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New Members to Join TASA Executive Committee in June 2025
Eight new members will join the TASA Executive Committee beginning June 1, 2025, and two members will change seats. The following six members either ran uncontested races or were elected by the TASA members in their regions to represent their region on the TASA...
TASA Names 2025 Texas Teachers of the Year
TASA, which facilitates the Texas Teacher of the Year program, has named Texas’ top teachers for 2025. Kristi Leff, a fifth-grade science and English/language arts teacher at Humphrey's Highland Elementary in Amarillo ISD, was named the 2025 Texas Elementary Teacher...
Donna ISD Board of Trustees Named 2024 Texas Outstanding School Board
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) has named the Donna ISD Board of Trustees the 2024 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...
Executive Director’s Blog
We Can’t Let Lawmakers Abandon Their Own Judgment
You know, there's something ... immoral about abandoning your own judgment ... We just can't let this get out of hand. And we're gonna do whatever we have to do to make this come out right." —John F. Kennedy in the movie "JFK" In every state that uses taxpayer money...
The Benefits of Local Engagement
Tip O’Neill, the legendary U.S. Speaker of the House in the 1980s, was famous for getting things done in a bipartisan fashion, most notably with President Ronald Reagan. He is also famous for saying “all politics is local.” That is, while national politics might be...
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...
Press Releases
Fund Texas Public Schools, Not Voucher Schemes
With the 88th legislative session quickly coming to a close, and the major bill that would increase funding for public school students through an increase to the Basic Allotment (BA) stalled in the Texas Senate, the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)...
EoSA Featured in Article on Designing Facilities for Safety + Wellness
Irene Nigaglioni, AIA, ALEP, president of IN2 Architecture and chair of the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE), Southern Region Foundation, wrote an article on "Designing facilities for safety and wellness" that was included in the winter 2022-23 issue of...
2022-23 EoSA Caudill Winners Announced
Allen ISD/Collin College, Austin ISD, Fort Worth ISD, and Round Rock ISD have been selected to receive the 2022-23 Caudill Award, the highest honor in the annual Exhibit of School Architecture competition facilitated by TASA and Texas Association of School Boards...
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