Administrative Team

Health Professions Administration 

Principal: Michele Guajardo, Ph.D. 
Assistant Principals:  Loryn Rodriguez


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.
Chief Academic Officer: Nereyda Treviño, Ed.D.
Administrator for Public Relations & Marketing: Amanda Odom

STISD families: Never miss a message from us.

We are preparing to launch our new messaging system - SchoolMessenger - to deliver family communications. 

This system will allow us to communicate with parents/guardians via email, automated phone calls and texts (SMS). 

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Preparatory Academy Athletics Program Wins 2022-2023 Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic League Middle School Cup

The athletic program at South Texas Independent School District (STISD) Preparatory Academy (Preparatory Academy) in Edinburg was recently named the 2022-2023 Texas Charter School Academic & Athletic League (TCSAAL) Texas Cup winner for the Middle School Premier Schools division based upon its performance last athletic season.

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