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To view Health + Wellness programs and our campus nurse page, please click on the Health + Wellness icon to your left.
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They invest their time in seeing that our students excel in-and-out of the classroom, by providing mentoring opportunities, and seeing through that students are getting the academic assistance needed to tackle STISD's challenging course curriculum.
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The South Texas ISD Board of Directors is partnering with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) to conduct the search for the district’s next superintendent of schools. As part of this process, we are seeking community input to help shape the leadership profile of the superintendent who will guide South Texas ISD’s continued growth and success in the years ahead.
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Welcome to Volume III of South Texas ISD’s Career and Postsecondary Readiness Newsletter for 2025–2026!
We’re excited to keep the momentum going with fresh updates, useful resources, and new opportunities to help every student stay on track toward college, career, and beyond.
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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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The STISD High School Selection process for current STISD 8th-graders and the In-District Transfer process for current STISD 6th-,7th- and 9th-graders wanting to transfer to another campus within STISD for the 2026-2027 school year are now open via Skyward Family Access and will remain open through Thursday, Jan. 22.
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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.