School Board Awards

Recognizing Outstanding School Boards

TASA created the School Board Awards Program in 1971 to recognize school boards whose dedication and ethical service have made a positive impact on the schoolchildren of Texas. It is an excellent way for districts to recognize their hard-working, dedicated board members.

2022 Outstanding School Board

The Lyford CISD Board of Trustees was named the 2022 Outstanding School Board at txEDCON22, the 2022 TASA|TASB Convention. The TASA School Board Awards Committee was impressed by the level of services and opportunities the district offers students, especially considering its small size. “They regularly say to each other, and we heard it several times [during the interview], ‘Why not us? Why not our kids?,’” the committee said. “This board is always looking to give their students access to more and better opportunities to learn and grow, especially beyond those assessed by standardized tests. Their other motto is ‘More than a test.’”

Lyford CISD Board of Trustees

Selection Process

Each year eligible Texas school superintendents nominate their boards of trustees by submitting information that meets the award criteria and guidelines to their Regional Education Service Center School Board Awards coordinator by a June deadline.

The ESC executive director appoints a selection committee made up of five TASA members in the region, including the region’s TASA Executive Committee member or another member designated by the TASA president. (No committee member can be from a district that has nominated its board.)

Each regional selection committee reviews all district nominations from within the region. If an ESC receives nominations from districts having fewer than 1,000 students, the selection committee must forward one nomination from that size category as well as one nomination, if any received, from districts having more than 1,000 students, provided such nominations meet all guidelines and are considered acceptable. If the service center receives nominations in one size category only, the selection committee must choose one board to represent the region.

ESCs submit regional winners’ entries and a nomination form to TASA by a July deadline. TASA’s School Board Awards Committee, appointed by the TASA president, reviews the regional winners’ entries and selects up to five boards to be recognized as Honor Boards.

Then, in the fall at the TASA|TASB Convention, the School Board Awards Committee interviews each of the Honor Boards to select the Outstanding School Board, which is named during the convention.

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Lyford CISD Board of Trustees Named 2022 Texas Outstanding School Board

Sep 23, 2022

TASA has named the Lyford CISD Board of Trustees the 2022 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 students and to their communities since 1971....