Board of Trustees

Bob Tumberlinson
President

Joe G. Gonzalez
Vice-President

Manuel Gonzales Jr.
Secretary

Members

Oscar De La Fuente Jr.
Hector Leal
Orlando Gonzalez
Roel Villarreal

Administration

Antonio G. Limón
Superintendent

Celeste Sanchez
Asst. Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

Emma McCall
Business Manager

Board Report is produced for employees and patrons of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District after each regular meeting of the Board of Trustees by the district's Community Relations Office.

San Benito Consolidated
Independent School District
240 N. Crockett St.
San Benito, Texas 78586
956/361-6100

Next regular meeting:
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

John F. Barron Administration Building
240 N. Crockett

The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees held a Public Hearing to discuss the 2006-07 Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Report.  The AEIS Report, published annually by the Texas Education Agency, contains information on student performance at the campus and district level.  The report, presented by the district’s Planner/Evaluator Ruben Franco, contains campus performance objectives, student demographics, finances, staffing, and program expenditures.  
 
 
Other items listed under the Superintendent’s Report include disbursements and disbursements by organization.
 

Trustees approved overnight trips as follows: San Benito High School Decathlon Team Regional Academic Competition-Corpus Christi, Jan. 18-19; San Benito High School Future Farmers of America, San Antonio, Feb.8-16; San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy/San Benito High School Media Technology Skills USA Legislative Day, Feb. 9-11; San Benito High School Choir, All-State Choir competition, Feb. 13-17, San Antonio; San Benito High School Varsity Baseball Tournament, Robstown, Tx. Feb. 21-23; San Benito High School Drill Team (Belles) American Dance Team Regional Dance Competition, Feb. 29-March 2, Peggy Wagner High School, San Antonio.

 
Special Recognition

The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees honored members of the Veterans Memorial Academy Chess Team.  They include members Jose Ricardo Garcia, Juan Millan, Michael Salinas, Joseph Ortega, Andres Garcia, Christian Gomez, Ezequiel Lopez, Rigoberto Merida, Jovano Camacho, Martha Lejarazu, David Camacho and Jorge Proo, chess coach Manuel Gonzalez, After School Program site coordinator Cynthia Rystedt and Principal Elaine Sandell.  The team earned a second place finish at the 11th Annual Texas Grade and Collegiate Championship at the Woodlands and a fourth place finish at nationals at the National Scholastic K-12/Collegiate Championship Dec. 7-9 in Houston.
 
 
San Benito CISD schools honored the district’s board of trustees as part of School Board Appreciation Month, as declared by Governor Rick Perry.  Coordinated by the district’s Community Relations Office, the event featured student representatives from each campus presenting appreciation items to trustees for their service to public education.  Members of the San Benito High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Ray Chapa and Albert Salazar, provided entertainment.  A reception was held in their honor. 

School Construction Report

Construction Consultant Lisandro Ramon presented a report on construction projects. Ramon reported that the Ed Downs Elementary cafeteria is 90 percent complete.  The board will be able to participate in a walk-through in approximately two weeks.  At Miller Jordan Middle School, punchlist items for mechanical, electrical and plumbing are still pending.

In other matters trustees approved...