Tag: Mercedes ISD (MISD)

Former Mercedes middle school coach David Bryan Reyes pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between an educator and a student, landing him deferred adjudication and 10 years of probation.

After over three hours of discussion in executive session Wednesday, Mercedes school board trustees once again took no action on naming a lone finalist for the position of superintendent.

The Mercedes school board voted Wednesday to take no action on its superintendent search or applications for the position.

MERCEDES — Every student in Oscar Rodriguez’s agriculture mechanics class agreed they’d each worked together to build their award-winning squeeze chute, welding trailer and flatbed goose-necked trailer.

The Mercedes school board approved an interim agreement Tuesday with Maria J. Chavez and resumed its search for a permanent superintendent.

The Mercedes school board named Maria J. Chavez the district’s interim superintendent Tuesday following the departure of Richard Rivera earlier this month.

The Mercedes Independent School District appointed a law firm last week to investigate complaints made by former superintendent Carolyn Mendiola, her attorney said.

In a dramatic — if not completely surprising — turn of events, Weslaco school board trustees approved Tuesday the resignation of Superintendent Dino Coronado and appointed outgoing Mercedes interim Superintendent Richard Rivera to the same post in Weslaco.

The Mercedes ISD Board of Trustees engaged on Tuesday with the law firm Walsh Gallegos to conduct a personnel investigation into Harrell Middle School. Trustees still have not publicly said specifically what they want investigated, but all signs point to it being events surrounding the arrest of a district coach on sex abuse charges in 2021.

The Mercedes ISD Board of Trustees will discuss a contemplated personnel investigation at Harrell Middle School on Tuesday and may appoint a law firm to conduct that investigation.