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Harlingen CISD approves plans to launch Travis STEM Square Academy K–8
Summary
Harlingen CISD trustees on Tuesday heard plans to create Travis STEM Square Academy, a K–8 School of Innovation that will merge STEM Square Preparatory Academy with Travis Elementary’s STEM program.
Harlingen CISD trustees on Tuesday heard plans to create Travis STEM Square Academy, a new K–8 School of Innovation that will merge STEM Square Preparatory Academy with Travis Elementary’s STEM program and open for the next school year.
Principal Sonia Brannaburn told the board the goal is to “provide students with equitable access to high quality, interdisciplinary and experiential learning experiences” and to build a seamless K–8 STEM pathway that “places our scholars at the center of innovative and reimagined learning opportunities.”
The administration and a steering committee described why district leaders favor the K–8 model and how the district plans to run the new campus. The presentation said the campus has an approximate capacity of 500 students and that early estimates for first‑day enrollment are “maybe 450–460,” based on…
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