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Salazar, Goffney to Join 2021-22 TASA Officer Corps
At its March 26 meeting, the TASA Executive Committee ratified the election of Los Fresnos CISD Superintendent Gonzalo Salazar as 2021-22 TASA president-elect. He currently serves as the Region 1 representative on the committee. The committee also elected Aldine ISD...
TASA Statement in Support of Asian American Communities
Last June, the TASA leadership posted this message following the death of George Floyd to acknowledge the problems our country faces with racism and inequity, and to express our organization’s commitment to “discussion, self-reflection, and action – not silence” to...
7 New Members Joining TASA Executive Committee in June
The TASA membership has elected seven new members to represent them on the TASA Executive Committee beginning June 1, 2021: Region 5: Donny Lee, Buna ISD (two-year term) Region 7: Chris Moran, Whitehouse ISD (two-year term) Region 11: Jeremy Thompson, Ponder ISD...
Executive Director’s Blog
Show Legislators Your ESSER Funding Plans
District Leaders, Thank you for all the work you’re doing on behalf of Texas students! We have an important request regarding federal education stimulus dollars. As you know, with the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the total amount of federal COVID relief funds...
Engagement is One Way We Can Protect Our Democracy
When I was in college at the University of Texas, I majored in government and minored in history. For three of my years as an undergrad, I worked as a runner at a law firm in downtown Austin. Each day, I would walk from my dorm room to the law firm. The Capitol...
What Have You Done to Get Students Back to School? It’s Time to Show Your Work, #txed
I have been inspired this past year to hear stories on a daily basis about the work educators are doing to reach out to encourage students (and their parents) to enroll in school. Teachers, counselors, and principals have all made home visits, in the midst of a...
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TASA Statement in Support of Asian American Communities
Last June, the TASA leadership posted this message following the death of George Floyd to acknowledge the problems our country faces with racism and inequity, and to express our organization’s commitment to “discussion, self-reflection, and action – not silence” to...
2020-21 Caudill Winners Announced
Allen ISD, Georgetown ISD, Northwest ISD, and Richardson ISD have been selected to receive the Caudill Award, the highest honor in the annual Exhibit of School Architecture (EoSA) competition facilitated by TASA and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for...
TASA Names Recipients of 2021 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2021 recipients of its Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship, which has been awarded annually since 2014 to outstanding doctoral students pursuing careers in educational leadership, with particular emphasis on the superintendency. The recipients were...
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