Tag: Anna Cruz

Ousted clinic admin spars with district over hiring claims

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Richard Garza, the owner of ISD Managed Care Services (ISD MCS) and soon-to-be former on-site health care provider for San Benito CISD employees continues to raise allegations against the school district after being provided a 60-day termination notice. As previously reported, the SBCISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved …

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VENDOR FIRES BACK: Ousted clinic admin alleges board, administration retaliation

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The embattled administrator of the San Benito CISD on-site health clinic fired back days after the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to part ways with him. Richard Garza, owner of ISD Managed Care Services and provider of on-site health care for the school district’s employees, submitted a 60-day written …

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Trustees to hold another special meeting on interim appointment

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com No action was taken Thursday at the special meeting of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees, who were expected to vote on whether suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón would be reinstated or if an interim superintendent would be appointed to replace Alfonso Obregón. …

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Board proposes hiring law firm to probe Limon

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Tuesday to possibly acquire the services of outside counsel to investigate suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Trustees were updated on the outcome of mediation held Tuesday between Limón and his attorney, Gus Acevedo, and school …

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HOT TOPICS: Trustees butt heads over attorney fees, tablets

June Aguilera

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Things got a little heated between two members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees during a Finance Committee Meeting held on Tuesday evening. The heated exchange occurred between Board Member Anna Cruz and Board Secretary June Aguilera during a review and discussion regarding the SBCISD Special …

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PARTING WAYS? Board may terminate on-site clinic provider’s services

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD board members pointed to tax troubles as cause for parting ways with the provider of the school district on-site clinic. The Board of Trustees on Tuesday will discuss and take possible action on providing ISD Managed Care Services, a Port Isabel-based company that serves as the …

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Status of Limón probe unknown; trustees stress urgency

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com After months of infighting and internal conflict, members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees have come to a consensus on at least one thing: No one seems to know what’s going on concerning the investigation into Antonio G. Limón, who remains on paid leave as Superintendent of …

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Board to address clinic provider’s tax delinquency

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees want answers on an Internal Revenue Service Notice of Levy that was issued to the school district regarding its on-site clinic’s provider owing nearly $60,000 in delinquent taxes. The notice dated May 2013 states that ISD Managed Care Services Inc., …

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Trustees question interim super’s salary

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregon’s pay as interim superintendent for San Benito CISD will be addressed behind closed doors at Friday’s regular board meeting following concerns that his salary had not been previously agreed upon in open session. Scheduled for 7 p.m. on June 21, the Board of Trustees is expected to …

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EVALUATING LIMÓN: Board to revisit super’s contract

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will revisit Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón’s contract at a regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 19. Following Spring Break, the board will consider the superintendent’s “summative evaluation” and “possible action” on his contract. Such action comes after trustees tabled Limón’s …

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