Association News

On Monday, July 21, 2025, TASA sent this letter to the Texas delegation of the U.S. Congress. The letter urges the members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas to "act swiftly to urge the release" of more than $480 million in federal grant funding. The...

LaTonya Goffney, superintendent of the Aldine ISD, was sworn in July 8, 2025, as the 2025-26 president-elect of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. The installation ceremony was held in conjunction with AASA’s Legislative Advocacy Conference in Washington,...

Former TASA President Karen Rue is retiring from her work as a TASA executive superintendent as of June 30 but continuing to serve as an executive coach as part of the TASA Executive Coaching Network. Rue has been part of TASA since the 1990s, when she joined the...

Pflugerville ISD Superintendent Quintin Shepherd, one of three Texas representatives on the AASA Governing Board, ran unopposed as an incumbent and will begin his second three-year term on July 1. The new term will end June 30, 2028. Learn more about the Texas...

At its March 26, 2025, meeting, the TASA Executive Committee ratified the election of Lamar CISD Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens as 2025-26 TASA president-elect. He currently serves as the 2024-25 TASA vice president. In January, the committee elected San Elizario ISD...

Eight new members will join the TASA Executive Committee beginning June 1, 2025, and two members will change seats. The following six members either ran uncontested races or were elected by the TASA members in their regions to represent their region on the TASA...

The election process for TASA Executive Committee positions representing odd-numbered regions is underway. Seven members who are eligible to serve another term have notified the TASA office of their intent to seek re-election. Three members will complete their second...

TASA is pleased to announce that Robert McLain, retiring superintendent of Plains ISD, will serve TASA members in Regions 16 and 17 as a TASA executive superintendent starting this month. TASA’s team of executive superintendents includes 11 highly regarded former...

TASA's Ann Roland is retiring this month, and we at TASA wish her every happiness! Ann came to TASA from Eanes ISD in 2013 as executive assistant to then-Executive Director Johnny Veselka and has continued in that role since Kevin Brown took over in 2018. Alongside...

TASA has named the 2025 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...