Association News
New TASA Member Services Center Live
TASA's new Member Services Center (MSC) is live! Here's what to do this week and what to look forward to. Check Your Email On Thursday, April 11, we sent current TASA members and other non-member MSC users an email. It contained: username (the email address used to...
Gerald Hudson to Continue Service on AASA Governing Board
Cedar Hill ISD Superintendent Gerald Hudson has been elected to his first full term as one of three Texas representatives on the AASA Governing Board. He was originally appointed by the TASA Executive Committee to fill the vacancy created when Martha Salazar-Zamora...
2024-25 TASA President-Elect and Vice President Announced, Other Changes to Executive Committee
At its March 27, 2024, meeting, the TASA Executive Committee ratified the election of San Angelo ISD Superintendent Chris Moran as 2024-25 TASA president-elect. He currently serves as the 2023-24 TASA vice president. The committee also elected Lamar CISD...
TASA Partners with N2 Learning to Offer Leadership Series for New Principals
TASA is pleased to announce a new partnership with N2 Learning that furthers our mission of developing school leaders who create and sustain student-centered schools and develop future-ready students. Through the New 2 Principalship Collaborative Coaching Series,...
TASA Member Services Shut Down through Early April
TASA will launch a brand-new Member Services Center (MSC) in April 2024! The new MSC will feature a more user-friendly interface and will be where you will: View and make changes to your contact information, including your title and organization, on file with TASA....
Albany ISD Superintendent Jonathan Scott to Join TASA Executive Committee
Albany ISD Superintendent Jonathan Scott has been elected to represent Region 14 on the TASA Executive Committee for the 2024-26 term, replacing Abilene ISD Superintendent David Young. Scott ran unopposed, and following TASA operating procedures, is elected to the...
2023-24 EoSA Caudill Winners Announced
Alief ISD and Dallas ISD have been selected to receive the Caudill Award, the highest honor in the annual Exhibit of School Architecture competition facilitated by the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for...
2024 TASA Executive Committee Elections Underway
The election process for TASA Executive Committee positions representing even-numbered regions is underway. Nine members who are eligible to serve another term have notified the TASA office of their intent to seek re-election. One member will complete his second...
James B. Crow to Receive 2023 Golden Deeds for Education Award
James B. Crow, who retired as executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) in 2021, has been chosen to join a select group of Texans to receive the Golden Deeds Award, a coveted award for distinguished service to education in the state. Crow...
Martha Salazar-Zamora One of Four Finalists for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year
Tomball ISD Superintendent and TASA President-Elect Martha Salazar-Zamora, Ed.D., has been selected as one of four finalists for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year®, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Salazar-Zamora and the other...
TASA Names Recipients of 2024 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2024 recipients of its Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship, which the organization has awarded annually since 2014 to outstanding doctoral students pursuing careers in educational leadership, with particular emphasis on the superintendency. The recipients...
Martha Salazar-Zamora Selected as Texas Nominee for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year
Tomball ISD Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora, Ed.D., has been selected by TASA as Texas’ nominee for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Salazar-Zamora has served as superintendent of Tomball...
Goffney, Salazar Among 7 Honored by Leadership Academy
TASA President LaTonya Goffney, Aldine ISD superintendent, and TASA Past President Gonzalo Salazar, Los Fresnos CISD superintendent, will be among seven leaders honored by The Leadership Academy at its 20th anniversary celebration at the New-York Historical Society on...
TASA Names 2024 Texas Teachers of the Year
TASA, which facilitates the Texas Teacher of the Year program, has named Texas’ top teachers for 2024. Taniece Thompson-Smith, a fifth-grade science teacher at Abilene ISD’s Stafford Elementary, was named the 2024 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. Naveen Cunha,...
Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees Named 2023 Texas Outstanding School Board
TASA has named the Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees the 2023 Outstanding School Board — the top honor in the TASA School Board Awards program, which has honored Texas school boards that have demonstrated commitment to their students and to their communities since 1971....
TASA/TASB Award Stars of Distinction to 2023-24 School Architecture Projects
TASA and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) have announced that 46 projects will be included in the 2023-24 Exhibit of School Architecture. This exhibit of new and renovated Texas school facilities includes projects from 38 school districts and three colleges...
TASA Names Six Finalists for 2024 Texas Teacher of the Year
TASA has announced that six outstanding educators from across Texas have been chosen as finalists in the 2024 Texas Teacher of the Year program. Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year Finalists Isela Russell, Wellington Elementary School, Lewisville ISD Isela Russell,...
Doug Williams to Join TASA Executive Superintendent Team
TASA is pleased to announce that Doug Williams, who recently retired as superintendent of Sunnyvale ISD, will serve TASA members in Region 10 as a TASA executive superintendent starting September 1. TASA Executive Superintendent Karen Rue will continue to serve...
McWilliams to Fill Region 18 Vacancy on TASA Executive Committee
Big Spring ISD Superintendent Jay McWilliams ran unopposed in the election to fill the Region 18 vacancy on the TASA Executive Committee and will represent Region 18 for the term ending May 31, 2024. Williams replaces Samuel Wyatt, who resigned from the committee....
TSPRA Names Dr. Brian Woods 2023 Key Communicator
The Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) has named Dr. Brian Woods (TASA's Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy since July 1) the 2023 TSPRA Key Communicator in recognition of the value of his communication efforts and the commitment he has made to...