Preparatory Academy is consistently ranked among the best in the state and nation.
STISD is the only all-magnet school district in the state, and offers Valley students an educational alternative. The district provides a personal environment, a strong scholastic program and hands-on training in vocational career fields.
Because STISD is a public school district, there is no cost for students to attend one of its six campuses, and bus transportation is also free of charge.
STISD schools maintain an open enrollment policy, meaning any student that wants to attend one of our six campuses can as long as he or she resides within the tri-county area we serve.
At Preparatory Academy, meet curious, collaborative and driven students just like you.
At Preparatory Academy, there's more to experience than solely academics. Explore what life is like as an STISD student, and be part of the many extracurricular competitive activities and social clubs.
The community here at Preparatory Academy is diverse, interactive and vibrant. We take pride in each and every position that plays a part in making our district unique and consistently ranked among the best in the state and nation.
If you are looking for spunk and excitement and non-traditional methods of learning, the Preparatory Academy community is the perfect match and offers endless opportunities.
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Preparatory Academy Administration
Principal: Marco Zamora
Assistant Principal: Roberta Davila
Assistant Principal: Victoria Marin
Assistant Principal: Kristina Venecia
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 Academic Officer: Nereyda Treviño, Ed.D.
Chief of Security Operations: Steven Cortez
Administrator for Public Relations & Marketing: Amanda Odom
The STISD High School Selection process for current STISD 8th-graders and In-District Transfer process for current STISD 6th-,7th- and 9th-graders wanting to transfer to another campus within STISD for the 2025-2026 school year are now open via Skyward. The deadline to complete these processes is 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22.
Welcome to Volume 2 of the STISD College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Newsletter for the 2024-2025 school year.
Inside, students and parents will be able to find important information regarding FAFSA, Scholarships, Dual Credit, Testing, CTE Programs of Study and mandatory deadlines.
STISD will host the first session of its Emergent Bilingual Parent Institute Series on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 9 am at STISD Preparatory Academy in Edinburg.
This is a great opportunity for parents of language learners to come learn how to support their children's linguistic, cognitive and social emotional development at home.
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