State honors SBCISD school board member

SAN BENITO — School officials Tuesday honored school board member Oscar Medrano after the Texas Classroom Teachers Association named him its School Board Trustee of the Year.

The organization presents the annual award to school board members who contribute outstanding service to education, students and the community, it said in a press release.

Judges selected Medrano based on his “involvement not only at the local level but also at the state and national levels,” the press release said.

Medrano, a past board president first elected in 2008, was selected based on a nomination submitted by the San Benito Classroom Teachers Association, a local affiliate of the TCTA.
The San Benito affiliate praised Medrano for his regular visits to school campuses “where he meets with teachers, custodians and paraprofessionals to show support and address concerns. On a weekly basis, he reads to children and attends school functions such as concerts, plays, athletic events and club meetings,” the press release said.

During the last legislative session, Medrano was part of a delegation of statewide school board members who rallied to “Make Education a Priority,” the release said.

Recently, he traveled to Washington, D.C., for the 2012 Federal Relations Network Conference, where trustees gathered from around the country along with congressional representatives to discuss key federal education issues, the release said.

“The accomplishments and success achieved by our students reflect the hard work our teachers devote in creating life-long learners and making San Benito a better place to live and learn,” Medrano said. “I am extremely humbled and thankful to the San Benito CTA for nominating me for this prestigious award. It is an honor to represent the community that I so much love. I dedicate this award to all our teachers and the school district and I thank TCTA for this honor.”