TASA’s focus on school transformation began in 2006 when 35 superintendents from across the state were inspired to come together to create a new vision for public education in Texas. Meeting for two years as the Public Education Visioning Institute, they shared ideas on how to transform Texas public education to meet the needs of 21st-century students. The TASA Visioning Document, Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas, was published as a result of two years of work by the Public Education Visioning Institute.
Goals of the Original TASA Visioning Document (2008)
Digital Learning
Schools must embrace and seize technology’s potential to make their learning experiences more engaging to capture the hearts and minds of students.
High-Priority Learning Standards
Learning standards must allow students to develop the cognitive and social skills they need to solve the complex problems of a rapidly changing world.
Multiple Assessments
Schools must authentically assess student progress using multiple and varied methods that inform educators and parents of the extent to which learning is occurring.
Community-Based Accountability
Community-based accountability empowers students, parents, and educators to build a learning community that honors and supports the work of students, teachers, and parents.
Organizational Transformation
Schools must be transformed into learning organizations where only the mundane is standardized and standards are used to nurture aspirations and accommodate human variables.
College & Career Readiness
An educational system guided by the principles that drive the Consortium will prepare students for post-secondary education, the workforce, and productive citizenship.
