Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Anticipate Passing Balanced Budget Later This Month
Sulphur Springs ISD trustees anticipate passing a balanced budget later this month.
District Business Manager Sherry McGraw told the school board that the SSISD 2022-2023 budget is within $10,000 of that goal, and after making adjustments for the most recent round of personnel changes to get the district at full staff and a few other tweaks with more stabile projection available in August than June.
That’s an improvement over the budget information presented at a June 14 workshop, when projections showed the district to be $1.53 million overbudget. At that time, the budget was figured using 2021-2022 student counts, a 98% tax collection rate and an $0.872 maintenance and operations tax rate. The business office too was only able to use estimated local property tax values as certified appraisal values weren’t released until late July. District administrators also had several staffing changes to make that had yet to be factored into the budget.
Because there were so many variables yet to be factored in and still to be determined, McGraw asked the school board if they could skip the July meeting when things were so indefinite, in favor of presenting at the regular school board meeting a budget with most of the staffing changes and using 2022 certified local property tax values to figure revenues factored in. The school board agreed.
On Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, McGraw noted the overall budget, which was still being shaped, was only $10,825 over budget. McGraw said she feels confident with the staffing adjustments — the new staff, resignations and staff being moved around as of Monday night — factored in and other adjustments the business office will be able to present a balance FY 2022-2023 budget for the the school board to consider approving later this month.
McGraw noted that the certified tax values released in July are 8% higher than the estimated property tax values within the school district. Overall estimated revenues for SSISD for FY 2022-2023 are expected to increase from the $41,199,704 million projected on June 14, 2022, to $42,579,296 projected overall revenues on. 8, 2022.
The 8% increase in values meant the compressed tax rate, figured using a formula established by the state, will change from $0.8721 to $0.08546. However, McGraw said, it should be noted that an increase in local tax values and revenues means an adjustment in state revenues too. When local revenue goes up, state revenue goes down.
In June, SSISD anticipated receiving $22.7 million in state revenue (based on the template provided to districts), $2.3 million in state revenue for TRS on behalf of staff, $15,059,644 in local property tax collections, and another $1,092,701 in miscellaneous revenue such as tax penalties paid in. Typically, misc. revenues includes about $600,000 in federal funding that was not included in the June projections.
On Aug. 8, 2022, McGraw said the total 2022-2023 revenue was estimated to include $22,393,965 in state revenue, $2,574,097 state revenue (TRS), $16,008,733 in local tax revenue, and misc. revenues are projected to increase to $1,602,501.
Total estimated expenditures for FY 2022-2023 were projected to be $42,729,790 in June 2022. Payroll with fringe benefits was estimated in June was projected to cost $36,588,098, preliminary campus and department budgets at $7,816,005 and additional items in department budgets were expected to be $1674,313.
On Aug. 8, the working budget presented to the school board by McGraw removed the additional department and campus budget requests and figured payroll with fringe was projected at $36,194,623 and preliminary campus and department budgets (which have been prioritized expected to cost another $6,395,498.
The June projections also included purchase of one bus, one maintenance truck and one police car. The police vehicle was removed from the budget projection presented Aug. 8, 2022. McGraw noted that the police car was removed because it was actually purchased this year and finally arrived in June.
When asked by SSISD Board Trustee John Prickette, McGraw affirmed the district does not have any money tied up in Robin Hood plans.
Of course, there are still local funds dedicated to special purposes that are not part of those figures. This includes food service, debt service, capital projects, worker’s compensation, technology self-insurance and scholarship funds. Overall, these funds increase the overall district revenue projected for FY 22-23 to $51,278,720 and expenses to $48,689,997.
Food services are expected to cost about $2,569,900, almost $2,000 less than the district anticipates taking in during FY 22-23. The food service fund is expected to end FY 2021-2022 on Aug. 31, 2022, leaving a $569,100 fund balance. The food service fund balance is expected to be about $570,200 when FY 2022-23 ends on Aug. 31, 2023.
Debt service, debts paid by the issuance and sinking portion of the SSISD ad valorem tax rate, is expected to bring in roughly $5.8 million, with expenditures projected at $3.2 million to carry over for future payments. The debt service fund balance is expected to be about $4.8 million on Aug. 31, 2022, and to be $7.4 million on Aug. 31, 2023, according to information presented by the business office at the Aug 8, 2022, school board meeting.
The district projects $182,000 to be raised for workers compensation fund, but has projected spending only $177,000, which would still leave a small amount of wiggle room in this fund if expenses come in higher. The workers compensation fund balance is projected to contain $194,000 on Aug. 31, 2022, and to contain $199,000 on Aug. 31, 2023.
Expenses for three special purpose funds are budgeted only at the amount SSISD anticipates receiving in revenue. The district is budgeting $119,594 for capital projects, $5,000 for technology self insurance and $5,786 to the scholarship fund.
‘Our Day to Shine’ Today at 5:00PM
The Sulphur Springs ISD will be participating in the “Our Day to Shine” program by hosting a football scrimmage against Lindale ISD today at 5:00PM at Gerald Prim Stadium. The event benefits the Texas High School Coaches Association benevolence fund.
Participating in “Our Day to Shine” gives our athletes, coaches and schools a great opportunity for community service as well as an opportunity to give to a worthy cause. The THSCEF Benevolence Fund will allow us as an association to help beyond our present permanent injury and memorial benefits policies that currently dictate what we can give to help student athletes with hardship cases. Coaches can receive benefits as well.
SSISD Athletics Secretary Sarah Leach said, “This scrimmage is a fundraiser. There we be plenty of opportunities to give to this program at The Prim. The money we raise goes to help our student athletes.” For more information or to make a donation contact Sarah Leach [email protected]
HCSO: Man Accused Of Forging A Graduation Check Had Meth, Marijuana, Paraphernalia
1 Woman Allegedly Sold Ecstasy During Undercover Buy, Another Reportedly Had THC Pens and Marijuana
A man accused of forging a graduation check was found in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia at the time of his arrest Monday evening. One Sulphur Springs woman was allegedly involved in an undercover purchase of Ecstasy while another woman was found in possession of marijuana, multiple THC pens and THC wax, according to police and sheriff’s reports.
East Shannon Road Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson and Sgt. Scott Davis began investigating a check forgery; an individual was supposed to get the check as a graduation gift but never received it. The individual who wrote the check noticed on a banking app that the name of hte recipient had been whited out and Bailey Owen Magnuson’s name was written over it. The check also showed to have been cashed via mobile deposit through PayPal, Davis alleged in arrest reports.
Recognizing the name, deputies contacted the 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man and another occupant of his vehicle at Magnuson’s place of work at 6:09 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. While talking with the pair, deputies reported smelling a strong odor or burnt marijuana in the Chrysler PT Cruiser. After being read his rights, Magnuson admitted to cashing the forged check, then showed deputies the payment went into his PayPal account.
A probable cause search of the car revealed a small torn bag with methamphetamine residue under the driver’s seat, another bag containing suspected meth in the console, used hypodermic syringes and a small marijuana cigarette and marijuana cigar elsewhere in the car, deputies alleged in arrest reports.
Magnuson was arrested at 6:27 p.m. Aug. 8, 2022, for possession of the controlled substance and forgery for cashing the forged check with his name on it. The other occupant, a 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man, was alleged to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, and taken into custody for the charge. The car was impounded.
The suspected meth weighed 0.213 gram, including packaging, and also field tested positive for meth. The location where the pair was found was reported to be 695.82 feet from a school, resulting in a drug-free zone enhancement on the controlled substance charge, Davis alleged noted in arrest reports.
Magnuson remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 in lieu of $50,000 in bonds — $25,000 each for the forgery of financial instrument charge and the possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance in a drug-free zone. The 27-year-old man with him was jailed overnight Aug. 8, 2022, on the possession of drug paraphernalia charge, then released from jail the next day, according to jail reports.
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Round Rock Circle Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro arrested Hannah Rae White at 10:57 a.m. Aug. 9, 2022, on a Round Rock Circle warrant for manufacture or delivery of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2/2-A controlled substance.
Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit investigators conducted an undercover purchase of Ecstasy, which weighed less than 1 gram, Castro alleged in arrest reports. A felony warrant was issued for the 23-year-old Sulphur Springs woman’s arrest, Castro noted in arrest reports.
Castro contacted White at her last known address and took her into custody at 11:38 a.m. Aug. 9, 2022, on the warrant for delivery of less than 1 gram of the Penalty Group 2 controlled substance Ecstasy during the undercover “buy,” according to arrest reports.
White remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in lieu of the $20,000 bond set on the felony delivery charge, according to jail reports.
Hollie Circle Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a Toyota at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 9 on Hollie Circle for a traffic violation.
While speaking with driver Tryna J. Esslinger, Castro reported smelling a strong marijuana odor inside the car. The 33-year-old Sulphur Springs woman claimed there was none in the vehicle nor had she ever possessed it, Castro alleged in arrest reports. After a records check and being asked again, the woman allegedly admitted there was marijuana in the vehicle.
Multiple bags with marijuana residue, more than 20 THC pens and one white container, all with THC wax were also located during a probable cause search of her vehicle. The woman was taken into custody at 6:13 p.m. Aug. 9, 2022, Castro alleged in arrest reports.
Esslinger was booked into jail at 7:01 p.m. Aug. 9. 2022, on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according to arrest reports. She was released from Hopkins county jail Wednesday on a $10,000 bond on the felony Penalty Group 2 charge, according to jail reports.
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Information About Students Registering for Fall Classes at Paris Junior College
PLENTY OF HELP
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Director Rob Stanley, left, and Secretary Charle Fox help returning student Conner Burgin of Sulphur Spring as he stops by the campus to register for the fall semester. For information about registering for fall call 903-885-1232.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
Sex Offender Who Shot Deputy in the Face Receives Life Sentence
AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Criminal Prosecutions trial team secured a guilty verdict this week against a man who committed Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant. Shazizz Mateen shot a sheriff’s deputy in the face, blinding him for life. Mateen was sentenced to life in prison and assessed a $10,000 fine by an Austin County jury.
It was on November 1, 2018, that Mateen shot and blinded C.J. Lehmann, a Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputy. Mateen had an outstanding warrant for failing to comply with his sex offender registration requirements. When officers attempted to execute the arrest warrant at the Dollar General in La Grange, Texas, Mateen threatened them with a knife and fled the store. The officers followed Mateen to a nearby motel, where Mateen had barricaded himself inside his room, and requested assistance.
When the call came over the radio, Deputy Lehmann was visiting his family at a local Halloween trick-or-treat event in downtown La Grange. The deputy left his family and, upon arriving on scene, volunteered to open the door to Mateen’s room. When he did, Mateen discharged a shotgun, striking Deputy Lehmann in the face and permanently blinding him.
The case was transferred from Fayette County to Austin County due to widespread local media attention. As a result of his valor, Deputy Lehmann was honored in 2019 with the Star of Texas Award, given to first responders who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.
Assistant Attorney General Andrew Rountree and Assistant Attorney General Joshua Somers prosecuted the case. They are thankful for Deputy Lehmann’s service and sacrifice as a peace officer and are grateful that justice has been served. Deputy Lehmann is an inspiration to all of law enforcement in the State of Texas.
Observing National Health Center Week In Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Mayor Doug Moore recently issued a proclamation designating this week as National Health Center Week in Sulphur Springs, and encourages all Americans to take part in “celebrating the important partnership between America’s Community Health Centers and the communities they serve.”
For more than 50 years, community health centers have provided high quality, affordable, comprehensive primary and preventive health care in underserved communities, delivering value to, and having a significant impart on America’s health care system.
Approximately 30 million Americans in more than 14,000 communities across the nation are served by Community Health Centers. They often provide the only accessible and dependable source of primary care in their communities. Nationwide, CHCs serve one in five residents of rural areas.
They are locally owned and operated small businesses that serve the critical economic engines, helping power local economies by generating $63.4 billion in economic activity in some of the country’s most economically deprived communities.
Community Health Center manage patients’ chronic conditions , reducing overall costs of care by providing options her than costlier health care settings such as hospital emergency rooms. The are also on the front lines of emergency health care crises, provide care for veterans, address the opioid epidemic and respond to public health threats in the wake of natural disasters.
“During National Health Center Week, we celebrate the legacy of America’s Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of America’s health care system,” Mayor Moore read from the proclamation designating Aug. 7-13, 2022, as National Health Centers Week in Sulphur Springs.
Moore presented the proclamation to Kasie Smith, director of community development for Carevide, a local non-profit health center with over 40 years of experience providing health care service.
Carevide works in conjunction with local healthcare partners, and serve patients accepting private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, with a sliding fee discount based on family size and income, available for uninsured and underinsured patients. The health group has locations in Bonham, Commerce, Cooper, Farmersville, Greenville, Kaufman and the Sulphur Springs location offers family, women’s and pediatric services.
HHSC Receives Federal Grant To Expand Fraud Prevention Efforts
Agency Works To Develop Innovative Strategies To Prevent Fraud
AUSTIN – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) a federal grant of more than $400,000 to further the agency’s fraud prevention efforts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
HHSC has prevented the misuse of more than $147 million in public funds since 2017 by identifying and stopping potential fraudulent payments for SNAP, Medicaid, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
“We are extremely proud to be the recipients of this grant and know that it will have a positive impact on the work we do to put taxpayer dollars to good use in Texas,” said Wayne Salter, deputy executive commissioner for HHSC Access and Eligibility Services.
The grant will be used to provide ongoing support for HHSC staff to receive training, develop innovative fraud prevention training methods, and conduct an educational campaign for the public on fraud prevention. The grant period is from August 2022 through August 2024.
Misuse of benefits can result in loss of benefits, fines and criminal charges. If someone suspects or knows about fraud, waste or abuse by clients or providers in health and human services programs, HHS urges people to call the HHS Office of the Inspector General at 1-800-436-6184 or visit ReportTexasFraud.com.
Trustees Approve 40 Personnel Changes For Sulphur Springs ISD
Sulphur Springs ISD trustees approved 40 personnel changes at the regular August school board meeting held earlier this week.
Overall, SSISD Board of Trustees accepted nine resignations, and approved 23 new hires and eight in-district personnel changes. The changes involve every campus except Austin Academic Center, although the bulk of the personnel changes are at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, Sulphur Springs Middle School and Sulphur Springs High School.
According to SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb, these changes should pretty well put the district at full staffing, with potential for only a couple of positions to be filled by aides or long-term subs to begin the school year.
Resignations
Trustees officially accepted resignations Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, from SSHS teacher and Coach Timothy Aguillon, aide Meredith Rule and Fine Arts Coordinator Cindy Welch; SSMS aide Kerry Roy and SSISD Police Officer Dana Self; Douglas ECLC Head Start aide Brittany Aguilar; SSES special education aide Steve Johnson; Travis Primary Title 1 aide Amanda Walker; and Instructional Technology Director John Bimmerle, whose office was at the Administration Building.
New Personnel
New hires approved for SSHS included Lori Franklin to teach social studies, Kristin McKinney as a special education teacher and Jordyn Pennington as a business CTE teacher,
Approved to join the SSMS faculty and staff were Randall Wellman as assistant principal; Sandra Forshee as receptionist; Luciano Gallos, Layna Royar and Kwasia Timmons as special education aides; Leydie Moreno as a seventh grade math teacher; and Cortni Steele as an ISS aide.
Hired as an instructional interventionist at Sulphur Springs Elementary was Kristin Potts.
Kimber Combs was hired as a Title 1 aide at Rowena Johnson Primary. Joining the Barbara Bush Primary faculty and staff are Amie Cunningham as a special education teacher and Stephanie West as a special education aide. Itzel Figueroa was hired as counselor at Travis Primary and Liliana Reyes as a Title 1 aide. Bowie Primary gained Gabriela Lopez as a special education aide, Jerrilyn Posey as a Title 1 aide and Lilian Thomas as a special education resource teacher.
New to the Douglass ECLC campus are prekindergarten teacher Kayleigh Caudle, special education teacher Yasmin Espinoza and Head Start aide Marilyn Perez.
Kylie Koon is the new purchasing coordinator, working at the SSISD Administration Building.
In-District Changes
Half of the job/campus changes are at or involved Douglass ECLC, where four staff members will be swapping duties. Carrington Chancellor is trading duties as a special education aide for those of a Head Start 4 aide, while Brenna Jackson swaps from special education aide to Head Start 3 teacher, Stephanie Sifuentes switches from Head Start aide to special education aide, and Morgan Spencer is changing from from special education aide to Head Start aide.
Rachel Kistler will be trading her position as an instructional interventionist at SSES for duties as an academic specialist at Rowena Johnson Primary.
Justin SSISD Police Officer Justin Findley will be moving from Bowie Primary to SSMS, while Sarah Pence continues to serve as a special education aide but will be dealing with older students, moving from SSMS to SSHS.
And, rounding out the latest list of personnel changes is Brandi Boles, who will remain in the Special Services Department, but will change from educational diagnostician to special program specialist.
Pizza — And Medicare Explained
Community members are invited attend the special educational lunch, Pizza And Medicare Explained, hosted on Aug. 23 at the Senior Citizens Center. Baucom Insurance’s Agent Pilcher (Billie Ibarra) will present information on what Medicare is, its parts and potential penalties. The presentation is for educational purposes only, with no plan-specific benefits or details to be shared.
Pizza will be provided, thus, those attending are asked to contact host Ibarra by Aug. 20, to help with planning. The pizza will be free while supplies last. RSVP a spot at Pizza and Medicare Explained by calling or texting 903-919-1850, send an email to [email protected] or scan the QR code on the flyer attached below.
Anyone with special needs who is in need of accommodations for the meeting is asked to call 1-855-568-2243 (TTY 711) by Aug. 20.
Hopkins County Drought Conditions Persist, In Spite Of Rain
Burn Ban Still Fully In Force In Hopkins County, 1 of 224 In Texas Under Burn Ban
Although some areas over the past week have experienced a couple of good downbursts, the rain was nowhere near enough to offset the drought conditions Hopkins County is still experiencing. Thus, the burn ban enacted July 11, 2022, is still effective on Aug. 10, 2022 and for the foreseeable future for Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Fire Marshal Andy Endsley.
According to the US Drought Index, Hopkins County as a whole remained in the extreme drought range, with one small area in southeastern Hopkins County only listed as experiencing severe as opposed to extreme drought conditions as of Aug. 2, the most recent data available on the US Drought Index as of Wednesday morning, Aug. 10.
The Keetch Byram Drought Index average shows Hopkins County to be 703, ranging from 523 to 776 on the scale of 0-800, where 0 represents saturated soil and 800 an absolutely dry soil. The scale is a value indicating the amount of precipitation it would take to bring the moisture level back to 0 or saturation. Each 100 typically represents an inch of dryness.
A score of 600-800 are associated with more severe drought with increased wildlife occurrence. Intense deep-burning fires with extreme intensities can be expected. Live fuels can also be expected to burn actively at levels of 600-800 on the KBDI scale. That’s where Hopkins County is at, in the severe drought category.
The rains over the past few days only lowered Hopkins County’s KBDI score by 41 points. According to the NOWData, Sulphur Springs received 0.04-inch of rain Tuesday, and only 0.53-inch in July and 1.02-inch of precipitation in June 2022.
As of Monday morning, county firefighters had responded on 23 burning calls, including 11 that resulted in citations issued to the individuals in violation of the burn ban. Over the past 2 days county firefighters have responded to at least 2 tree fires; and burn ban violations on County Roads 4752, 1170, FM 2560 at CR 2435, CR 4129; grass/field fires on CR 1112 (which resulted in a secondary fire on CR 1100), and CR 1127, according to dispatch reports.
“The drought situation has not improved. With the wind and little bit of rain we’ve had it has not diminished. This is NOT the time to burn. That is the worst thing you can do right now,” Endsley said. “The volunteer fire departments have been a tremendous help battling fires in their district.”
The rise in grass, brush and trash fires has risen over the last month, which have resulted in everyone working overtime to get the blaze down and remain until fire are determined to be out. The precinct crews have been very helpful in responding when needed with equipment such as a backhoe to help out. For instance, they were utilized to help bust up haybales that caught fire. The sheriff’s deputies have also assisted, following up on burn ban violations when the assistant fire marshal/fire investigator is out at his full time job in another county.
Texas Forest Service also remains vigilant to help everyone as best they can, responding on four occasions in Hopkins County with bulldozers to plow in wooded areas, bust up the earth, which is dry a few inches deep to the root balls of plants, limiting the area a fine can continue to smolder and burn underground only to reignite topside even days later.
While a tremendous loss to local property owners, especially farmers, Hopkins County has been fortunate so far in that only one abandoned structure has caught fire. That could easily change as drought as drought conditions are not only expected to persist but worsen, making the burn ban necessary to protect property, according to Endsley.
Currently, the only type of outdoor fire allowed is for cooking, and that should be monitored the entire time, flames kept covered, with a water source available to extinguish it should a spark get out and ignite. The fire should be extinguished immediately upon completion of food preparation, to prevent.
Burning in a burn barrel is NOT allowed, nor is burning of trash and brush piles.
The only exception to the burn ban will be for declared professional welding. In order to be compliance with the burn ban, the professional welder must complete a contractors notice concerning burn ban with Hopkins County Fire Department prior to welding. The proper documentation is available for download on the front page of the county website, https://www.hopkinscountytx.org/, or by contacting Hopkins County Fire Department at 1286 Texas Street in Sulphur Springs (just behind UPS off the League Street/Texas Street split north of the stop light at Wildcat/Arbala Road/South League Street intersection). The action plan should be returned to HCFD, 1286 Texas St. as well. A person to stand fire watch is also required.
When welding, all contractors must file an action plan, listing the owner of the property where the welding will be conducted, all dates welding will occur, the site location for welding, the name of the welders to be working as well as those on fire watch, and phone numbers for welders and watchers, the type of work and water source that will be available. If work extends past the dates on the form, another form will need to be completed and submitted. The contractor also has to affirm intent to report any grass fires, no matter how small, even those the contactor’s team is able to control, to county officials.
The Hopkins County burn ban will remain in effect for 90 days, or until the area receives several days of appreciable rainfall at a pace the ground is able to absorb and is rescinded by Hopkins County officials. The ban was unanimously approved by all members of Hopkins County Commissioners Court on July 11, 2022, by Hopkins County
