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
- Instructional Support
- Cafeteria/Transportation
- Nurse
- Faculty
Administration
Dr. Rey Rodriguez
Principal
Email Address:
reynaldo.rodriguez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Lindsey M. Clayborn
Assistant Principal
Email Address:
lindsey.clayborn@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Jose Perez
Assistant Principal
Email Address:
jose.perez@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
Cynthia Dominguez
Purchasing Clerk/Bookkeeper
Email Address:
cynthia.dominguez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Counseling
Monica Chavez
8th Grade Academic Counselor
Email Address:
monica.chavez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201
Laura Moore
6th & 7th Academic Counselor
Email Address:
laura.moore@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201
Candace Guillen
Social Worker
Email Address:
candace.guillen@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Marcela Fernandez
District Student Wellness Specialist
Email Address:
marcela.fernandez@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
Judith Al-Haddad
Special Education
Email Address:
judith.alhaddad@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Juan Lopez
Special Education
Email Address:
juan.lopez2@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Cynthia Wilson
Special Education
Email Address:
cynthia.wilson@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Instructional Support
Jacob Bermudez
Instructional Support
Email Address:
jacob.bermudez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Leslie Rosas
Instructional Support
Email Address:
leslie.rosas@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Ramon Garcia
Instructional Support
Email Address:
ramon.garcia@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Ruth Genera
Instructional Support
Email Address:
ruth.genera@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Samantha Arredondo
Instructional Support
Email Address:
samantha.arredondo@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Cafeteria/Transportation
Nurse
Faculty
ELA and Reading
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
Nathan Archibald
7th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
nathan.archibald@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
Melissa De La Fuente
7th and 8th Grade Reading
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
melissa.delafuente@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Debbie Delgado
6th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address: debbie.delgado@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Khrystal Whitworth
7th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
khrystal.whitworth@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Elvis Aaron Reid
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
elvis.reid@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Mark Salvatore
7th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
mark.salvatore@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Dwayne Vega
8th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
dwayne.vega@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Science
Ernesto Balli
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
ernesto.balli@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Andrea Ratliff
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
andrea.ratliff@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Nora Galan
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
nora.galan@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
Isabella Hernandez
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
isabella.hernandez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Janelle Sternberg
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rdPeriod
Email Address:
janelle.sternberg@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Karina Marquez
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
karina.marquez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Sharai Ybarra
IPC
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
sharai.ybarra@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Math
Wendy Diaz
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
wendy.antoniodiaz@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Denisse Montemayor
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
denisse.montemayor@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Hilda Marquez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
maria.marquez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Cynthia Ortega
Math 8
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
cynthia.ortega@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Noel Khine
Math 8
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
noel.khine@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
Mary Martinez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
maria.martinez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Roberto Romero
Math 8
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
roberto.romero@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
History
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
Juan Rodriguez
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
juan.rodriguez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Amaris Vargas
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
amaris.vargas@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Brian Wilson
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
brian.wilson@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Career and Technology
Brian Arriola
PLTW - Introduction to Engineering Design Principles of Arts, A/V Tech, Communications
Technology Applications 6
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
brian.arriola@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Janie Sanchez
Tech Apps
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
janie.sanchez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Katherine Castaneda
Tech Apps
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
katherine.castaneda@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Rose Galvan
Principals of Health Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
maria.cordova-galvan@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Pedro Joel Valdez
Tech Apps
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
pedro.valdez@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
8th Grade PE
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
ricardo.benavidez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
