Originally from Indiana, I have had the opportunity to live in a wide variety of places and pursue numerous different professions. I have studied or worked in fields such as architecture, carpentry, community organizing, engineering, forestry, general construction, history, and youth volunteer coordinating, but my…

Charissa Bates – Director of Admissions; Registrar c.bates@istexas.org Charissa Bates serves as IST’s Admissions and Marketing Director since 2019. In all, more than 14 years have been dedicated to admissions for private schools. Charissa enjoys getting to know the children and their families, seeing them…

Francesca Bracho – PYP Lead Teacher, Grade 2B f.bracho@istexas.org Ms. Bracho grew up Houston and Albuquerque, New Mexico and has lived in 5 different countries: Venezuela, Singapore, China, Japan, and the United States. A bilingual teacher with more than 10 years of teaching experience, Ms….