Texas Association of School Administrators

Regional Nominations for TXTOY Due to TASA
2026-07-27 | TX
ESC selections for 2027 Regional Elementary Teacher of the Year and Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year due to TASA by 5 p.m. CST.
Learn more about the Texas Teacher of the Year program.

School Board Awards Honor Board Judging
2026-07-29 | Online
The 2026-27 TASA School Board Awards Committee will meet virtually no later than the week of July 29, 2026, to discuss the regional nominations and choose up to five “Honor Board” finalists, which will be interviewed in the fall.

TASA Announces Honor School Boards
2026-08-06 | TX
No later than this date, TASA will announce which school boards were chosen by the TASA School Board Awards Committee as 2026 Honor Boards.
Learn more about the School Board Awards program.

TXTOY Finalists Announced
2026-08-25 | TX
TASA will distribute a press release announcing the 2027 Texas Teacher of the Year finalists (with a list of all 40 regional teachers of the year) on this date.
Learn more about the Texas Teacher of the Year program.

Texas Outstanding School Board Announced
2026-10-09 | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
The Texas Outstanding School Board will be named on Friday, October 9, at txEDCON 2026, the TASA/TASB Convention, scheduled for October 8-11 in Houston, Texas.
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School Board Awards Committee Meeting (Honor Board Interviews)
2026-10-09 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
The 2026 School Board Awards Committee will conduct interviews of the finalists (“Honor Boards”) for Outstanding School Board in preparation for the announcement of the 2026 Outstanding School Board later on Friday, October 9, during txEDCON 2026, the TASA|TASB Convention, October 8-11, in Houston, Texas.
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EoSA at txEDCON
2026-10-09 08:30 - 2026-10-10 13:45 | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
The TASA/TASB Exhibit of School Architecture in collaboration with the A4LE – Southern Region Foundation will showcase submitted projects at txEDCON 2026, the TASA | TASB Convention, in Houston October 9-10. The projects will also be featured in the online exhibit at https://texasschoolarchitecture.org/.

TXTOY Finalist Interviews
2026-10-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, 3001 Kalahari Blvd, Round Rock, TX, 78665, United States
The six finalists for 2027 Texas Teacher of the Year will be interviewed by a panel of judges, which is typically composed of representatives of educational administrator associations, a member of the State Board for Education Certification, a member of the State Board of Education, and the most recent Texas Teachers of the Year.
The panel will select one Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year and one Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year. One of the two will be selected to represent Texas in the National Teacher of the Year program.
Learn more about the Texas Teacher of the Year program.

2027 Texas Teachers of the Year Announced
2026-10-16 11:30 - 14:00 | Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, 3001 Kalahari Blvd, Round Rock, TX, 78665, United States
The 2027 Texas Teachers of the Year will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center on this date. One will be designated the Texas Teacher of the Year and will be Texas’ nominee for National Teacher of the Year.
Learn more about the Texas Teacher of the Year program.
