Jun 24 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD incurred more than a quarter of a million dollars in costs associated with the year-long suspension and investigation into Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, district records have shown. Of the approximately $335,983.43 spent by the district as a result of the superintendent’s suspension and investigation, …
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Feb 28 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The law firm hired to investigate up to 64 allegations levied against suspended San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón resumed work in the probe during the month of January—this after no reported activity occurred in December 2013. The school district was charged $1,162.50 for investigative work …
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Feb 14 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ismael Cantu received a three-month contract extension at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Cantu also received a $50 raise, bringing his total pay per day to $550. The contract was approved by a 4-0 vote. Voting in favor of the extension were …
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Feb 07 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Time is nearly up on San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu’s contract as the Board of Trustees must decide whether to keep his services while an investigation into the district’s suspended superintendent, Antonio G. Limón, remains ongoing. A regular meeting of the San Benito CISD Board …
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Jan 20 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu cited “safety and security” reasons on Monday for reassigning school district Police Chief Santiago R. Garcia to a police officer on Friday, Jan. 17. Celia Longoria, SBCISD Community Relations Director, released Cantu’s official statement via email Monday morning. In the statement, …
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Jan 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Police Chief Santiago R. Garcia confirmed on Friday that he has been reassigned to the position of police officer, effective immediately. According to Garcia, Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu informed him of the demotion in rank via a reassignment letter, which Garcia said stipulates that the …
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Dec 20 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dr. Ismael Cantu cited fairness on Wednesday when asked why he opted to take substantially less money than his predecessors as the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District interim superintendent. “This is an interim position, and because it’s an interim position it’s not longterm,” Cantu said. “I just didn’t …
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Dec 13 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District spent nearly $4,000 in legal fees for work conducted in November in the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Guerra and Farah PLLC, the Houston-based law firm the SBCISD Board of Trustees hired to conduct the probe at a …
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Dec 10 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dr. Ismael Cantu shared a vision on Monday of a more unified and accountable San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. Although acknowledging the likelihood of serving a relatively short tenure as the SBCISD interim superintendent, Cantu said that he’s set high expectations during his stint that include fostering unity …
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Dec 03 2013
NEWS Staff Report The salary and contract of interim superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu will be decided by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 5. Scheduled for 6 p.m., trustees are expected to discuss Cantu’s contract and salary in a closed meeting before reconvening in …
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