Tag: Mercedes ISD (MISD)

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.

The Mercedes ISD board failed to name current Interim Superintendent Richard Rivera the lone finalist for the permanent position Thursday evening, possibly jeopardizing some of the stability the district seems to have found since a scandalous spring semester earlier this year.