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TASA Announces Regional Nominees for 2026 Outstanding School Board
Twelve Texas school district boards of trustees have been selected as regional nominees for the 2026 TASA School Board Awards. The regional nominees for 2026 Outstanding School Board of the Year are: Region Nominee Nominating Superintendent 2 Alice ISD Board of...
Apply to Join the 2026-27 TPAC by May 15
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 2026-27! Superintendents interested in...
Walter Jackson Elected to AASA Executive Committee
La Porte ISD Superintendent Walter Jackson has been elected to the 23-member Executive Committee of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, effective July 1, 2026. An installation ceremony will be held during the Committee's July meeting in Washington, D.C. (at...
Executive Director’s Blog
Rockets, Vision, and Remarkable Results
In my first year as a superintendent in 2008, our community engaged in a major strategic planning initiative that included 250 community members, businesspeople, parents, staff and students. It gave us a clear direction for the district. One result was an...
Heartbreak and Hope
The Central Texas floods on July 4 were a terrible tragedy — the loss of so many lives, the grief of families and friends, the sorrow in our communities. The most profound losses, of course, were the children. They had been looking forward to attending their beloved...
How to Help Texas Districts Affected by Flooding
Dear TASA members and partners, The devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River on July 4 that resulted in the heartbreaking loss of so many lives, including those of young children, have people here in Texas and around the world mourning alongside the families and...
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TASA Launches “The Texas Promise: A Vision for the Future”
As TASA begins its second century as an organization, it's time for a bold new vision, and that's exactly what TASA launched at the 2026 Midwinter Conference January 26. Attendees of the first general session were the first to be introduced to "The Texas Promise: A...
2025-26 EoSA Caudill Winners Announced
Three Texas school districts have been selected to be part of the Caudill Class, the highest honor in the annual Exhibit of School Architecture competition facilitated by TASA and the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for projects that exemplify excellence in...
Martha Salazar-Zamora to Receive 2025 Golden Deeds for Education Award
Martha Salazar-Zamora, Tomball ISD superintendent, 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. She will be presented with the award at the 2026 TASA Midwinter...
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