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

Session 3 of 4: Advocating for Your District, Your Students, and Yourself | November 5-6, 2025
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. – 4 p.m. (breakfast, lunch included) then 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (reception and dinner)

Day Two: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. (breakfast included)

Housing Reservations for Session 3

Participants must book their own lodging. A housing block has been reserved at the Marriott Austin North in Round Rock. Use this link to make hotel reservations by October 17, 2025.

Registration

FTSA online registration is now open for all four 2025-26 sessions. FTSA is a rolling cohort, and new superintendents may join at any time throughout the year. If you are unable to attend any of the sessions as scheduled, you may always register for any missed sessions the following year.

Cost is $245 per TASA member and $295 per non-member per session. You must register for each of the four sessions separately; see links below.

How to Register

1. Log in to your TASA Member Services Center (MSC) account. (If you have not yet created a login for the new system, read “Getting Started: Create a New Login ” and take the steps to create your login so that you may register.)
2. Once logged in, click on this link to register for Session 3 of FTSA, scheduled for November 5-6, 2025.

IMPORTANT: Because FTSA is exclusively for superintendents, you must have special permissions on your MSC account to register, so you must log in to YOUR MSC account or have your assistant log in using your username and password to register you. If you are unable to register using your own MSC account and think you might need need special permissions added to your account, email TASA to inquire.

Upcoming 2025-26 FTSA Session Dates

You must register for each session separately.

Session 1: July 23-24, 2025
Session 2: September 3-4, 2025
Session 4: February 18-19, 2025