Aug 14 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com On August 13, David Noyola, Band Director of Miller Jordan Middle School in San Benito, was arrested by Rio Hondo Police Department for alleged sexual assault on a minor. Regarding this arrest, San Benito CISD Community Relations Director Celia Longoria has issued the following statement: “A San Benito …
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Aug 12 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com At a special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 7—in a vote of 4-3—trustees green-lighted an $800,000 program with the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston that will provide the district with instructional support service. Although the board’s majority ruled …
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Aug 12 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees recently voted to amend its health care vendors, an effort that will reportedly save the district at least $250,000 annually. At a special meeting of the school board, trustees were presented with the findings of an evaluation committee’s in-depth analysis of …
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Aug 08 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón announced Friday that 16 of the district’s 17 campuses acquired an accountability rating of “Met Standard.” It was Frank Roberts Elementary School, according to Limón, that was the sole campus to receive a rating of “Improvement Required.” The official ratings …
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Aug 05 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will analyze bids and finalize a decision regarding the district’s future health care vendors on Thursday, Aug. 7, at a special board meeting. Earlier this summer, SBCISD advertised an open request for vendor proposals for the following services: Stop loss insurance; …
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Aug 01 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Jose Naftali Mendez Jr., a former San Benito CISD teacher who has been repeatedly accused of inappropriate behavior with children, is the subject of a suit filed against SBCISD and its Superintendent of Schools, Antonio G. Limón, by the parent of a female Landrum Elementary School student allegedly …
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Jul 29 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Harlingen-based church Faith Pleases God has partnered with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings to donate to San Benito families 500 tickets to the Wing’s season-ending game on Sunday, Aug. 10. FPG Senior Pastor Kevin Ortiz met with San Benito CISD officials Tuesday to present the tickets. On-hand to accept …
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Jul 22 2014
By ISABEL C. GONZÁLEZ Special to the NEWS Additional details in the search for a new superintendent of schools to lead San Benito CISD have been released, including the application deadline and start date. The SBCISD Board of Trustees is currently seeking a proven educational leader to serve as its new superintendent, and leading the nationwide …
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Jul 18 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has been slapped with a lawsuit after five long-time police officers allege that Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón and SBCISD Police Chief S. R. Garcia asked said officers to perform illegal activity, including unwarranted arrests. In addition, officers allege they …
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Jul 18 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees held a workshop on Thursday, July 17, in which they discussed the search process for a new superintendent of schools with Waterford School Services Inc., which will be conducting the search. “The workshop’s intent was to get a perspective from …
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