
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

Imelda Mora
Dean of Instruction
Email Address:
imelda.mora@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

Georgia Loop
Assistant Principal
Email Address:
georgia.loop@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
7th Grade Counselor
Email Address:
monica.chavez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201

Laura Moore
8th Grade Counselor
Email Address:
laura.moore@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201

Vanessa Samano
6th Grade Counselor
Email Address:
vanessa.samano@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Candace Guillen
Social Worker
Email Address:
candace.guillen@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Aileen Carrillo
Licensed Professional Counselor
Email Address:
aileen.carrillo@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-421-1201

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

Jacob Goins
Special Education
Email Address:
jacob.goins@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Monica Lopez Special Education
Email Address:
monica.lopez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Veronica Muniz Special Education
Email Address:
veronica.muniz@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Instructional Support

Samantha Arredondo
Instructional Support
Email Address:
samantha.arredondo@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Esperanza Gerena
Instructional Support
Email Address:
ruth.gerena@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Jacob Bermudez
Instructional Support
Email Address:
jacob.bermudez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Instructional Support
Email Address:
@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Ramon Garcia
Instructional Support
Email Address:
ramon.garcia@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Brenda Gauna
Instructional Support
Email Address:
brenda.gauna@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Cafeteria/Transportation
Nurse
Faculty
ELA and Reading

Gabriel Ambriz
8th Grade ELA & English I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
gabriel.ambriz@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Kimberly Endsley
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
kimberly.endsley@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Megan Berryman
6th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
megan.berryman@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Abigail Fuentes
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
abigail.fuentes@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Debbie Delgado
8th Grade ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address: debbie.delgado@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Elvis Aaron Reid
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
elvis.reid@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Liliana DeWitt
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
liliana.dewitt@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Amelinda Reyes
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
amelinda.reyes@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Naomi Robinson
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
naomi.robinson@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Dwayne Vega
ELA
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
dwayne.vega@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Math

Michael Bowman
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
michael.bowman@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Hilda Marquez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
maria.marquez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Michael Galvan
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
michael.galvan@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Lydia Brown
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
lydia.brown@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Mary Martinez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
maria.martinez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Juan Vazquez
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
juan.vazquez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Biography
Victor Hernandez
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
victor.hernandez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Gustavo Ramirez
Algebra I
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
gustavo.ramirez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Jovana Leal
Math
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rdPeriod
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
jovana.leal@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Roberto Romero
Math 8
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
roberto.romero@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Science

Ernesto Balli
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
ernesto.balli@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Isabella Hernandez
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
isabella.hernandez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Rachel Reynolds
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
rachel.reynolds@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Nora Galan
Biology
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
nora.galan@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Vanessa Hernandez
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
vanessa.hernandez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Sharai Ybarra
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
sharai.ybarra@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Kimberly Garcia
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
kimberly.garcia@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Karina Marquez
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
karina.marquez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Bobby Garza
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
bobby.garza@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Christa Respondek
Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
christa.respondek@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
History

Tristen DeWitt
Social Studies
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
tristen.dewitt@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Juan Rodriguez
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
juan.rodriguez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Rene Reyna
Social Studies
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
rene.reyna@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

Corina Longoria
US History and World Geography
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
corina.longoria@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

William Prock
Texas History and US History
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
william.prock@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Career and Technology

biography
Veronica Barba
Tech Apps
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
veronica.barba@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Kenevie Bryan
Tech Apps
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
kenevie.bryan@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Brian Arriola
PLTW - Intro to Engineering Design Principles of Arts, A/V Tech, Communications
Technology Applications 6
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
brian.arriola@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

Katherine Castaneda
Tech Apps
Conference Hours:
A Day - 1st Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
katherine.castaneda@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Rose Galvan
Principals of Health Science
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 1st Period
Email Address:
maria.cordova-galvan@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Spanish

Nancy Guerra
Spanish I Bilingual
Spanish I Monolingual
Conference Hours:
A Day -2nd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
nancy.guerra@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Delia Guzman
Spanish I Bilingual
Spanish I Monolingual
Conference Hours:
A Day -2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
delia.guzman@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
PE

Amy Benavidez
PE
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
amy.benavidez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Rico Benavidez
PE
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
ricardo.benavidez@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Jacqueline Padilla
PE
Conference Hours:
A Day - 2nd Period
B Day - 2nd Period
Email Address:
jacqueline.padilla@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358
Fine Arts

Patrick Anderson
Music
Conference Hours:
A Day - 3rd Period
B Day - 4th Period
Email Address:
patrick.anderson@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Amaris Vargas
Art
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
amaris.vargas@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358

Levi Landin
Music
Conference Hours:
A Day - 4th Period
B Day - 3rd Period
Email Address:
levi.landin@stisd.net
Telephone Number:
956-399-4358



















