A community spirit: SISD lauded for jail assistance during winter freeze
Herald Democrat
In the spirit of community support, the Grayson County Sheriff s Office took time this week to thank the Sherman Independent School District for its help during the recent winter storms.
Grayson County Sheriff Tom Watt spoke before the SISD Board this week and thanked them for help in meeting its food needs during last week s unprecedented winter storms. This past Monday, when the bottom started falling out . It seems that our bulk provider of food at the Grayson County Jail called in and said, I am sorry but we are not going to be able to make it .
Texoma students will return to the classroom for 2021 STAAR
Herald Democrat
The Texas Education Agency recently released guidance to districts, who will be required to administer the STAAR test in-person this year in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and Texoma schools are taking steps to ensure students are safe when they take standardized tests on campus this spring.
This will mark the first time that the STAAR test has been administered since 2019. The requirement for the annual test was waived last year during the early days of the pandemic. With COVID, everyone is navigating and trying to make decisions without prematurely making decisions. Everyone is just navigating, said Regina Prigge, Denison Independent School District director of assessment and special programs.
Herald Democrat
As construction of the new $157 million Sherman High School nears completion, Sherman Independent School District officials are turning their attention to highlighting the legacy and heritage of the school through imagery and branding.
The SISD Board recently approved a request to solicit for qualifications for the construction of a new statue that will sit in the school s foyer and greet students as they enter the school each day.
The request comes in the final days of the construction of the new high school, which is expected to open to students in early January. As the project has approached the finish line, the district has increased its attention to the graphics package, which includes signage, aesthetic design and branding efforts within the new campus.
SISD increases high school price tag by $195k
Herald Democrat
As the Sherman Independent School District prepares to move students into its new high school next month, the district is finalizing construction costs.
The SISD Board agreed earlier this month to increase the guaranteed maximum price of the high school by just under $195,000. The price increase relates to three projects that were added or expanded as a part of the district s GMP 4 contract.
The contract included a collection of items that were either expanded during the construction process or were initially expected to be done outside the scope of the district s contract.