Leadership Perspective
If you’re an experienced school leader and TASA member with some leadership perspective to share, email Dacia Rivers with a short description of your proposed article, and we may publish it in a future issue of TASA’s INSIGHT journal and post it here.
Leadership Perspective: A Journey of Organizational Change in Prosper ISD
by Holly Ferguson and Kyle Penn This article originally appeared in the winter 2024 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Dr. Holly Ferguson is superintendent of Prosper ISD. She received her doctorate in educational leadership and administration from Texas A&M...
Leadership Perspective: Refocus and Recommit
by LaTonya Goffney This article originally appeared in the winter 2024 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Dr. LaTonya Goffney is serving as TASA president for the 2023-24 year. Superintendent of Aldine ISD, Goffney has held the top office in the district since 2018. Prior to...
Leadership Perspective: Leading a School Turnaround – Strategies From Marlin ISD
by Dr. Darryl Henson Jr. This article originally appeared in the fall 2023 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Dr. Darryl J. Henson is the superintendent of Marlin ISD. Prior to coming to Marlin, Henson was assistant superintendent of school leadership in Cedar Hill ISD. He has...
Leadership Perspective: New School Year, Aligned Vision
by LaTonya Goffney This article originally appeared in the fall 2023 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Dr. LaTonya Goffney is serving as TASA president for the 2023-24 year. Superintendent of Aldine ISD, Goffney has held the top office in the district since 2018. Prior to that,...
Leadership Perspective: You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup
by Todd Whitthorne This article originally appeared in the summer 2023 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Todd Whitthorne is a Dallas-based speaker, author, advisor, and mentor. He holds a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology and exercise physiology from UCLA and spent 14 years as...
Leadership Perspective: Communication Superpower
by Bobby Ott and Quintin Shepherd This article originally appeared in the spring 2023 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Dr. Bobby Ott has served as the superintendent of Schools for Temple ISD since 2018. TISD has earned state and national recognition in the areas of...
Leadership Perspective: Growing Emotional Intelligence – Do Self-assessments Help Partnering on Teams?
by Amy Sharp This article originally appeared in the summer 2022 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Sharp is a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT), serves as an assistant principal in Lake Travis ISD. In most learning organizations, people are encouraged to grow their...
Leadership Perspective: Bringing the Positives and Negatives Together, Polarity Management
by Morris Lyon and Quintin Shepherd This article originally appeared in the spring 2022 issue of TASA INSIGHT. Morris Lyon is the executive director of the Region 3 Education Service Center in Victoria. He has served as superintendent for 14 years at three school...
Leadership Perspective: Inspiring Leaders Ready for Action
by Doug Williams Williams was the 2021-22 TASA president and the superintendent of Sunnyvale ISD. This article originally appeared in the spring 2022 issue of TASA INSIGHT. It was evening at a TASA conference and I was in the lobby of the host hotel visiting with some...
Leadership Perspective: The Winds Have Changed
by Dr. Quintin Shepherd Shepherd is superintendent of Victoria ISD and works as adjunct professor at University of Houston-Victoria. He has served as a superintendent for the past 18 years in three states. This article originally appeared in the fall 2021 issue of...