Association News
TASA Announces Five Texas Honor Boards for 2023
Five school boards from across Texas have been selected as Honor School Boards as part of the 2023 TASA School Board Awards. Each year, the program recognizes outstanding Texas school boards for commitment and service that has made a positive impact on Texas public...
Meza-Chavez to Fill Region 19 Vacancy on TASA Executive Committee
San Elizario ISD Superintendent Jeannie Meza-Chavez ran unopposed to fill the Region 19 vacancy on the TASA Executive Committee and will represent Region 19 on the TASA Executive Committee for the term ending May 31, 2025. Meza-Chavez will replace Veronica Vijil, who...
TASA Announces Regional Nominees for 2023 Outstanding School Board
Twelve Texas school district boards of trustees have been selected as regional nominees for the 2023 TASA School Board Awards. The regional nominees for 2023 Outstanding School Board of the Year are: Region Nominee Nominating Superintendent 1 Rio Grande City Grulla...
Coming Fall 2023: Two New Networks to Support TASA Members
This fall, TASA will launch two new networks designed to help and support school leaders. Small Texas school districts share their own special set of challenges, so TASA is launching a Small Schools Network (SSN) to provide further support — through customized...
Apply to Join the 2023-24 TPAC by June 30
The Texas Public Accountability Consortium (TPAC) — TASA’s popular, district-led network of school leaders looking to transform Texas' A-F accountability system into a Community-Based Accountability System — is expanding for 2023-24! Superintendents interested in...
Two New Members Fill Vacancies on TASA Executive Committee
Two new members have joined the TASA Executive Committee: Sanée Bell, assistant superintendent of Teaching & Learning for Katy ISD, and Donny Lee, superintendent of Wichita Falls ISD. Bell was appointed by TASA President LaTonya Goffney to serve in an at-large...
Walter Jackson to Represent Texas on AASA Governing Board
La Porte ISD Superintendent Walter Jackson has been elected to serve as one of three Texas representatives on the AASA Governing Board. He will replace Kim Alexander, CEO of Collegiate Edu-Nation, whose term will end June 30, 2023. Learn more about the Texas...
3 More New Members to Join the TASA Executive Committee
Elections were recently conducted to fill three soon-to-be vacancies on the TASA Executive Committee: West Sabine ISD Superintendent Carnelius Gilder has been elected to represent Region 7 on the TASA Executive Committee for the term June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2025. He...
Million Mile Month is Under Way
Texas state education leaders and business leaders are encouraging the global community to embrace healthy living by stepping out in April as part of the Million Mile Month virtual activity challenge. HealthCode's Million Mile Month is a virtual local-to-global...
2023-24 TASA President-Elect and Vice President Announced, Other Changes to Executive Committee
At its March 29, 2023, meeting, the TASA Executive Committee ratified the election of Tomball ISD Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora as 2023-24 TASA president-elect. She currently serves as the 2022-23 TASA vice president. The committee also elected Whitehouse ISD...
Brian Woods to Join TASA Full-Time Staff as Head of Grassroots Advocacy
TASA leadership is pleased to announce that Past President (2020-21) Brian T. Woods, Ed.D., will join the full-time TASA staff as Deputy Executive Director, Advocacy, July 1. Woods is retiring from Northside ISD this spring after 31 years with the district, the last...
2 New Members Joining TASA Executive Committee in June 2023
Two new members, representing Region 3 and Region 15, will join the TASA Executive Committee beginning June 1, 2023: Region 3: Robert O'Connor, Edna ISD (two-year term) Region 15: Aaron Hood, Robert Lee ISD (two-year term) Eight members of the TASA Executive...
2022-23 EoSA Caudill Winners Announced
Allen ISD/Collin College, Austin ISD, Fort Worth ISD, and Round Rock ISD have been selected to receive the 2022-23 Caudill Award, the highest honor in the annual Exhibit of School Architecture competition facilitated by TASA and Texas Association of School Boards...
Brian Woods to Receive 2022 Golden Deeds for Education Award
Northside ISD Superintendent Brian T. Woods, Ed.D., 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. Woods will be presented with the award at the 2023 TASA...
2023 TASA Executive Committee Elections Underway
The election process for TASA Executive Committee positions representing odd-numbered regions is underway. Eight members who are eligible to serve another term have notified the TASA office of their intent to seek re-election. Two members who will complete their...
TASA Names Recipients of 2023 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2023 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...
Bobby Ott Selected as Texas Nominee for 2023 National Superintendent of the Year
Temple ISD Superintendent Bobby Ott, Ed.D., has been selected by the TASA as Texas’ nominee for 2023 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Ott has served as superintendent of Temple ISD, a district of...
TASA Names 2023 Texas Teachers of the Year
TASA, which facilitates the Texas Teacher of the Year program, has named Texas’ top teachers for 2023. Shelley Jeoffroy, a fifth-grade math teacher at Otis Brown Elementary in Irving ISD, was named the 2023 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. Jeoffroy was chosen to...
New Mental Health/Wellness Member Benefits for TASA Members
New in 2022-23, TASA members have access to two new benefits — included in the annual membership — that can help members and their family members reduce stress, improve their overall well-being, or more easily access mental health support services if needed. Care...
Lyford CISD Board of Trustees Named 2022 Texas Outstanding School Board
TASA has named the Lyford CISD Board of Trustees the 2022 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....