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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Aug 09 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results have been released, and every school within the San Benito CISD achieved a “Met Standard” rating. “In the past, we used to have ratings that were referred to as a campus being Exemplary, which is the highest rating; …
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Aug 07 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A well-respected judge and beloved member of the San Benito community died Monday morning. Family members of former Justice of the Peace Oscar De La Fuente Sr. confirmed August 5 that he had succumbed to what they believe were heart complications earlier that day. He was 84. Throughout …
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Aug 02 2013
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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Jul 31 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Antonio G. Limón exited mediation on Tuesday with only one thing to say: “The only offer I will accept is reinstatement” as the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent of Schools. Limón said on Tuesday that although the mediation was conducted “in a professional manner,” he continued to …
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Jul 24 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Mediation will be held on Tuesday, July 30 between the attorneys representing the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District and its suspended Superintendent of Schools, Antonio G. Limón. “It is a mediation that has been agreed upon by both parties,” said Board President Yliana González. “They are going …
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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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Jul 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Consolidated Independent School District employees will be having a green Christmas. The SBCISD Board of trustees unanimously approved $500 incentives for district employees, as well as approving a new compensation plan during a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, July 18. Trustees Hector Leal and Anna Cruz …
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Jul 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com School district positions they are a-changin’. At a special meeting of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday, a number of principal resignations and reassignments were approved in anticipation of the 2013-2014 school year. Want the whole story? Pick up a copy of …
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Jul 17 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Administrators with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District are working to keep up with the comings and goings of principals and teachers. At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, members unanimously approved Interim Superintendent Alfonso Obregón’s recommendation to employ 12 professionals at multiple campuses—some of whom …
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