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San Benito CISD board approves consent package and personnel moves
Summary
The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a broad consent agenda that included memoranda of understanding with local partners, district grading policies and financial reports, and several personnel appointments and probationary contracts.
The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on July 28 approved a consent agenda that included multiple memoranda of understanding, district grading policies, budget reports and purchases, and personnel actions including principal appointments and probationary contracts.
The approvals took place early in the meeting after a motion by Trustee Orlando Lopez and a second by Trustee Rufoso Gomez. Board President Dr. Cruz Vela called for a vote and the board approved the package as presented.
Why it matters: The consent items formalize routine district operations for the 2025–26 school year, including partnerships that affect student services and after-school programming, the district’s elementary and secondary grading policies, and financial oversight documents such as monthly cash counts and investment reports. Several personnel actions set school leadership for the coming year.
The board approved memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with local and regional service providers for the 2025–26 school year: Children’s Advocacy Center for Cameron and Willacy counties; Tropical Texas Behavioral Health; Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN Inc.); the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office; Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas; Neighbors in Need of Services (Ninos Inc.); and a charter agreement between the district’s ACE after-school program and Texas A&M AgriLife 4-H. The board also approved a districtwide purchase of an Eduporia Premium Suite add-on for 2025–26 and accepted a range of finance-related reports for June 2025, including cash counts, revenue-and-expenditure comparisons, tax-collection and check-disbursement reports, quarterly and annual investment reports, and federal-funds comparison reports.
On personnel matters, Superintendent Mr. Perez recommended, and the board approved, employment actions discussed in executive session: approval of employment resignations, retirements and terminations as presented; appointment of Ashley Camacho Garza as principal of Ed Downs Elementary; appointment of Daniel Garcia as principal of Berta Cavaasa Middle School; and approval of probationary contracts for administrators for the 2025–26 school year. The motions to approve each personnel item were moved and seconded from the dais and were approved by the board.
The district also approved facilities-related maintenance and repair contracts on the consent agenda, including gym floor and roof drain repairs at San Mateo High School, and authorized purchases over $50,000 as listed in the agenda.
Board procedure: The board used a consent agenda to vote on multiple items with a single motion; any trustee may remove an item for individual consideration but, in this meeting, the package was approved as presented.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (items 5.1–5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1–6.14, 7.5–7.7): motion by Trustee Orlando Lopez, second by Trustee Rufoso Gomez — approved. - Employment resignations/retirements/terminations (agenda item 10.1): motion approved. - Appointment of Ashley Camacho Garza, principal, Ed Downs Elementary (agenda item 10.2): motion approved (mover/second recorded in minutes). - Appointment of Daniel Garcia, principal, Berta Cavaasa Middle School (agenda item 10.3): motion approved (mover/second recorded in minutes). - Probationary contracts for administrators for 2025–26 (agenda item 10.4): motion approved.
What the board and staff said: Board President Dr. Cruz Vela thanked staff; Superintendent Mr. Perez presented the personnel recommendations. Trustee Orlando Lopez and Trustee Rufoso Gomez moved and seconded the consent motion. Communications staff recognized by the board described awards the district communications department received in national and state competitions earlier in the year; Luis Gonzalez, director of public relations, and staff from the communications team were recognized during the meeting.
Looking ahead: Approved MOUs and policies take effect for the 2025–26 school year as specified in each agreement and policy. Personnel appointments are effective as stated in the approved contracts.
Ending note: The board handled the bulk of routine business through the consent agenda to free time on the agenda for discussion of larger facilities and financing matters later in the meeting.
