Tag: Board of Trustees

Board to decide on interim’s salary, contract

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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PROBE PROGRESS: District releases second bill in Limón investigation

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Work completed in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón appeared minimal during the month of October, at least according to an invoice submitted by the law firm hired to conduct the probe. In the service summary …

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Cantu to start Monday as interim superintendent

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District will enter the month of December on Monday officially under new leadership. Dr. Ismael Cantu has been appointed the interim superintendent, replacing Alfonso Obregón whose contract expired Wednesday, Nov. 27, following a 4-1 vote of the SBCISD Board of Trustees at a …

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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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Superintendent, probe on special meeting agenda

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees may soon select an interim superintendent to replace Alfonso Obregón, whose contract expires Nov. 27. On the agenda for a special board meeting scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, are closed session items that includes a status report …

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Incentives OK’d for employees working 20 hours or more

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Many employees of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District will be receiving retention incentives as per the approval of the Board of Trustees on Tuesday. According to SBCISD Planner/Evaluator Ruben Franco, the incentives will be paid to employees who work an average of 20 hours or more …

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Interim superintendent announces Nov. 27 departure

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregón has announced his intentions to vacate the interim superintendency of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District by the end of the month. In a letter addressed to the SBCISD Board of Trustees, Obregón said he has no plans of entertaining contract extensions, adding that the date …

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District releases Limón probe invoice

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has thus far spent over $2,000 on the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Not calculating the amount of money—$165,303 annually—spent to keep Limón on paid administrative leave, or the salary of Alfonso Obregón, who since June has been …

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MUM ON LIMON: González tightlipped on superintendent probe

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Yliana González, president of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees, was mum Friday about what progress has been made in the investigation into allegations made against suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. “If there is anything, then I need to share it first …

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Board OKs clinic provider; Leal named MJMS principal

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees met on Thursday, Aug. 29 in which action was taken on a number of items, including the 2013-2014 budget, the selection of an on-site primary health clinic provider and the assignment of a principal at Miller Jordan Middle School. The budget …

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