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Preparatory Academy Administration 

Principal: Marco Zamora
Assistant Principal: Roberta Davila
Assistant Principal: Victoria Marin
Assistant Principal: Kristina Venecia

Dean of Instruction: Dr. Corina Saenz

District Administration 

Superintendent: Marco Antonio Lara, Jr., Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent: Efrain Garza
Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations: Marla R. Knaub
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources: Lissa Frausto, MBA, SPHR
Executive Director for Student Support: Marcos L. Flores, M.Ed.
Executive Director for Special Programs: Brenda De La Garza, Ed.D.
Chief of Police: Steven Cortez
Executive Director for Public Relations & Marketing: Amanda Odom
Executive Director for Facilities and Construction: Frank Treviño

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STISD New-to-District Enrollment for 2026-27 Opens at 9 am Saturday, Jan. 24

STISD will open enrollment for the 2026–2027 school year at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. 

Enrollment forms must be completed online at www.stisd.net. STISD is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public school district, and students residing in Cameron, Hidalgo or Willacy counties are eligible to enroll.

STISD offers families an innovative educational option through seven magnet schools across the Rio Grande Valley: two middle schools, four high schools, and one virtual campus serving both middle and high school students.

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Support Your Child’s Growth: Attend an Emergent Bilingual Parent Institute Session in Jan. 2026

Families of emergent bilingual students are invited to attend an in-person session of the Emergent Bilingual Parent Institute Series next month. Three meeting options are available (January 13, 14, or 15 at 9:00 AM at Health Professions in Mercedes, Rising Scholars Academy in San Benito, or Preparatory Academy in Edinburg). Parents will learn how to support their child’s linguistic, cognitive and social emotional development at home.

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