, by the school board, in commemoration of his time spent at SSISD. Little Elm has been gracious enough to allow Mr. Lamb to split his time between the two districts through April. He plans to attend senior activities and will be a part of the graduation ceremonies.

Kevin Gibson, father of a SSHS band member, spoke about the need for a practice area for the band. They start preparing for next year this week, and he offered up ideas on how to make existing facilities multipurpose in order to meet this need.

The school board invited recent state competitors of SSHS.

• SSHS Power Lifting: Coach Jeter and Coach Page, along with Matt Mitchell (placed 7th), Laney Hurst, Haley Shultz, and Machelle Allen
• SSHS HOSA – Mrs. Ridner and Mrs. Welch, along with Aubrey Crawford (placed 4th)
• UIL Film – Dr. Dick, along with Alexis Villarino (State Champion) Not present was Nathan Bilyeu (6th)

Administrative Reports

Dan Froneberger gave a maintenance report with updates.

· 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 safety system is up and running at SSES

· Limb damage cleaned up on Houston Street lot

· Replaced 640 air filters on campuses during the month of March

Lyndsay Anderson, Special Services Director for the district, reported on the need for additional funds for the program based on the growing number of students in the Special Education program. It is estimated that 6 new positions need to be created in order to meet the needs of the SSISD students.

Lisa Robinson updated the board on April plans for the curriculum department that has already set dates for teacher trainings for the 2023-2024 school year.

Jeremy Lopez gave an elementary campus report.

· Bilingual Teachers – working on planning for Gomez and Gomez

· Reading Teachers – studying models of different reading curriculums in order to choose one for next year

· Numerous upcoming events at all campuses

Justin Cowart gave a secondary campus report.

· SSMS DI Teams – 3 went to State and one will go to Globals

· National Junior Honor Society – 140 students will be inducted this week

· SSHS Academic UIL – District Champs

· SSHS One Act Play – Regional Alternates

· Wildcats and Ladycats Golf Teams – District Champs

· Wildcat Soccer – Bi-District Champs

· Ladycat Soccer – Area Champs

· Blue Blazes – First place in competition along with numerous other awards

· Softball – 7-0 in district currently

· Baseball – fighting for playoff spot

Consent Agenda Items

Tax Credits and Supplements for March of 2023 were approved.

ACTION ITEMS

Along with routine matters, the following were approved:

· The Contract of Election Services for the May 6, 2023 board election

· Phase 2 and completion of the New Line Interactive Panels to replace existing boards

· Instructional Materials Allotment TEKS Certification Form for 2023-2024

· Completion of an application to TEA for a Foreign Exchange Student Waiver for less than 5 students

· District Vehicle, 2023 Suburban

· One-time COVID 19 Carry Over Request and One-time grant for Head Start Cost of Living Adjustment

Personnel

Contracts

2023-2024 professional employment contracts (teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses)

Contributed by Mikki Daniel & Angela Grimes