Tag: Board of Trustees

PUIG IS THE MAN: Superintendent from Van Horn to lead SBCISD

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Members of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees expressed optimism in their selection of Dr. Marc Puig as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools. The board selected Puig via a unanimous vote, 7-0, after reconvening from closed session during a special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6. Puig recently …

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Board to meet again for selection of lone finalist

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s round two. The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will again meet behind closed doors to decide a lone finalist for the position of superintendent of schools. Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 at the SBCISD John F. Barron Administration Building, located at …

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Board takes no action on superintendent finalist

NEWS Staff Report The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has not yet chosen a superintendent. The board conducted interviews in closed session within three different special meetings this past week in a process that will ultimately determine the new superintendent for SBCISD. Specifically, the board met in closed sessions on Monday, Oct. 20, Tuesday, …

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DECISION TIME: Board may name lone superintendent finalist Thursday

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees may select a lone finalist for the position of superintendent of schools as early as Thursday, Oct. 30. Three special meetings have been scheduled for 4:45 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and for 5 p.m. on Thursday. At the Monday and Tuesday …

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Wood named SBCISD human resources director

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Former Riverside Middle School Principal Joel Wood was recently named the human resource director for San Benito CISD. The position was created 10 years after the HR directorship was vacated by current superintendent Antonio G. Limón. Wood’s annual salary will be $90,000, an increase from his $80,000 salary as a …

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Board reviews 49 applicants for district superintendent

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The search for a new superintendent at San Benito CISD continues. A total of 49 candidates applied for the position, which Arnold Padilla, president of the SBCISD Board of Trustees, highlighted in a telephone interview on Monday. “The only comment that I can make at this time is that we …

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Trustees update dual enrollment, AP Board policy

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In a recent San Benito CISD Board of Trustees meeting, district officials approved a revision to board policy EIC (Local). The approval of the policy revision will now allow credits received in the dual enrollment and advanced placement (AP) programs to be of equal value for students in ninth and …

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Board to mull more than 40 applicants for super

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will meet with Waterford School Services Inc. on Monday, Oct. 20 to discuss the qualifications of more than 40 applicants who are interested in the district’s superintendent position. Board President Arnold Padilla said of the Oct. 20 date, “That’s the first day of …

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TASB identifies disparity in SBCISD teachers’ salaries

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD officials identified overstaffing and a disparity in pay as chief among their concerns when considering the 2014-15 school district budget as well as proposed salary adjustments for employees. SBCISD Board President Arnold Padilla, who since taking office in May has raised concerns that the school district …

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CONSIDER THIS: Kudos to the Board of Trustees

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Like many of you who attended the Meet the Greyhounds community pep rally on Thursday, I too was surprised to see something I thought would never happen again – the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees successfully working together. Trustees made the purple and gold faithful in attendance cheer …

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