IDEA Harlingen sets high expectations for every student and goes the extra mile to make sure every student realizes their own potential. Personalized learning, critical thinking skills, mastery of core subjects is our recipe for success.
IDEA Harlingen is located at:
IDEA Harlingen, 24240 Chester Park Rd., Harlingen, TX 78552
Patricia Rodriguez is a proud founding principal of IDEA Harlingen. She has seen the impact her IDEA campus has had on the San Benito/Harlingen community and has spent the last seven years learning about the educational needs of its students.
For Patricia, student success comes first, and she believes in not letting any obstacle get in the way of IDEA's promise of college readiness for all. Throughout her years at IDEA, her passion and “why?” has never changed: make an impact on student lives for future generations. She is grateful to be a part of the Harlingen community and ensures that every student who walks through the campus doors receives a quality education. Go Hornets!
Continue ReadingKathryn Strickland Rodriguez was born and raised in a small town in upstate New York. She moved to the RGV in 2012 as a Teach for America Corps member and began her career in education as an English teacher at IDEA San Benito.
After four years teaching middle and high school, she was promoted to Assistant Principal of Instruction at IDEA Weslaco College Prep. In 2020, she became the proud founding principal of IDEA Harlingen College Prep- it has been the greatest honor of her life to be entrusted with the education of her Hornets and the trust of her teachers and Hornet families!
Continue Reading2115 W. Pike Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Main: (956) 377-8000
Fax: (956) 447-3796
IDEA Public Schools National Board Members: Collin Sewell – Chair, Ed Rivera – Vice-Chair and Treasurer, Ryan Vaughan – Secretary, Reba Cardenas McNair, David Earl, Erich Holmsten, Michael Adams, Gary Lindgren, Theresa Barrera-Shaw, Nanette Cocero.