Tag: special meeting

Board to meet again for selection of lone finalist

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s round two. The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will again meet behind closed doors to decide a lone finalist for the position of superintendent of schools. Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 at the SBCISD John F. Barron Administration Building, located at …

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TASB identifies disparity in SBCISD teachers’ salaries

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD officials identified overstaffing and a disparity in pay as chief among their concerns when considering the 2014-15 school district budget as well as proposed salary adjustments for employees. SBCISD Board President Arnold Padilla, who since taking office in May has raised concerns that the school district …

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Attorneys, City to mull water plant litigation

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com At a special meeting of the San Benito City Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 19, attorneys from Arnold & Itkin LLP law firm out of Houston will meet in executive session to advise the City of San Benito’s elected officials, referencing possible legal recourse with regard to the incapacitation …

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Board decides district health plans

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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Board to consider health plans

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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UPDATE: Probe clears reinstated superintendent; firm sought to hire Limón’s successor

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In the course of a few days, much of what remained in question for more than a year’s time regarding the suspension and investigation into San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón reached closure. SBCISD Board President Arnold Padilla confirmed Tuesday that Limón’s investigation is officially …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Board reinstates Limón; search for new superintendent to begin

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees approved the reinstatement of Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón after two hours of closed session talks on Monday, May 26. The Board also voted to enlist a firm to search for a new superintendent, at which point Limón will leave …

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Board to decide on Limón suspension at special meeting Monday

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will meet early Monday morning to decide the employment of Antonio G. Limón, who has been on paid suspension as Superintendent of Schools for more than a year. Scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 26 inside the SBCISD John F. Barron Administration …

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New-look School Board plans special meeting to further mull superintendent’s year-long suspension

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ & MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ San Benito News Antonio G. Limón remains suspended as the San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools after the Board of Trustees discussed his investigation, among other items, for approximately four hours in closed session on Tuesday and into the wee hours of the morning Wednesday. “We anticipate that probably …

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VENDOR FIRES BACK: Ousted clinic admin alleges board, administration retaliation

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The embattled administrator of the San Benito CISD on-site health clinic fired back days after the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to part ways with him. Richard Garza, owner of ISD Managed Care Services and provider of on-site health care for the school district’s employees, submitted a 60-day written …

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