Five school boards from across Texas have been selected as Honor School Boards as part of the 2016 TASA School Board Awards. Each year, the program recognizes outstanding Texas school boards for commitment and service that has made a positive impact on Texas public school students.
Since 1971, the TASA program has honored Texas school district boards of trustees that have demonstrated dedication to student achievement and that put students first.
The five school boards selected as 2016 Texas Honor School Boards are:
- Denver City ISD, Region 17, Gary Davis, superintendent
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Region 11, Jim F. Chadwell, superintendent
- Lancaster ISD, Region 10, Michael McFarland, superintendent
- Robstown ISD, Region 2, Maria Vidaurri, superintendent
- Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, Region 20, Greg Gibson, superintendent
The five boards are now finalists for the program’s highest honor: 2016 Outstanding School Board. They will be interviewed at the TASA/TASB Convention in Houston, then one board will be named Outstanding School Board during the convention’s second general session at 10:30 a.m., September 24. The other Honor Boards, as well as the regional winners, will also be recognized at that time.
The 10 boards to be recognized as 2016 Regional Honor Boards are:
- Aquilla ISD, Region 12, David Edison, superintendent
- Comanche ISD, Region 14, Rick Howard, superintendent
- Early ISD, Region 15, Wes Beck, superintendent
- Friendswood ISD, Region 4, Trish Hanks, superintendent
- Knippa ISD, Region 20, Jeff Cottrill, superintendent
- Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD, Region 5, Pauline Hargrove, superintendent
- Navarro ISD, Region 13, Dee Carter, superintendent
- Reagan County ISD, Region 18, Steve Long, superintendent
- Roma ISD, Region 1, Carlos Guzman, superintendent
- Waco ISD, Region 12, Bonny Cain, superintendent
The five Honor Boards were selected by a committee of Texas school superintendents, chaired by Cypress-Fairbanks ISD superintendent Mark Henry, whose school board was named the Outstanding School Board for 2015. The selection committee’s decisions were based on specific criteria, including support for educational performance, support for educational improvement projects, commitment to a code of ethics, and maintenance of harmonious and supportive relationships among board members.
