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 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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Nov 12 2013
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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Oct 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Interim Superintendent of Schools Alfonso Obregón has written a letter to parents addressing a number of recently implemented security measures at elementary campuses. As previously reported, new security measures implemented also include preventing parents from walking their children to class at certain …
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Aug 20 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Oscar Medrano of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has called into question the recent transfer of a middle school principal. On Tuesday, Medrano expressed concern with the manner in which Interim Superintendent Alfonso Obregón moved Mary Alice Martinez from the principal post at Miller Jordan Middle School …
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Aug 16 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Alfonso Obregón confirmed on Friday that Miller Jordan Middle School Principal Mary Alice Martinez will be moved to the Gateway to Graduation Academy. “Since June we have been talking about getting another principal,” Obregón said. “We have about four different schools …
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Aug 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregón may have to stick around for a little while longer; the question is how long. Facing a potentially lengthy investigation into San Benito CISD’s suspended superintendent, Antonio G. Limón, Obregón confirmed Friday his intentions to continue serving as the interim superintendent. Obregón said his contract ends Aug. …
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Jul 24 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Even more reassignments of school district principal positions were announced Monday, making the personnel move the fourth time in which campuses have undergone leadership changes. The latest principal assignments have been finalized by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District for the 2013- 2014 school year, according to …
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Jun 26 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito High School principal vacancy may be filled this week. A special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the John F. Barron Administration Building Board Room. On the agenda for that meeting are only …
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Jun 19 2013
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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