The Sulphur Springs Independent School Board of Trustees appointed the new president, vice president and secretary at the board meeting on Monday, May 11.
Board appointment
The boarded voted current SSISD Board President Craig Roberts will continue serving in his position. They also voted Adam Teer as the vice president, and Kati Adair as secretary.
The board tabled the action to install the re-elected trustees, Darla Reed and Adam Teer. Reed was not in attendance during the meeting, but because they are both incumbents, Teer was able to vote on actionable items, as per the Texas Education Code chapter 11.
Other business
Darius Ingram was approved as the new Sulphur Springs High School principal, starting for the 20262027 school year.
The board approved a partnership with East Texas A&M University as the provider for the Grow Your Own and Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnerships (PREP) Residency Programs. The district already partners with ETAMU for student teachers, but the Grow Your Own program will allow the district to help existing staff go into education through funding, training and facilitation. The residency program will allow student teachers in their residency to be teachers of record with the help of finding and training from ETAMU and facilitation from SSISD.
A survey was given out to staff members to measure interest, and there was enough to consider this partnership, according to Assistant Superintendent Amanda Fenton.
The purchase of iPads from Apple, not exceeding $85,000, and Chromebooks from CDW-G, not exceeding $115,000, was approved to be payed from the general budget. The purchase of staff devices from Howard Technology, not exceeding $395,000, was tabled.
SSISD’s new Chief Financial Officer Terra Traynham was approved to be added to all City National Bank and investment accounts held in SSISD’s name.
The authorization of the issuance of unlimited tax school building bonds, appointing a pricing officer and delegating to said officer the authority to approve the sale of the bonds, establishing certain parameters of such matter and levying an annual ad valorem tax for the payment of the bonds was approved.
The 2026-2027 board meeting calendar was approved. Workshops are included in the calendar during the summer, and the board moved their monthly meetings the third Monday of the month to include financial statements.
The 2025-2026 amended budget was approved. There is no increase to the general fund, according to current CFO Sherry Mc-Graw. The major changes include the general fund being moved around to support general functions.
The board voted that $1.7 million in seatbelt costs would have a negative effect on the district’s budget. A majority of schools have voted that they do not have the funds to retrofit or purchase new busses to comply with Senate Bill 546.