By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ
San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón downplayed on Friday a recent report conducted by the Texas Comptroller’s office, which ranked the district’s spending index as “very high”.
Yet, according to Limón and an online source for the report, the website also indicates that the district shows “Strong Relative Progress”, whereas compared to another school district in the area received a “High” spending index rating and shows “Little Relative Progress”.
“(The information) is available on the website through TEA (Texas Education Agency), or through the Comptroller. The Comptroller’s office has it on their website,” said Limón referring to the Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST), which according to fastexas.org examines how “school districts and campuses spend their money – and how this spending translates into student achievement.”
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I have not had the time to look into the matter of overspending by the school district but this I know. This year they spent more money than the record spending mentioned by the state comptroller. It gets worst every year with less and less students. Many school employees and other citizens send their kids to school to other districts. What does that tell you? But nothing will be done because many are too busy trying to figure out how they can get a piece of the pie. A lesson well learned by the citizens of San Benito is “Shame” they dump it in the gutter. It is a passion they all hide within the group and everyone is blameless.