By DINA AREVALO
Dr. Marc Puig
Special to the NEWS
It’s official; the dotted line has been signed. On Tuesday, San Benito CISD released the employment contract signed by Dr. Marc Puig which officially names him as the district’s new superintendent. Puig will begin his duties on January 5, 2015.
The contract is for three years and 177 days, ending on June 30, 2018. Key points include a starting salary of $140,000. That salary will increase by $5,000 during each of the first two years, and $10,000 the third year.
“Stipends will be paid by the District on June 30 of the applicable year” beginning June 30, 2015, according to the contract.
One other notable provision included in the contract states that the superintendent “will reside within the City of San Benito” by July 1, 2015 and for the duration of his employment as superintendent.
Reached for comment Tuesday, Board President Arnold Padilla said that provision was added in part to foster a connection between the superintendent and the community. “In this particular case, some trustees felt it would be good for the superintendent to live within the district because he would understand the community as a whole,” he said.
“With so many exciting things happening in our district and broader community, San Benito is the place to be,” said Puig in District press release. “I firmly believe that by working together, we will become the destination district, not only in the Valley, but in the entire State of Texas.”
Dr. Puig most recently served as the superintendent of schools at Culberson County-Allamoore ISD in the west Texas. There he earned the Region 18 Superintendent of the Year Award. He also previously spent seven years in corporate work with a national marketing firm based out of Fort Worth, according to the release.
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My opinion, is that most people who comment on the blogs have no idea how workers should be treated. If you except a great working environment and maximizing the potential of everyone from teachers, administrators and student you need to treat and compensate them well. The moral of this district is low and the education stinks and the test results have proven it as well as the kids that leave to neighboring schools for a better opportunity. That’s not including all the teachers who have left as well, that should tell us parents something about our school system. Yes it starts with the superintendent but who tells the superintendent what to do School Board. The School Board has a lot to blame for the dysfunctional system that our district has become. It’s known as the” compardismo” system, and only the school board members family, friends and supporters advance with merit and poor qualifications!!! So, I support the new sup but I have a horrible feeling that Ana Cruz, Angel Mendez, Oscar Medano and Clueless pres. Arnold Padilla will bully him around… Let’s just wait and see, but meanwhile, I will be pushing to get Ana Cruz and Fatima Huerta out!!! Let’s get together people and concerned citizens our children deserve much better.. Happy New Year and thank God for 2015 and Ana Cruz and Fatima Huerta, OUT!!!
How can someone who was responsible for 400 students and 100 employees run SBCISD?
All employees should be created with respect. Teachers and all deserve a pay raise. There is nothing wrong with that idea. Our students deserve the best. The best deserve to be treated with a quality work environment.
So Juan… Get a clue and stop criticizing us.
Juan was some teacher mean to you when you were little and you never got over it? The teachers here are doing the same amount of work or more because of the state scores. Every year the district loses many teachers and administrators because they are tired of working so hard and receiving so little. When you decide to leave a place of employment especially a teaching job it’s a difficult decision because of the students you care about. It’s not all about money many people are leaving because of the politics and how the district doesn’t focus on the children. If you want to blame or bash somebody start with them. Teachers are asking for raises because most of them are homegrown and don’t want to leave the city they grew up in but it’s common sense not greed to leave because of a better financial opportunity for the same amount of work. These teachers have families to support and the prices of everything is going up not going down. So before you judge put yourself in their shoes! I don’t think you’d stay working at McDonalds if whataburger paid more!
You see Dr. Puig,this is the mentality your working with,here in San Benito.Your faculty is concerned more with the raises they think they deserve,how big their bonuses will be,and if they can attend the social.Not a mention of their students,and how far behind they are in relation to other state and out of state schools.
Maybe the faculty is paid below other teachers in surrounding schools,but maybe,in real terms, that’s their true value.It’s well known amongst graduating education majors that its a snap to get a job offer in the San Benito school system,you don’t need to be smart,or have a high GPA,matter a fact,its best you don’t,so the others in the system won’t feel threatened,thus is the endless circle our system revolves in.Welcome aboard Dr. Puig,I hope you can help,good luck.
Nice raise for the new Superintendent
Dr. Puig, I welcome you with open arms but I hope you understand why some of the staff members would not be so cheerful with your raise. I’m not talking about what your new salary is compared to your old school district, which is, by the way, the cost of a new teacher here at SB – 39k. I’m talking about the built in 5k raise June 2015, another 5k raise June 2016, and the 10k raise June 2017 you have in your contract. You could be the best superintendent we ever had or the worst; you’re still getting a 20k raise while the staff members here at SB have been passed over unless you’re close friends to the board. Dr. Puig, please help us out with a real raise, not a $500.00 raise. We are overdue for a great deal more than that. Or just tell us the truth – no real raise for the next 2 years or 4 years so we can go find a better paying job like you did.