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TASB Names Keith Bryant 2019 Superintendent of the Year
Keith Bryant, superintendent of Lubbock-Cooper ISD, has been named the 2019 Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). His win was announced in Dallas at the TASA|TASB Convention. Bryant was selected from a group of state finalists...
TASA Names 2019 Outstanding School Board
TASA has named the Harlingen CISD (HCISD) Board of Trustees the 2019 Outstanding School Board September 20 at the TASA|TASB Convention in Dallas. Since 1971, the TASA School Board Awards program has honored outstanding Texas school boards that have demonstrated...
TASA/TASB Award Stars of Distinction to School Architecture Projects
Thirty-four projects in 27 school districts and three college districts received one or more Stars of Distinction in the 2019-20 Exhibit of School Architecture competition, which showcases new and renovated Texas schools and celebrates excellence in planning and...
Executive Director’s Blog
Following Up on the First Year: A Q&A with Kevin Brown
In summer 2018 Kevin Brown left his 10-year post as Alamo Heights ISD superintendent to take the top position at TASA. How has the transition gone? What's his perspective on the association’s progress on the TASA Strategic Framework — a long-range plan that lays out...
Good Things Happen When Educators Vote
When educators speak up for public education, people listen. When they vote, good things happen for our children. But when they don’t speak up and don’t vote, history has shown us that bad things happen. It really is that simple. Texas’ 86th legislative session is now...
The Balance of Management and Leadership
The varied and complex roles of administrators can generally be placed under two categories: management and leadership. The best superintendents do both very well. Management matters. No one cares what your vision of leadership is if the roof is leaking, bus schedules...
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TASA Names 2019 Outstanding School Board
TASA has named the Harlingen CISD (HCISD) Board of Trustees the 2019 Outstanding School Board September 20 at the TASA|TASB Convention in Dallas. Since 1971, the TASA School Board Awards program has honored outstanding Texas school boards that have demonstrated...
TASA/TASB Award Stars of Distinction to School Architecture Projects
Thirty-four projects in 27 school districts and three college districts received one or more Stars of Distinction in the 2019-20 Exhibit of School Architecture competition, which showcases new and renovated Texas schools and celebrates excellence in planning and...
TASA Names Six Finalists for 2020 Texas Teacher of the Year
TASA has announced that six outstanding educators from across Texas have been chosen as finalists in the 2020 Texas Teacher of the Year program. Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year Finalists Juliette Broussard, Rick Schneider Middle School, Pasadena ISD “I’m a firm...
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