STISD is consistently ranked among the best in the state and nation.
STISD is the only all-magnet school district in the state, and offers Valley students an educational alternative. The district provides a personal environment, a strong scholastic program and hands-on training in vocational career fields.
Because STISD is a public school district, there is no cost for students to attend one of its six campuses, and bus transportation is also free of charge.
STISD schools maintain an open enrollment policy, meaning any student that wants to attend one of our six campuses can as long as he or she resides within the tri-county area we serve.
At STISD, meet curious, collaborative and driven students just like you.
At STISD, there's more to experience than solely academics. Explore what life is like as an STISD student, and be part of the many extracurricular competitive activities and social clubs.
STISD seeks to employ individuals who are committed to serving students and our communities, and can help advance our goals of consistently learning and always innovating.
By being employed at STISD, one gains the opportunity and the responsibility to make a difference within the world of education and student growth.
The community here at STISD is diverse, interactive and vibrant. We take pride in each and every position that plays a part in making our district unique and consistently ranked among the best in the state and nation.
If you are looking for spunk and excitement and non-traditional methods of learning, the STISD community is the perfect match and offers endless opportunities.
STISD has four libraries that support our district community: Biblioteca Las Americas (Mercedes), Eliseo B. Vega Library (Olmito), Gateway to the World Library (Edinburg) and the Rising Scholars Academy Library (San Benito).
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 27th for the district Battle of the Books competition. All registered participants will complete a timed online quiz to determine who will represent South Texas ISD at the Regional Competition in February.
Good luck readers and stay tuned to learn who will be our district champions.
At South Texas ISD, we want to offer our students as many options as possible when it comes to reading. Just like everything else, books and their formats are changing too.
While the standard book format will be around for a while, the STISD libraries are embracing digital book formats as well.
We hope that if you have any type of device where you can access digital book formats, that you will take advantage of our ebooks and digital audiobooks that are available on OverDrive which is a free app you can download.
If you need any assistance downloading the app or books, please use Ask A Librarian and we will be happy to help you!
Attention Middle School Readers ... If you are interested in reading good books, having some fun, and the chance to win Superintendent's Cup points for your campus, please complete this brief form. For the 20-21 district BoB competition, students will independently complete an online quiz covering the five titles from the Battle of the Books list. The four top-scoring students will make up the district team that will advance to the Region One online competition taking place in February 2021. That competition will also cover all five titles from the book list. District librarians will assist students with competition preparation through a variety of online activities.
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