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2020-21 TASA Officers & Executive Committee Members Begin Terms
On June 1, 2020, Brian Woods, Northside ISD superintendent, began his term as TASA president, while Sunnyvale ISD Superintendent Doug Williams became president-elect. Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Charles Dupre started his term as vice president, while Clear Creek ISD...
2020-21 TASA President-Elect and Vice President Announced, Other Changes to Executive Committee
On March 27, 2020, the TASA Executive Committee ratified the election of Sunnyvale ISD Superintendent Doug Williams as 2020-21 TASA president-elect. He currently serves as the 2019-20 TASA vice president. The committee also elected Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Charles...
Changes to TASA’s Representation on AASA Governing Board
State representation on AASA’s Governing Board is determined by the number of eligible voting AASA members brought in annually by each affiliate. Due to a drop in TASA’s AASA voting membership, TASA will be eligible for two, rather than the current three, Governing...
Executive Director’s Blog
A Message from TASA Leadership
Although this blog is usually written by Kevin Brown alone, he co-authored this with TASA leaders who also actively serve as school superintendents. Dear TASA Members: As educational leaders, we have devoted ourselves to public education because we believe in the...
The Strength to Persevere
“Suffering teaches us gratitude. Normally we take love and friendship for granted. But in seasons of suffering we throw ourselves on others and appreciate the gifts that our loved ones offer. Suffering puts you in solidarity with others who suffer. It makes you more...
Those Who Can, Teach
During my last three years of college, I planned to be an attorney; I even worked for a law firm part time. But right before my senior year, everything changed for me. I had spent the summer working with kids as a camp counselor, and over the course of my final year,...
Press Releases
TASA Names Recipients of 2020 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2020 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...
Retired Superintendent Cathy Bryce to Receive Prestigious Golden Deeds for Education Award
Retired Highland Park ISD Superintendent Cathy Bryce, Ed.D., will soon join a select group of distinguished Texans to receive the Golden Deeds Award, considered the most coveted award in the field of Texas education and the highest recognition for distinguished...
Keith Bryant Selected as Texas Nominee for 2020 National Superintendent of the Year
TASA has selected Lubbock-Cooper ISD Superintendent Keith Bryant as Texas’ nominee for 2020 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA | The School Superintendents Association. Bryant has served as superintendent of Lubbock-Cooper ISD, a fast-growing...
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