Dr. Dave Goldtooth has been named Acting Superintendent. Dr. Goldtooth is currently the Multicultural Coordinator for the Cultural Heritage Department.
From the Central Consolidated School District:
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Terrian Benn has resigned as Superintendent of the Central Consolidated School District effective immediately and placed on administrative leave. The Board of Education accepted Mrs. Benn's resignation by a 4-0 vote. Board member Adam Begaye was not present at the meeting. The vote took place during the Board of Education’s regular meeting held on September 12, 2019, in Shiprock. “The Board wishes Mrs. Benn the best in her future endeavors,” said Charlie T. Jones Jr., Board President.
Mrs. Benn has been a CCSD employee since 2006, serving many different positions, including most recently as Principal of Eva B. Stokely Elementary School. Mrs. Benn was named Interim Superintendent in April of 2018. CCSD's Board of Education offered Mrs. Benn a one-year contract to be the district's Superintendent in May 2019.
Dr. Dave Goldtooth has been named Acting Superintendent. Dr. Goldtooth is currently the Multicultural Coordinator for the Cultural Heritage Department. Most recently, Dr. Goldtooth served as Principal of Naschitti Elementary School, a position he held for four years.
Sounds of the season will ring campus-wide as San Juan College’s listener-supported radio station, KSJE 90.9 FM, broadcasts your favorite Christmas carols. The KSJE Facebook page will also provide live video coverage of the event several times throughout the evening.
The (Four Corners Freight Rail) project aligns with the selection criteria by enhancing resilience and improving system and service performance, as the project will provide a viable freight transportation modal alternative to highway trucking, opportunities to simplify the supply chain, and enable new, rail-dependent economic development opportunities thereby imparting benefits to the Navajo Nation and surrounding communities.
The victim is a 12-year old boy who died of apparent stab wounds. A second victim, believed to be the suspect’s mother, sustained injuries from a blunt object attack and is being treated at CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital in Durango. The names of the victims are being withheld as the investigation is ongoing.
The incident was reported by a motorist who was involved in a single vehicle accident shortly after 7 a.m., believed to have been caused by the suspect as he fled the residence on Snowy Peaks Way. Deputies discovered the scene when they arrived to investigate the accident.
Andrew Wittenberg has been charged with aggravated burglary, larceny of a firearm, two counts of first-degree murder, and tampering with evidence. The investigation is still ongoing, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
On August 29, 2024, Detectives and USMS investigative efforts tracked the suspects to a mobile home in the Waterflow area west of Kirtland New Mexico. San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, Farmington Police Department, United States Marshals Service and the New Mexico State Police arrived at the location and began to call out Isaiah Brown and Ravyn Burns.