Tag: declining enrollment

Board takes no action on pay raises; sets budget

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Expect no pay raises for San Benito school district employees…at least for now. The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees on Thursday, Aug. 28, took no action on approving market value salary adjustments as recommended in a Texas Association of School Boards salary survey – dubbed the SBCISD Compensation …

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Elementary campuses’ enrollment in decline

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Enrollment numbers at San Benito CISD campuses show a slight increase from the 2013-14 school year but one that also continues a noticeable decline identified at the elementary schools. Specifically, Landrum Elementary’s first day enrollment on Monday, Aug. 25, was 260 students – down from 266, which was already …

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Deficit prompts RHISD layoffs

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Independent School District has confirmed that at least 20 employees have been notified that they will be laid off at the end of the current fiscal year. RHISD Superintendent of Schools Ismael Garcia corroborated reports made about the impending layoffs. “The reality …

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