Administrative Team

Medical Professions Administration 

Principal: Jose Lucio
Assistant Principals: Lacy Holocker + Karla Lopez


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 Police: Steven Cortez
Administrator for Public Relations & Marketing: Amanda Odom

2025-2026 Enrollment for STISD Middle and High Schools Begins Jan. 18

STISD will open enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

The enrollment form must be completed online at www.stisd.net. STISD is a tuition-free, open-enrollment district, and all students residing in Cameron, Hidalgo or Willacy County are eligible to enroll. 

State and nationally-ranked STISD offers students an educational alternative through seven magnet schools throughout the Rio Grande Valley – two middle schools, four high schools, and a virtual school that consists of both middle and high school. 

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Now Open: High School Selection and In-District Transfers for 2025-26

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.

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