Faculty
Inside South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy, we are grateful to have a diverse team of best in state educators that are not only certified instructors, but have expertise in their field.
Campus Directory
- Administration
- Office Staff
- Counseling
- Technology
- Library
- Support Services
- Classroom Aides
- Cafeteria/Transportation
- Nurse
- Faculty
Administration
San Juanita Ortiz
Principal
Email Address:
sanjuanita.ortiz@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Leonel Casanova
Assistant Principal
Email Address:
leonel.casanova@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Jose Sanchez
Assistant Principal
Email Address:
jose.sanchez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Office Staff
Monique Avila
Principal's Secretary
Email Address:
monique.avila@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Adela Perez
Assistant Principal's Secretary
Email Address: adela.perez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Marie Rodriguez
PEIMS Clerk
Email Address:
marie.rodriguez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Counseling
Monica Chavez
7th Grade Academic Counselor
Email Address:
monica.chavez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201
Jose Perez
8th Grade Academic Counselor
Email Address:
jose.perez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201
Candace Guillen
Social Worker
Email Address:
candace.guillen@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Nora Garcia
Counseling Department Secretary
Email Address:
nora.garcia@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201
Technology
Library
Support Services
Classroom Aides
Ramon Garcia
Instructional Support
Email Address:
ramon.garcia@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Ernesto Jaimez
Instructional Support
Email Address:
ernesto.jaimez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Wendy Diaz
Instructional Support
Email Address:
wendy.antoniodiaz@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Cafeteria/Transportation
Nurse
Faculty
ELA and Reading
Judith Al-Haddad
7th and 8th Grade Reading
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
judith.alhaddad@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Gabriel Ambriz
8th Grade ELA and English I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
gabriel.ambriz@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Megan Berryman
7th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
megan.berryman@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Christian Cariaga
8th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address: christian.cariaga@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Jess Castorena
7th and 8th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
jess.castorena@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Debbie Delgado
7th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address: debbie.delgado@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Mark Salvatore
7th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
mark.salvatore@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Krystal Whitworth
8th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address: krystal.whitworth@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Science
Ernesto Balli
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
ernesto.balli@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Nora Galan
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
nora.galan@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Isabella Hernandez
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
isabella.hernandez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Sharai Martinez
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
sharai.martinez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Juan Perez
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
juan.perez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Andrea Ratliff
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
andrea.ratliff@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Christa Respondek
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
christa.respondek@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Janelle Sternberg
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
janelle.sternberg@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Math
Brian Arriola
Math 7 and 8
Gateway to Technology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
brian.arriola@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Noel Khine
Math 8
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
noel.khine@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Hilda Marquez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
maria.marquez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Claudia Martinez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
claudia.martinez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Mary Martinez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 3rdPeriod
Email Address:
maria.martinez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Gustavo Ramirez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
gustavo.ramirez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Roberto Romero
Math 8
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
robert.romero@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
History
Victoria Garcia
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
victoria.garcia@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Jeremias Gonzalez
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
jeremias.gonzalez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Corina Longoria
US History and World Geography
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
corina.zuniga@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Maria F. Martinez
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
mariaF.martinez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Amaris Vargas
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2ndPeriod
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
amaris.vargas@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Career and Technology
Fernando Andrade
Gateway to Technology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
fernando.andrade@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Rose Galvan
Principals of Health Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
maria.cordova-galvan@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Edna Hernandez
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
edna.hernandez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
David Rivera
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
david.rivera@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Spanish
PE
Amy Benavidez
7th and 8th Grade PE
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
amy.benavidez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Rico Benavidez
7th Grade PE
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
ricardo.benavidez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Enrique De Leon
8th Grade PE
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4thPeriod
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
enrique.deleon@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Fine Arts
Janette McKinney
Art
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
janette.mckinney@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Christopher Wiley
Music
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
christopher.wiley@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358