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Apply to Join the 2025-26 TPAC by May 22
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 2025-26! Superintendents interested in...
Doug Williams to Receive 2024 Golden Deeds for Education Award
Public education advocate Doug Williams, retired Sunnyvale ISD superintendent and TASA past president, 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. Williams...
Robert McLain to Join TASA Executive Superintendent Team
TASA is pleased to announce that Robert McLain, retiring superintendent of Plains ISD, will serve TASA members in Regions 16 and 17 as a TASA executive superintendent starting this month. TASA’s team of executive superintendents includes 11 highly regarded former...
Executive Director’s Blog
(Nearly) A Century in the Making
TASA was founded in 1925, which, if my math is correct, was 99 years ago. For some perspective, in 1925 Texas Gov. Pat Neff handed over the reins to “Ma” Ferguson, the first female governor in Texas (and second in the nation) that year. Calvin Coolidge was president...
A Case Against School Vouchers
In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan and Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill crossed political boundaries to enact legislation at the federal level. Although they had political differences, there was a sense that they were working for the common good and each knew they...
We Must Celebrate the Successes
Let’s face it, the past two-plus years have been a challenge, though the word “challenge” may be the understatement of the century. We can wallow in that if we want (I certainly have done it more than my fair share) or we can celebrate that, in spite of the...
Press Releases
Martha Salazar-Zamora One of Four Finalists for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year
Tomball ISD Superintendent and TASA President-Elect Martha Salazar-Zamora, Ed.D., has been selected as one of four finalists for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year®, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Salazar-Zamora and the other...
TASA Names Recipients of 2024 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2024 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...
Martha Salazar-Zamora Selected as Texas Nominee for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year
Tomball ISD Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora, Ed.D., has been selected by TASA as Texas’ nominee for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Salazar-Zamora has served as superintendent of Tomball...
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