PK – Third-grade New Student Registration Online Round-up! April 20 – April 24  New-to-District Kindergarten through third-grade students will register with Patty Garcia, Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education by emailing Ms. Garcia at kindergarten_newstudentregistration@ssisd.net  2020-2021 Kindergarten students interested in participating in the Two-Way Dual Language Enrichment Program may begin …

Additional Guidance on Closure per Executive Order no. GA-16 Additional-Guidance-on-Closure-per-Executive-Order-GA-16.pdf122.99 KB Date: April 17, 2020  Subject: Additional Guidance on Closure per Executive Order no. GA-16  Category: Informational Next Steps:  Share with appropriate staff   We have received several questions from districts regarding the Governor’s newest Executive Order on schools issued …

AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING SULPHUR SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VIA ZOOM MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2020 6:00 pm I. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS A. The announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice …

By Governor Abbott’s executive order issued April 17, 2020, Sulphur Springs ISD will continue its school closure for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. SSISD will continue to serve students through May 21 via the Distance Learning Program. Postponed are our 2020 Honors Breakfast, Prom, and Eighth-Grade Banquets indefinitely. …

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday new orders that will re-open Texas in several stages. He established a statewide strike force made up of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and Attorney General Ken Paxton as well as business and medical leaders from across the state. Beginning on …

As consumers and businesses adapt to extended stay-at-home orders, scammers likewise adjust their tactics to take advantage. And as April is National Secure Your Identity month, Better Business Bureau serving Central East Texas (BBB) warns consumers about an increasing number of COVID-19 related scams aimed at compromising personally identifiable and …

Included in the COVID-19 Stimulus CARES Act is a new financial incentive for Americans to give generously to qualifying 501c3 charities such as churches, civic organizations, and other charities, including United Way of Lamar County and many of its community partners. The new universal tax break for charitable donations will …

    by Margaret Ruff The 3D printing lab at Paris Junior College has been busy turning out plastic face shields for health care workers at Paris Regional Medical Center. They expected some 100 finished by the end of the day on Wednesday. The guards follow a previous PJC donation …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will release details Friday on his plan to jumpstart the Texas economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. Abbott has faced mounting pressure from some Republicans to loosen his state-wide executive order to the greatest extent possible and giving local jurisdictions the flexibility to respond to local conditions. …

The Small Business Administration reports the federal Payroll Protection Program has approved 88,434 loans in Texas totaling $21.7 billion. Nationally, more than $247 billion in Payroll Protection loans had been approved for the $349-billion program.  Local banks in Texas are credited with saving thousands of jobs in the state.