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Sulphur Springs ISD board approves 2026–27 calendar, attendance boundary changes and names East Texas A&M dual‑credit provider
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2026–27 instructional calendar, new elementary attendance boundaries effective 2026–27, multiple local policy revisions, and named East Texas A&M as the on‑site dual‑credit provider; several other routine and financial measures also passed.
The Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees on Feb. 9 approved a slate of routine and policy items affecting the district’s operations, including the 2026–27 instructional calendar, new elementary attendance boundaries and a dual‑credit partnership for the high school.
Board member Kati Adair moved to approve the 2026–27 instructional calendar; Brian Kelly seconded the motion and the board voted 6–0 to adopt the calendar. The board also approved new attendance boundaries for Rowena Johnson Elementary, Sulphur Springs Elementary and Barbara Bush Elementary to take effect with the 2026–27 school year after a motion by Adair and a second from John Campbell; that motion carried 6–0.
The board approved multiple local policy revisions (FDA (Local), EEP (Local), EB (Local), DK (Local), DBA (Local), FNG (Local) and GF (Local)) following a motion by John Campbell and a second by Leesa Toliver; the vote was 6–0.
In personnel‑policy related actions, the trustees approved an Application for Delay of Teacher Certification Requirements after a motion by Kati Adair, seconded by Leesa Toliver; the board voted 6–0. The board also approved the TEA staff development waiver minutes for the 2026–2027 school year on a 6–0 vote, following a motion by Toliver and a second by Adair.
Financial and governance actions included a motion by John Campbell, seconded by Brian Kelly, to establish a Settlement Capital Fund and commit settlement proceeds; the motion passed 6–0. The board additionally approved a resolution regarding Senate Bill 11 on a recorded tally of 5–0 after a motion by Leesa Toliver and a second by Darla Reed; the board’s minutes report the vote as 5–0 but do not list individual roll‑call votes.
On academic partnerships, the trustees approved East Texas A&M as the on‑site dual‑credit provider for Sulphur Springs High School. Leesa Toliver moved to approve the provider and Brian Kelly seconded; the board voted 6–0 to formalize the on‑site dual‑credit arrangement.
The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m. and included recognitions for the Sulphur Springs High School All‑State Choir and CTE programs. The board recessed to executive session twice during the meeting (the agenda cites Texas Government Code authority for closed sessions); the minutes show an executive session beginning at 6:48 p.m. and a return to open session at 7:09 p.m., and a second executive session beginning at 7:22 p.m. The meeting returned to open session at 9:01 p.m., and Board President Craig Roberts adjourned the meeting.
The board approved the consent agenda — covering meeting minutes, tax credits and supplements, delinquent tax collections and financial statements for December 2025 — earlier in the meeting on a 6–0 vote. The agenda reports that no members of the public requested to speak during the public forum.
Next procedural steps: the minutes record the formal approvals and the establishment of the Settlement Capital Fund. The minutes do not provide detailed roll‑call vote records by individual trustee for every item (tallies are shown), nor do they include the text of the Senate Bill 11 resolution beyond its adoption.
