Texas Border Business
PHARR – Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s Main Financial Officer Janet C. Robles retired after 30 yrs of assistance to the university district.
A PSJA ISD alumna, Robles graduated from PSJA Large College in 1980 and obtained a Bachelor of Small business Administration Diploma in Accounting from Texas A&M College in 1984. She is a Accredited Community Accountant and is also a Registered Texas School Organization Administrator.
Though her expert accolades are many, it is her position as a mother, wife and daughter that she usually takes the most satisfaction in.
“You could say PSJA is in my family’s blood,” reported Robles. “I have pictures of my grandmother and her brothers – they have been some of the very first learners in PSJA. My grandmother, Gladys Fox Conquest, labored in the tax business office less than Daniel Boone. We have paperwork in our office environment that has her signature on it. My Momma, Corinne Conquest, started as a secretary at Carnahan Elementary and then was a trainer for 30 several years at PSJA. My Daddy, Keith Conquest, also started his training occupation at PSJA.”
In addition to subsequent in her family’s footsteps, for Robles doing work in the district and possessing her individual youngsters attend PSJA ISD intended the world.
“Our kids, James, Rebecca, Noah, and Micah are fourth technology PSJA graduates,” she reported. “The legacy continues with my daughter Rebecca and my daughter-in-law Mandie, equally latest teachers at PSJA.”
When she may perhaps not have served in a school location during her tenure, Robles took pleasure in making certain means went to pupils and academics.
“I tried to make a variance in our faculty district and group by being a excellent steward of the resources we experienced out there. I am energized to have been a portion of the growth of PSJA ISD. I served below five superintendents and learned so a great deal from each of them,” stated Robles. “While I wasn’t in the classroom, I experimented with to make positive methods went to students – trying to keep them and our academics generally in head. I feel in public instruction, in the terrific items PSJA is performing, and the educational possibilities that we supply to all learners.”
Under Robles management as Chief Financial Officer, PSJA ISD has been awarded a Exceptional “A” Score from the Texas Training Agency as element of its Economical Integrity Score System of Texas (Initial) 18 periods with the most new currently being this 2020-2021 faculty year.
According to Robles, it is the reminiscences and times at PSJA ISD that she will cherish and endlessly have with her.
“Thank you for a good 30 years! Yesterday I read the PSJA school tune, and the lyrics seriously strike house – ‘within these partitions our goals have grown, seeds of lots of friendships sown, victories and defeats we’ve known, our heritage our school.’ I am humbled to have been equipped to provide our district, it was a desire appear accurate. I got to are living and do the job in the local community I adore,” she claimed.
Continuing in the footsteps of her predecessor, Rebecca Gonzales who has labored with Robles for 25 many years, was named the new PSJA ISD Chief Economic Officer throughout past Monday’s board assembly and she appears forward to continuing the work of her mentor and friend.
“I am overjoyed to have the option to go on to serve my university district now in this capability,” reported Gonzales, who also graduated from PSJA Significant College in 1989. “I am fortuitous to have labored for so a lot of great leaders and along with astounding colleagues. I discovered so significantly from them and I am blessed to continue the terrific work going on below at PSJA ISD.”