In a special meeting at noon Monday, the Sulphur Springs School Board once again deferred any action on contract bids from their Construction Manager on the Civic Center Auditorium renovation project. The board also postponed action during their regular board meeting two weeks ago. The board is now somewhat under the gun if they wish to begin the renovation work on schedule. Plans called for work to begin next Monday. Asbestos abatement at the auditorium is going on as scheduled this week. Superintendent Michael Lamb hopes the board can have another meeting on the matter very soon.
Derek Driver
In other business, the board approved the hiring of Derek Driver as the new High School Principal. Driver comes to Sulphur Springs from Itasca High School where he was principal. He has also been principal at two other high school’s according to Lamb. Driver is scheduled to start at Sulphur Springs High School on July 1.
Lamb said the biggest hole to fill on the district staff for the start of school is a High School counselor. Among resignations approved by the board Monday was one for High School counselor Carol Cowley. Her husband was named superintendent of a district south of Sulphur Springs recently.
Resignations
Alejandra Lira SpEd Aide ECLC
Amanda Scott PE Teacher Douglas
Carol Cowley Counselor High School
Bonnie Grafton Math Teacher High School
Kayla Phillips Math Teacher High School
New Personnel
Derek Driver Principal High School
Kristen Downs Head Start 4 Teacher ECLC
Lucia Hickman SpEd Aide ECLC
Amber Harmon Music Teacher ECLC
Tabatha Ibarra Head Start 4 Bilingual Teacher ECLC
Amanda Nabors Head Start Teacher ECLC
Tiffany Contreras SpEd Aide Travis
Jennifer Short P.E. Teacher Travis/Lamar
Ashley Norwood SpEd Teacher SS Elementary
Colby Smith Grade 3 SS Elementary
Kathy Froneberger Nurse High School
Atlanta Knox Science Teacher High School
Patti Laeding English Teacher High School
Demetra Robinson CTE Law Teacher High School
David Stribling Math Teacher High School
Personnel Changes
New position/campus Former position/campus
Andi Hinton Ed. Diag/Dist-Wide Grade 1/Travis
