TASA’s First-Time Superintendents Academy (FTSA) — the go-to training for beginning Texas superintendents for over 30 years — has been designed around the most important learning outcomes for first- and second-year superintendents.

Session 3: Advocating for Your District, Your Students, and Yourself | November 2-3, 2022
Check in on the success of your 90-day plan, find out what you need to know about advocacy at the state level, and dig into superintendent contract issues, the superintendent evaluation instrument, and managing crisis through communication. Continue work on your portfolio.

Schedule

Day One: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (breakfast, lunch included)

Day Two: 7:30 a.m. – noon (breakfast included)

Housing Reservations

A housing block has been reserved at the Marriott Austin North in Round Rock. Book your room for FTSA Session 3 using this link.

A rate of $142 per night is available from Tuesday, November 1, to Thursday, November 3, 2022.

The deadline to take advantage of the group rate is Saturday, October 22.

Registration

Full Four-Session Academy

• $845 member
• $945 non-member

Session 3 Only

• $295 (member / non-member)

You may start the academy anytime during the school year and continue into the next school year. For example, if you start with Session 3, scheduled for November 2-3, you may then participate in Session 4 in February, and then attend Sessions 1 and 2 in fall 2023. 

Registration for those attending just Session 3 will be open September 9-November 1, 2022. If you would like to register for Session 3, click on the button below and log in to the TASA Member Services Center, then click on the Events tab to find the Session 3 registration link.

Cancellations

There are no cancellations for individual academy sessions; however, if you cannot attend a session you registered for, you may attend the same session the following year. If you are registered for Session 3 of the First-Time Superintendents Academy but unable to attend, please complete the cancellation/substitution request form to be posted here. If you must cancel your participation in the academy as a whole, there is a cancellation fee of $75.