Association News
New Financial Planning Benefit for TASA Active Members
TASA leadership is pleased to announce a new benefit for TASA members in the Active Membership Category designed to support the personal financial well-being of school leaders. “TASA exists to support school leaders who have dedicated their life and career to serving...
2022 TASA Executive Office Elections Underway
The election process for TASA Executive Committee positions representing even-numbered regions is underway. Four members who are eligible to serve another term have notified the TASA office of their intent to seek re-election. Six members who will complete their...
TASA Names Recipients of 2022 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2022 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...
New Waverly ISD Superintendent Darol Hail Elected to TASA Executive Committee
Darol Hail, superintendent, New Waverly ISD, has been elected to the Region 6 position on the TASA Executive Committee. He will serve the balance of the term previously held by Christie Whitbeck that ends May 31, 2022, and will be eligible to run for re-election in...
H.T. Sanchez Selected as Texas Nominee for 2022 National Superintendent of the Year
Plainview ISD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez, Ed.D., has been selected by TASA as Texas’ nominee for 2022 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Sanchez has served as superintendent of Plainview ISD, a...
TASA Names 2022 Texas Teachers of the Year
TASA, which facilitates the Texas Teacher of the Year program, has named Texas’ top teachers for 2022. Jennifer Han, a fourth-grade teacher from McAllen ISD, is the 2022 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. Ramon Benavides, a biology teacher from Ysleta ISD, is the...
TASA Names 2021 Outstanding School Board
TASA has named the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees the 2021 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. The...
TASA/TASB Award Stars of Distinction to School Architecture Projects
TASA and the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) have announced that 46 projects will be included in the 2021-22 Exhibit of School Architecture. This online exhibit of new and renovated Texas school facilities will include projects from 33 school districts and...
TASA Names 6 Finalists for 2022 Texas Teacher of the Year
TASA has announced that six outstanding educators from across Texas have been chosen as finalists in the 2022 Texas Teacher of the Year program. Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year Finalists Jennifer Han, Juan Seguin Elementary School, McAllen ISD Jennifer Han offers...
Five Texas School Boards Selected as 2021 Honor School Boards
Five school boards from across Texas have been selected as Honor School Boards as part of the 2021 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...
Hafedh Azaiez to Join TASA Executive Committee as At-Large Member
During the July 2021 meeting of the TASA Executive Committee, Round Rock ISD Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez was appointed to an at-large position on the committee. He will replace Jill Siler, who resigned her Executive Committee position because she will join the...
TASA Announces Regional Nominees for 2021 Outstanding School Board
Fifteen Texas school district boards of trustees have been selected as regional nominees for the 2021 TASA School Board Awards. The regional nominees for 2021 Outstanding School Board of the Year are: Region 1 - Mission CISD Board of Trustees, Carol Perez, nominating...
TASA Introduces Executive Superintendent Program
Starting July 1, TASA's superintendent-in-residence and member service representative programs are being combined into a new program designed to provide TASA members with access to an extensive and diverse cadre of experienced former superintendents — "TASA Executive...
Charles Dupre to Join TASA Staff
Retiring Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Charles Dupre will join the full-time TASA staff as Deputy Executive Director, Member Engagement and Support, on September 1, 2021. Dr. Dupre, who most recently served TASA as vice president in 2020-21, has also represented Region...
Brownsville ISD Superintendent Rene Gutierrez to Fill Region 1 Seat on Executive Committee
Dr. René Gutiérrez, superintendent of Brownsville ISD, has been elected to represent Region 1 on the Executive Committee for the 2021-23 term. He replaces Hafedh Azaiez who had been elected to the position, but resigned prior to the start of the term after accepting...
Staff Changes Coming to TASA this Summer
Several new but familiar faces will join the TASA staff this summer, while two longtime staff members will retire. Retirements Long-time TASA member service representatives John Fuller and Roel Peña will retire this summer. Both Fuller and Peña had long and...
TASA Adds Committee Chairs to Executive Committee
At a regularly scheduled meeting held March 26, 2021, the TASA Executive Committee adopted a resolution to recommend to the TASA membership an amendment to the TASA Constitution and Bylaws. The amendment provided that, in addition to the chair of the TASA Legislative...
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...