Tag: separation agreement

MAKING PROGRESS: Consultant recommends broad AD search; 24 apply

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If initial impressions are any indication, Champions Consulting appears to have gotten the proverbial ball rolling in the search for a new head football coach and athletic director in San Benito. It was on Monday, Feb. 3, that the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees approved, via a 4-3 …

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Board tabs Champions: New consultant to narrow list of 16 applicants

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & ANDREA MOSQUEDA San Benito News And just like that, San Benito CISD has a new consultation firm to head up the search for an athletic director and head football coach. During a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, the SBCISD Board of Trustees approved via a 4-3 vote Jacksonville, Texas-based Champions …

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WHAT NOW? Dowling drops out as school district’s consultant in AD search

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Just like that, Rusty Dowling will not be consulting the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District in its search for a new athletic director and head football coach. According to SBCISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu, the Board of Trustees will meet in executive session during a special …

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District pays $40k to buy out Gantt’s contract

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The separation agreement between San Benito CISD and now-former Greyhounds athletic director and head football coach Spencer Gantt confirms a $40,000 contract buyout and a reassignment that took place prior to his departure. The agreement was released to the San Benito News on Tuesday in response to a request …

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‘HELP WANTED’: Board opts not to split head coach, AD posts; consultant to launch search

NEWS Staff Report Now that the particulars are out of the way, let the search for the new Greyhound athletic leader really begin. The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees decided late Wednesday to not split the vacant athletic director/head football coach job into two, and also got the process rolling to find a replacement. …

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Board may split AD, head coach posts; officials mull hiring consultant

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Proposals to hire a consultant tasked with aiding in the search for a new athletic director and head football coach as well as the possibility of separating the two positions, which have long been consolidated, may be decided at a special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of …

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MOVING ON: Gantt’s out; search begins for new head coach in SB

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The search has begun for a new athletic director and head football coach for the San Benito Greyhounds following the resignation of Spencer Gantt, but questions remain as to the circumstances of the departure. Gantt, who for five years led San Benito High School athletics and the Greyhounds varsity …

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UPDATE: Board approves Gantt’s resignation

NEWS Staff Report The San Benito Greyhounds are officially looking for a new leader. At the regular meeting of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday night, board members approved a resignation agreement with athletic director/head football coach Spencer Gantt, thus agreeing to end Gantt’s tenure–effective Jan. 27–with the Greyhounds …

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COACH TO RESIGN? Gantt separation agreement on agenda

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It appears as though the Spencer Gantt era in San Benito may be coming to an end. According to an agenda posted Friday for the regular meeting of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees, a “discussion and possible action on approval of athletic director resignation …

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