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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...
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...
Executive Director’s Blog
Teacher Appreciation Week is Coming!
Teachers have a special place in my heart. They are part of my DNA … literally. Both of my parents taught in public schools, including my mom, who taught at my elementary school. They were my first teachers, and they instilled in me the importance of service to others...
Engagement is One Way We Can Protect Our Democracy
When I was in college at the University of Texas, I majored in government and minored in history. For three of my years as an undergrad, I worked as a runner at a law firm in downtown Austin. Each day, I would walk from my dorm room to the law firm. The Capitol...
What Have You Done to Get Students Back to School? It’s Time to Show Your Work, #txed
I have been inspired this past year to hear stories on a daily basis about the work educators are doing to reach out to encourage students (and their parents) to enroll in school. Teachers, counselors, and principals have all made home visits, in the midst of a...
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TASA Names Recipients of 2021 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2021 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...
J.A. Gonzalez Selected as Texas Nominee for 2021 National Superintendent of the Year
McAllen ISD Superintendent J.A. Gonzalez, Ed.D., has been selected by TASA as Texas’ nominee for 2021 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Gonzalez has served as superintendent of McAllen ISD, a district...
TASA Names 2020 Outstanding School Board
TASA named the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Board of Trustees the 2020 Outstanding School Board on October 2, 2020, during the virtual TASA|TASB Convention. Since 1971, the TASA School Board Awards program has honored outstanding Texas school boards that have demonstrated...
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