Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
Trustees recognized two seniors who completed an associate degree through a dual-enrollment partnership and dozens of music and choir students for regional and state selections, and highlighted five elementary schools named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 rankings.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
Trustees approved a multi-item consent agenda covering the 2026–27 calendar, financial reports and contract extensions; in closed session they approved employment resignations/retirements/terminations and voted to affirm a legal update related to the district natatorium and performing-arts center.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
The board approved a broad consent agenda including partnerships, bids and bond authorization items; moved to executive session on appraisal-district nominations and later allocated 60 votes to David A. Garza; trustees approved personnel actions, appointed Nicole Murillo as elementary principal, and denied a level-3 grievance.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
District trustees heard a schematic-design update for a 900-seat performing arts center from D Wilson Construction and ERO, including the addition of a fly tower, an orchestra pit with removable seating, a 30,996 gross-square-foot footprint, and a schedule targeting construction in 2026 with completion in early 2028.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
Trustees recognized a district cross-country team and dozens of students who earned spots in the TMEA Region 28 orchestra; a San Benito High School teacher publicly thanked the board for a staff holiday stipend and praised school programs.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
District leaders heard a schematic design and construction update from Dee Wilson Construction for a 900-seat Performing Arts Center on the VMA campus, including proposed features (fly tower, orchestra pit), a cited project budget and a construction timeline that targets early 2028 completion.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
The board approved a multi-item consent agenda including authorization language for 2026 refunding bonds, moved into closed session on nominations, allocated 60 appraisal-district votes to David A. Garza, approved employment actions, appointed Nicole Murillo as a campus principal, and denied a level-3 grievance.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
Board recognized cross-country and orchestra students from district schools and heard a public comment from a San Benito High School math teacher thanking the district and noting a staff stipend policy update.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
A San Benito CISD police officer asked the school board to raise compensation after the district lost three officers to higher-paying departments and current pay was described as below comparable districts.
Texas / School Districts / SAN BENITO CISD
Trustees approved awarding the RFQ for geotechnical services, construction materials testing and inspection for a performing arts center at Veterans Memorial Academy to Terracon after a closed-session review of qualifications.