Attract and retain top teachers
by Dacia Rivers
surrounding districts, the larger districts, it’s not equitable,” says Jeff Irvin, Quinlan ISD superintendent. “But when you start adding in the extra opportunities and incentives, it adds up.”
The district has also created an initiative called the Panther Path, with a goal of retaining staff. Administrators in the district say they’ve seen folks new to the career “get their feet wet” in Quinlan before heading off to a larger district. The Panther Path is designed to turn those new employees into longtime employees. Through the program, these employees can earn up to $10,000, spread out over five years, if they remain in the district.
“We see a benefit in retaining what we consider ‘our people,’” says John Milton, deputy superintendent. “The Panther Path is hopefully going to allow us to do that.”
Part of the Panther Path includes a paraprofessional to certification pathway, in partnership with Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, where paraprofessionals can take a fast track to earn their certifications and bachelor’s degrees and start classroom teaching.
All of these financial incentives have made a notable difference in the lives of Quinlan ISD staff, and in the district’s staff retention rates.
Since the 2020-21 school year, salaries in Quinlan ISD have increased by 14%, a significant difference. While some of this is due to the retention incentive checks, the district also applied for the optional Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) from TEA. While administrative staff in the district says the application and approval process was a challenge, the payoff is more than worth it.
Last year, Quinlan had 19 teachers qualify for the TIA, with three of them receiving the highest amount. The district gives teachers 100% of the allotment, while some districts choose to keep a portion. This means that in Quinlan, some teachers are able to earn an additional $26,000 per year from the allotment.
“That’s huge for teachers,” says Tiffony
Champan, director of school community relations. “Our intent was to stick with the TIA to show teachers that it was about them. It’s about keeping them and regarding them for what they do every day.”
Staff in Quinlan are also able to earn extra income through the district’s ACE (Afterschool Centers for Education) program, funded through a 21st Century Grant. ACE is an extracurricular program, held before and after school, where teachers can work to earn up to $45 per hour. The income is TRS eligible, and staff members in the district use it to supplement their regular income. Chapman says one teacher in the district was able to add nearly $18,000 to her annual salary through her time working in the ACE program.
“If you look at our pay versus some of the
“One of our teachers who earned the top tier [TIA] was going to retire,” says Courtney Painter, assistant superintendent of curriculum. “She has a daughter who was going to go to Texas A&M and she said, ‘I’ve got to find a job where I can pay for her college.’ She earned our top tier, where she got a check for $26,000 for the next five years. Well, guess what? We’re keeping her. And she’s able to pay for her daughter’s college in full.”
Quinlan also reimburses kindergarten through third-grade teachers for the time they spend completing the newly required Texas Reading Academies course. Teachers who complete the 60-hour course, pass it, and return to the district the following year earn an additional $2,000 in recognition of the time the course requires.
“In many districts, teachers aren’t compensated for that time,” Milton says. “We wanted to tell our employees that we appreciate them and value their time.”
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> See Bold moves, page 15
◄ Quinlan ISD Board President Kenny Stone (center) presents $2,000 retention checks to district staff.
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While increased financial incentives are a large part of Quinlan’s plan to recruit and retain staff, they’re just the tip of the iceberg. District administrators have also made changes to overhaul the culture and working environment to benefit all employees.
For starters, they cut the instructional week from five to four days. When administrators approached teachers to ask them what they needed most, the number-one request was for more time. The district still offers support for families on Fridays, through the ACE program. And by freeing up a day for staff, the district has been able to recruit and retain more educators, especially veteran educators.
“Feedback from teachers has been very positive,” Milton says of the shortened school week. “We’ve seen academic gains, and increases in state testing, as well as daily work and assignments. We did not see any losses instructionally.”
The district makes sure to value this extra day, and administrators are only allowed to use two hours of teachers’ Friday time for meetings, with the rest open for planning, grading and communicating with parents. “Work teachers were normally doing on Saturdays and Sundays, they’re now doing on Friday,” Painter says. “So that’s been a positive.”
Quinlan is also working to grow and create staff in the district, through the Grow Your Own Teacher program. High school students work on their associate degrees through Parish Junior College, observing classes in the
district to determine if education might be the right field for them. After they graduate, the district encourages them to come work as paraprofessionals while either spending two years finishing the traditional college route or completing the fast track one-year program through Texas A&M-Commerce.
“We have a big group this year and we’re hoping to see that continue to grow,” Chapman says.
In addition to the opportunities for increased pay and education opportunities, Quinlan ISD hosts a daycare open to young children and grandchildren of staff members. With a cost of $18 per day, the daycare center has been named best daycare and best place of employment by the local paper, making it a popular perk with district employees.
Last but not least, the district offers a fitness center to employees, providing cardio equipment and weights and saving many the cost of a gym membership.
“We want our teachers to be healthy, physically, so that they can support the kids,” Milton says.
This multifaceted approach to teacher recruitment and retention has paid off in Quinlan. But besides just seeing more people apply to work in the district, administrators say applicants tend to be more experienced, with even veteran teachers choosing the district.
“The quality of applicants has been much better,” Painter says. And Milton agrees.
“A few years ago, every applicant had zero experience, and then we had the turnover on
▲ Stone distributes $2,000 retention
top of that, so we were just replacing them with other non-experienced teachers,” he says. “Now, the level and quality of teaching in the classroom has increased.”
The changes made in Quinlan ISD are not small, and they are not easy. Making teacher recruitment and retention a top priority required an intense commitment from administration, along with the flexibility and creativity to try things outside of the norm. But when the main goal is to reward teachers, to appreciate them and show thanks for the crucial work that they do, the team in Quinan says that commitment came easy.
“If you want to serve kids, you’re going to have to recruit and retain the very best teachers you can,” Irvin says. “To make that happen, it’s our responsibility to do anything we can do to make those people feel welcome and want to stay.”
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DACIA RIVERS is editorial director of Texas School Business.
▲ Quinlan ISD offers top-notch daycare for district staff members.
checks to returning district staff.
Longview ISD
After six years with the district, assistant superintendent Dennis Williams has retired. Before joining Longview ISD, he was an educator in West Rusk, Arp, Marshall, Nacogdoches and Kilgore ISDs.
McKinney ISD
Amy Holderman, former principal of Bennett Elementary School, will next lead Frazier Elementary, a new campus set to open in the fall. She began her career as a teacher in Ector County ISD before joining McKinney ISD. Her bachelor’s degree was awarded from the University of Texas Permian Basin and her master’s degree in school administration from Dallas Baptist University.
Former Eddins Elementary School assistant principal Cari Owens has been promoted to principal. She brings 27 years of experience to her new job, eight of those as a campus administrator. She began her career in Louisiana, coming to Texas to work in Round Rock and Frisco ISDs. She holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from Concordia University.
Morgan ISD
Morgan ISD’s new superintendent is John Bullion. He was most recently special education liaison to the Texas Education Agency from Valley Mills ISD. He began his career as a teacher in the Bosque County Educational Coop, going on to serve as a counselor and special education director there.
Northside ISD (San Antonio)
Superintendent Brian Woods, who has led the district since 2012, has announced his intention to retire at the end of the current school year. He began his career in Northside ISD in 1992 as a teacher, going on to serve as an assistant and vice principal, principal and deputy superintendent before taking his most recent position.
The Northside ISD board of trustees has approved the following administrative appointments:
• Joe Bishop, associate principal, Briscoe Middle School;
• Johnnie Fair, assistant principal, Stevens High School;
• Jaime Heye, magnet director, Hobby Middle School;
• Theresa Long, academic dean, Jay High School;
• Randolph Neuenfeldt, assistant principal, Zachry Middle School;
• Jody Noblett, assistant principal, Northside Alternative High School;
• David Ornelas, director of integrated information services;
• Matthew Patty, magnet director, Zachry Middle School;
• Israel Perales, assistant principal, Taft High School;
• Veronica Poblano, principal, Zachry Middle School;
• Elizabeth Reed, academic dean, Stevenson Middle School;
• Jennifer Rios, associate principal, Taft High School;
• Loiselle Tejada, assistant principal, Jones Middle School.
Pine Tree ISD (Longview)
The new deputy superintendent, Jonathan Eggerman, comes to Pine Tree ISD from Hallsburg ISD, where he was superintendent and principal since 2021. He earned his master’s degree in educational leadership from Arkansas State University.
Plano ISD
Now serving as executive director of enterprise systems is Greg Grimes, a 21-year educator whose most recent assignment was director of information services in McKinney ISD.
Previously assistant principal of Frankford Middle School, Jordan Rios now serves as the district’s director of assessment. Prior to joining Plano ISD, she was a math, science and engineering teacher in CarrolltonFarmers Branch ISD, and led that district’s Math, Engineering, Technology and Science Academy at Turner High School.
Stacy Singleton, new director of expanded learning pathways, has 21 years of experience as an educator, the past two as the district’s college and career readiness advisor. He previously spent five years as Garland ISD’s success coordinator.
The new director of counseling services is Laura Zimmer, who had been serving as coordinator of that area. Before coming to Plano in 2021, she worked as a teacher and counselor in Garland, Irving and Rockwall ISDs.
Poolville ISD
Now serving as superintendent is Chris Pennington, who was the district’s director of operations.
Quitman ISD
Assistant superintendent Chris Mason has been promoted to district superintendent.
Richardson ISD
Mike Jasso, who from 2017 to 2021 was Richardson ISD’s executive director of the Berkner learning community, has returned to the district to serve as chief of staff. His most recent position was with Mesquite ISD, where he was assistant superintendent of personnel and administrative services.
Rio Hondo ISD
New superintendent
Raul Trevino has more than 20 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in Los Fresnos, San Benito and Santa Rosa ISDs. He previously worked in Rio Hondo ISD as junior high principal and was the district’s assistant superintendent of academics from 2018 to 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas Pan American and a master’s degree in education from the University of Texas at Brownsville.
Round Rock ISD
The district’s newly appointed senior chief of schools and innovation, Natalie Nichols, has 20 years of experience, 10 of them in Round Rock ISD. She served as an area superintendent from 2017 to 2021 and for the past six years was principal of Round Rock High School. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a master’s degree from Tarleton State University and a doctorate in education from Baylor University.
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Who’s News > Continued from page 11
Somerville ISD
A new superintendent is in place for the district.
Eric Holton, who has 10 years of experience in school administration, was most recently New Caney ISD’s high school principal. He is a graduate of Lamar University with a master’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and is nearing completion of his doctorate from the same institution.
Spring ISD
Spring ISD has announced the appointment of Christina Riojas as director of transportation. She began her career in education 25 years ago as a teacher in Aldine ISD, going on to serve as a head softball coach and assistant principal. In 2017, she became that district’s assistant director of transportation.
Temple ISD
Dawna Aleman has accepted the position of director of budget and compliance. She has more than 20 years of experience in the human resources and payroll fields and earned her bachelor’s degree and MBA from Texas A&M University of Central Texas.
Van Alstyne ISD
Jeff Burge has accepted the position of Van Alstyne ISD’s first police chief.
Wichita Falls ISD
A new chief of police is in place for Wichita Falls ISD. Anthony Smith comes to the district from Buna ISD, where he served in that position since 2021. He previously spent eight years with the Jasper police department.
Ysleta ISD (El Paso)
The Ysleta ISD board of trustees announces the appointment of Hugo Martinez as director of career and technical education, a position he had filled on an interim basis.
He began his career in 2006 as a business education teacher at Andress High School, going on to serve as a STEM coordinator. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. ◄
Ready bodies, learning minds
by Jenny Brandt
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Have you ever noticed a student falling out of the chair, having difficulty staying in the designated space, running into hallway walls versus walking in a line down the hallway, or having difficulty moving from one area of the room to another? If so, you see a child with an underdeveloped motor sensory and response system. Did you know that poor motor system development can lead to academic difficulties, such as reading and writing, or even managing their behavior?
One Region 7 school district recognized the positive impact of improving the motor and sensory development of students, thus enhancing their academic and behavioral skills. White Oak Elementary School has implemented
the Ready Bodies, Learning Mind© Motor Lab since 2006. What began as two teachers trained by the program’s author and creator, Athena Oden, PT, has led to a campus-wide implementation of intervention strategies to improve students’ motor development to help them better understand and control their bodies within the environment.
While there are varying ways to utilize the Ready Bodies, Learning Minds© Motor Lab in the school setting, White Oak Elementary, comprising the Primary (PK-2) and Intermediate (3-5) campuses, has implemented the program into weekly specials rotation. Each kindergarten through fifth-grade class attends the motor lab once a week. The motor lab’s design includes activities of varying
Students at White Oak Elementary School work in the Ready Bodies, Learning Mind© Motor Lab.
levels, all working together to improve students’ motor movements. For example, the task of writing is not simply picking up a writing tool and putting it on paper. It involves the coordination of multiple motor movements typically developed during the early years of life.
The physical process of writing involves bilateral coordination (the ability to coordinate both sides of the body for effective posture), holding the paper in place, moving the hand only, and making lines with the pencil to form letters. Additionally, students need the ability to cross midline. Can a student draw a line on their paper from left to right without moving their trunk? If not, this can create difficulties when writing and forming letters. Additionally, students need fine
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▲ Practicing motor tasks keeps students engaged and improves hand-eye coordination.
motor skills for writing, including pencil grasping, hand strength and control, and visual processing skills to distinguish different letters.
Students also need good hand-eye coordination and the ability to maintain attention for writing task completion. The philosophy behind practicing various motor movements is so all the movements listed above become developed. This automaticity of motor movements allows the child to think about the content instead of the needed skills for writing. The principal at White Oak Primary, Stephanie Bradley, stated the staff sees students’ gross motor skills often fail to keep up with the increases in academic expectations. Bradley emphasized that the Ready Bodies, Learning Minds© program helps develop the student’s motor skills development, positively affecting handwriting development, body control for sitting through academic lessons, and eye muscle control during reading.
Upon entering the Ready Bodies, Learning Minds© Motor Lab, the students move to a carpeted square identified by a letter. Coach Chelsea Lasick then has the students stand up and do a quick gross motor movement, such as jumping jacks, to prepare them to listen to the instructions before station rotation. Lasick provides station expectations of each station by modeling the correct way to perform each motor task. During the modeling, Lasick intertwines rich language and vocabulary concepts and math skills for the students to
practice and demonstrate their knowledge. The observed kindergarten class rotated stations every three minutes doing various tasks. Sample stations targeted motor skills, including balance and coordination of alternating movements (can stilts or cup walking); integration of hand-eye coordination (flip and catch, launching board, and ball bouncing); improvement of the upper body, trunk, and shoulder strength (tower building); and increasing overall understanding of the body in space (balance beam or ball bouncing). Lasick changes the activities in the motor lab every few weeks, and she adjusts the degree of difficulty for each grade level at each station.
Coach Lasick includes additional motor tasks at each station, requiring students to take turns, remain engaged, and eliminate student wait time to participate in the motor lab. Nina Peery, who began the Ready Bodies, Learning Mind Motor Lab© in the fall 2006 and is now a technology teacher at White Oak Intermediate, stated since starting the program, she noted an increase in students’ ability to regulate their behavior and attention. Peery continues incorporating motor development strategies in her current classroom.
Brandi Barlow, a teacher at White Oak Elementary since 2001 and is now a Dyslexia interventionist, and part of the referral team at the school, shared the additional changes she has seen through the years. The campus staff integrates motor development tasks throughout the
students’ day in various settings and ways. For the primary students, daily morning announcements include a time of motor activities to prepare students for learning. Barlow also discussed using a “motor hallway” developed to help students who may be at risk for learning difficulties. This hallway includes stations such as jumping on a mini trampoline while reading sight words, running in place while counting, or using different motor skills while walking along a sensory walkway. Barlow stated activities like these help students with attention and focus, sitting in a chair, and improving reading and writing skills.
White Oak Elementary has undoubtedly taken this concept beyond implementing the Ready Bodies, Learning Minds© Motor Lab into their weekly routine for all students. The district utilizes the same ideas as part of the Multi Tiered Systems of Support process to provide interventions for students at risk of learning or behavioral difficulties. By increasing students’ gross motor development skills, White Oak Elementary has seen improvements in all areas of learning across its campus.
Thank you to the staff and students at White Oak Elementary for sharing the successful outcomes experienced by Ready Bodies, Learning Minds© Motor Lab. Region 7 Education Service Center looks forward to hosting the Reading Bodies, Learning Minds seminar in the summer of 2023.
BRANDI BARLOW is a special education specialists for Region 7 ESC.
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Calendar
Professional development & events
FEBRUARY
February 1
TASB Superintendent Mock Interview Workshop
TASB offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org Cost: $25.
TASSP Professional Development Series: The EQ-uipped Leader (session 5 of 8)
Online
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
Cost: No charge for TASSP members; nonmembers, $55 per person/per session or $199 for all 8 sessions; campus, $599 for all 8 sessions, provides 6 licenses or individual subscriptions; district, $1,499 for all 8 sessions, provides 15 licenses or individual subscriptions.
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 1
Location TBA, Laredo area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TETL Winter Summit
Hays CISD, Kyle
For more info, (855) 458-9286. www.tetl.org
February 1-2
TASA/N2 Learning Executive Leadership Institute (session 3 of 4)
Hilton Garden Inn, Austin
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASA/N2 Learning Principals’ Institute (session 4 of 6)
Hilton Garden Inn, Austin
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
February 2
TASBO Student Detail/Campus Summary/District Summary
Online
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $85; nonmembers, $135.
February 2-3
TASB Conference for Administrative Professionals
TASB offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org Cost: $179.
February 4
TEPSA Regional Meeting, Region 4
ESC 4, Houston
For more info, (512) 478-5268 or (800) 252-3621. www.tepsa.org
February 5-7
TASSP Assistant/Aspiring Principal Workshop
Hilton Airport, Austin
For more info, (512) 443- 2100. www.tassp.org
Cost: Early Bird registration (through Jan. 20): $275; after Jan. 20, $325.
February 6
TASBO Workshop: Budget and Financial Planning
ESC Region 10, Richardson
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
February 6-8
TCASE Great Ideas Annual Convention
Marriott Hotel, Austin
For more info, (512) 474-4492 or (888) 433-4492. www.tcase.org
Cost: School district employees (through Jan. 9): Members, $555 for pre-conference and main conference, $465 for main conference only; nonmembers, $630 for pre-conference and main conference, $540 for main conference only. Affiliates (through Jan. 9): Members, $715 for preconference and main conference; $625 for main conference only; nonmembers, $790 for preconference and main conference; $700 for main conference only.
February 7
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, Corpus Christi/Victoria cohort (session 4 of 6)
Corpus Christi ISD, Corpus Christi
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASA/TASB/TASBO Budget Cohort for Texas District Leaders (session 5 of 8) Webinar
For more info, (512) 462-1711. http://bit.ly/budget-cohort-22-23
TASB Training: Asbestos Designated Person ESC Region 14, Abilene
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Webinar: Purchasing a School Bus Do’s and Don’ts Virtual event
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
February 8
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Institute, Houston area cohort (session 4 of 6)
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Cypress
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASB Training: Integrated Pest Management ESC Region 14, Abilene
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASB Webinar: Preparing to Serve, a Webinar for School Board Candidates Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 4
Lamar High School, Houston
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
February 9
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, virtual cohort (session 4 of 6) Virtual event
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASA Breakaway Leadership Program (session 2 of 6) Virtual event
For more info, (512) 852-2114. https://bit.ly/breakawayleadership
TASB Webinar: Understanding the FIE from Referral to IEP Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 5
Buna High School, Buna
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
February 9-10
Texas ASCD Transformative Principal Leadership Academy (session 2 of 3)
ESC Region 7, Kilgore
For more info, (512) 477-8200 or (800) 717-2723. www.txascd.org
February 10
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Central Texas area
Round Rock ISD, Round Rock
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
February 11
TRTA Retirement Seminar Virtual event
For more info, (512) 476-1622 or (800) 880-1650. www.trta.org
February 12-14
TSCA Annual Professional School Counselor Conference
Kalahari Resort, Round Rock
For more info, (512) 472-3403. www.txca.org
Cost: Members, $180; nonmembers, $205.
February 13
TASBO CSRM Workshop: Handling School Risks
Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members and nonmembers, $250.
February 14
TASA/TASB/TASBO Budget
Cohort for Texas District Leaders (session 6 of 8)
Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio
For more info, (512) 462-1711. http://bit.ly/budget-cohort-22-23
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TASBO CSRM Workshop: Funding School Risks
Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members and nonmembers, $250.
February 15
TASB Webinar: Strong IEP Documentation is Strong SHARS Documentation
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 6
Location TBA, College Station area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
February 15-19
TABSE Annual Conference
Horseshoe Bay Resort, Horseshoe Bay
For more info, (937) 617-1706. www.tabse.net
February 16
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, Dallas area cohort (session 4 of 6)
Allen ISD, Allen
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
February 20-23
TSPRA Annual Conference
Omni Downtown, Fort Worth
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
Cost: Members, $550; nonmembers, $980.
February 21
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, Austin/San Antonio cohort (session 4 of 6)
North East ISD, San Antonio
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASA/TASB Legislative Conference
Sheraton at the Capitol, Austin
For more info, (800) 580-4885. https://bit.ly/lege-conference
Cost: No charge for TASA or TASB members.
TASBO Workshop: Fiscal, State and Federal Grants Manual
ESC Region 6, Huntsville
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 2
Location TBA, Corpus Christi area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
February 21-22
Texas ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy 41 (session 3 of 3)
ESC Region 7, Kilgore
For more info, (512) 477-8200 or (800) 717-2723. www.txascd.org
February 22
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 8
Zoom meeting
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TSPRA Regional Meeting, East Texas area
At the TSPRA Conference, Fort Worth
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
February 22-23
TASA First-Time Superintendents Academy (session 4 of 4)
Marriott North, Round Rock
For more info, (512) 477-6361. http://bit.ly/ftsa-22-23
Register by Feb. 21: $295 (session 4 only); $845/$945 member/ nonmember (full academy).
TASB Workshop: Recruiting and Retaining School Employees
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org Cost: $225.
February 23
TEPSA Regional Meeting, Region 7
ESC 7, Kilgore
For more info, (512) 478-5268 or (800) 252-3621. www.tepsa.org
February 27
TASSP Workshop: Teacher Expression in the Classroom Webinar
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
Texas PTA Rally Day Capitol Rotunda, Austin
For more info, (512) 320-9801. www.txpta.org
February 28
TASA Executive Leadership Group (session 5 of 6) Online
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/tx-exec-lead-groups
TASA Virtual Book Study: Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead (session 1 of 5) Online
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/spring-23-bookstudy
Cost: Free for TASA members.
February 28-March 1
THSADA Spring Sponsor Showcase
Convention Center, Waco
For more info, (832) 240-6550. www.thsada.com
February 28-March 2
TASA/CMSi Level 1 CMAT TASA offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 852-2145. http://bit.ly/cmsi-cmat Register by Feb. 10: Members, $800; nonmembers, $900.
MARCH
March 1
TASBO Workshop: Preparing for ESSER Compliance Review
ESC Region 7, Kilgore
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASSP Professional Development Series: The EQuipped Leader (session 6 of 8) Online
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
Cost: No charge for TASSP members; nonmembers, $55/per person/per session or $199 for all 8 sessions; campus, $599 for all 8 sessions, provides 6 licenses or individual subscriptions; district, $1,499 for all 8 sessions, provides 15 licenses or individual subscriptions.
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 3
Location TBA, El Campo area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 13
Vista Ridge High School, Leander
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
March 1-2
TASA Future-Ready Superintendents Leadership Network (session 3 of 3)
Blue Ridge ISD, Blue Ridge
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/22-23-frsln-3
TASB Workshop: Understanding Compensation in Schools Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org Cost: $225.
March 1-4
TASB Governance Camp, Powered by Student Voices Convention Center, Galveston
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
Texas ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy 40 (session 1 of 3)
Northside ISD, San Antonio
For more info, (512) 477-8200 or (800) 717-2723. www.txascd.org
March 2
TASBO Project Management Workshop
ESC Region 1, Edinburg
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASBO zWebinar: Student Attendance – Develop Your District Audit Box Checklist
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $85; nonmembers, $135.
March 5-7
TASSP Symposium: Making Middle School Matter Hilton Airport, Austin
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
Cost: Early Bird registration (through Feb. 11): $280; after Feb. 11, $330.
March 7
TASB Training: Asbestos Designated Person
ESC Region 5, Beaumont
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Investment Training Workshop
TASBO offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
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TEPSA Regional Meeting, Region 6
Top Golf, Spring
For more info, (512) 478-5268 or (800) 252-3621. www.tepsa.org
March 7-9
TASA/CMSi Level 2 CMAT Online
For more info, (512) 852-2145. http://bit.ly/cmsi-cmat Register by Feb. 17: Members, $800; nonmembers, $900.
March 8
TASB Training: Integrated Pest Management
ESC Region 5, Beaumont
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
March 9
TASA Breakaway Leadership Program (session 3 of 6)
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 852-2114. https://bit.ly/breakawayleadership
TEPSA Regional Meeting, Region 3
ESC Region 3, Victoria
For more info, (512) 478-5268 or (800) 252-3621. www.tepsa.org
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Gulf Coast area
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
March 9-11
Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members Education Summit
Kalahari Resort, Round Rock
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
March 10
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Central Texas area
Hays CISD, Kyle
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
March 20
TASB Spring Workshop
ESC Region 17, Lubbock
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Workshop: Preparing for ESSER Compliance Review
ESC 19, El Paso
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
March 21
TASB Training: Asbestos Designated Person
ESC Region 11, White Settlement
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Fiscal, State and Federal Grants Manual Workshop
ESC Region 19, El Paso
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASBO Webinar: A Hungry Child Cannot Learn Virtual event
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org Cost: Members, $85; nonmembers, $135.
TASBO Workshop: Commodity Codes in Purchasing
ESC Region 11, White Settlement
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASA Virtual Book Study: Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead (session 2 of 5)
Online
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/spring-23-book-study Cost: Free for TASA members.
March 22
TASB Training: Integrated Pest Management
ESC Region 11, White Settlement
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 14
Location TBA, Abilene area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
March 23
TEPSA Regional Meeting, Region 17
People’s Bank, Lubbock
For more info, (512) 478-5268 or (800) 252-3621.
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Houston/Beaumont area
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Cypress
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
March 24
TSPRA Regional Meeting, North Texas area
Crowley ISD, Crowley
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
March 26-28
TAGT Leadership Conference Marriott Champions Circle, Dallas
For more info, (512) 499-8248. www.txgifted.org
March 27
TASBO Workshop: Commodity Codes in Purchasing
Spring Valley Conference Center, Richardson
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
March 28
TASB Spring Workshop
ESC Region 9, Wichita Falls
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Workshop: Long-Range Planning
ESC Region 1, Edinburg
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
March 28-29
TASA/N2 Learning Executive Leadership Institute
Hilton Park Cities, Dallas
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASA/N2 Learning Principals’ Institute (session 5 of 6) Hilton Park Cities, Dallas
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASBO Workshop: Hot Topics in School Finance
ESC Region 12, Waco
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org Cost: Members, $335; nonmembers, $385.
March 28-30
TASA/CMSi Curriculum Writing Workshop
TASA offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 852-2145. https://bit.ly/curr-writing-wkshop Register by March 10: Members, $600; nonmembers, $650.
March 29
TASB Spring Workshop
Texas A&M University, Kingsville
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Workshop: Commodity Codes in Purchasing
Orozco Professional Development Complex, Pasadena
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASBO Workshop: Intermediate Governmental Accounting
ESC Region 1, Edinburg
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 15 Location TBA, San Angelo area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 18 Location TBA, Midland/Odessa area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TCASE Ignite Academy for New and Aspiring Directors (session 6 of 9) Virtual event
For more info, (512) 474-4492 or (888) 433-4492. www.tcase.org
Cost: Administrator and associate members, $1,070 for full academy; nonmembers, $1,270.
March 29-30
TASBO Workshop: Leadership Fundamentals
Frenship ISD, Wolfforth
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org Cost: Members, $550; nonmembers, $600.
TASA Texas Public Accountability Consortium (TPAC) (meeting 2 of 2) Holdsworth Center, Austin
For more info, (512) 852-2122. http://bit.ly/tpac-2022
March 30
2022-23
Hanover Superintendents Leadership Council Meeting
“Marketing and Advocating for Your District”
Online
https://bit.ly/SLC-registration Cost: Free for TASA members.
APRIL
April 3
TASBO Workshop: Getting Things Done
Katy ISD, Katy
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $375; nonmembers, $425.
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April 3-4
TASBO Academy: 2023 Bonds, Buildings and Beyond
Marriott North, Round Rock
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $335; nonmembers, $385.
TASBO Construction Academy
Marriott North, Round Rock
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $335; nonmembers, $385.
April 4
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, Austin/San Antonio cohort (session 5 of 6)
North East ISD, San Antonio
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASA Virtual Book Study: Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead (session 3 of 5)
Online
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/spring-23-bookstudy
Cost: Free for TASA members.
TASBO Webinar: CTE Student Business – Tracking Revenues and Costs
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $85; nonmembers, $135.
April 4-5
TASBO Training: Leadership Fundamentals
CORE corporate offices, Frisco
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $550; nonmembers, $600.
April 5
TASBO Workshop: Project Management
ESC Region 11, White Settlement
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASSP Professional Development Series: The EQ-uipped Leader (session 7 of 8)
Online
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
Cost: No charge for TASSP members; nonmembers, $55/per person/per session or $199 for all 8 sessions; campus, $599 for all 8 sessions, provides 6 licenses or individual subscriptions; district, $1,499 for all 8 sessions,
provides 15 licenses or individual subscriptions.
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 9
ESC Region 9, Wichita Falls
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 17
Location TBA, Lubbock area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TEPSA Regional Meeting, Region 9
ESC 9, Wichita Falls
For more info, (512) 478-5268 or (800) 252-3621. www.tepsa.org
April 6
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant
Principal Leadership Academy, virtual cohort (session 5 of 6) Virtual event
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
April 10
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 19
Location TBA, El Paso area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
April 11
TASB Training: Asbestos Designated Person
ESC Region 16, Amarillo
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO CSRM Workshop: Administering School Risks in Insurance
TASBO offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members and nonmembers, $250.
April 11-12
TASBO Workshop: Leadership Fundamentals
ESC Region 2, Corpus Christi
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $550; nonmembers, $600.
April 12
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant
Principal Leadership Academy, Houston area cohort (session 5 of 6)
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Cypress
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASB Spring Workshop
ESC Region 4, Houston
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASB Training: Integrated Pest Management
ESC Region 16, Amarillo
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 16
Location TBA, Amarillo area
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Gulf Coast area
Aransas County ISD, Rockport
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
April 13
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, Corpus Christi/Victoria cohort (session 5 of 6)
Corpus Christi ISD, Corpus Christi
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASA/N2 Learning Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, Dallas area cohort (session 5 of 6) Allen ISD, Allen
For more info, (972) 515-2268. https://www.n2learning.org
TASB Webinar: Documentation Review – What Have We Learned and What Can We Do? Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
April 13-14
Texas ASCD Transformative Principal Leadership Academy (session 3 of 3) ESC Region 7, Kilgore
For more info, (512) 477-8200 or (800) 717-2723. www.txascd.org
April 14
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Central Texas area Pflugerville ISD, Pflugerville For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
TSPRA Regional Meeting, North Texas area Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Carrollton For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
April 17
TASBO Webinar: Are Your District’s Service Records in Compliance?
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASBO Webinar: Developing a Fiscal Manual
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
April 18
TASA/TASB/TASBO Budget Cohort for Texas District Leaders (session 7 of 8) Webinar
For more info, (512) 462-1711. http://bit.ly/budget-cohort-22-23
TASA Executive Leadership Group (session 6 of 6)
Online
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/tx-exec-lead-groups
TASA Virtual Book Study: Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead (session 4 of 5)
Online
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/spring-23-bookstudy Cost: Free for TASA members.
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 10
Allen High School, Allen For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
April 19
TASB SHARS Matters Webinar: Third Party Liability Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Workshop: Accounts Payable Processes
ESC Region 10, Richardson
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
TASBO Workshop: Effective Advocacy – Navigating the Political Process
ESC Region 1, Edinburg
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
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TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 12
Midway High School, Hewitt
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
April 19-20
TASB Workshop: Managing Personnel Records Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org Cost: $225.
April 19-21
TASB Legal Services School Law Boot Camp
TASB offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
April 20
TASA Breakaway Leadership Program (session 4 of 6)
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 852-2114. https://bit.ly/breakawayleadership
TASBO Workshop: Intermediate Governmental Accounting
ESC Region 1, Edinburg
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Houston/Beaumont area
Spring ISD, Houston
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
April 24
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 7
Whitehouse High School, Whitehouse
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
April 25
TASB Training: Asbestos Designated Person
ESC Region 12, Waco
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Workshop: Commodity Codes in Purchasing
Teachup Spring Learning Center, Houston
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
April 26
TASB Training: Integrated Pest Management
ESC Region 12, Waco
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TCASE Ignite Academy for New and Aspiring Directors (session 7 of 9)
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 474-4492 or (888) 433-4492. www.tcase.org
Cost: Administrator and associate members, $1,070 for full academy; nonmembers, $1,270.
April 26-27
TASBO Academy: Texas School Records Management
Embassy Suites Convention Center, Denton
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $335; nonmembers, $385.
April 27
TASBO Workshop: Fiscal, State and Federal Grants Manual
Hattie Mae White Education Center, Houston
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TASBO Workshop: Intermediate Governmental Accounting
ESC Region 18, Midland
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
MAY May 2
TASA Virtual Book Study: Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead (session 5 of 5)
Online
For more info, (512) 477-6361. https://bit.ly/spring-23-bookstudy
Cost: Free for TASA members.
May 2-3
TASBO Workshop: Leadership Fundamentals
ESC Region 12, Waco
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $550; nonmembers, $600.
May 3
TASSP Professional Development Series: The EQ-uipped Leaders (session 8 of 8) Online
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
Cost: No charge for TASSP members; nonmembers, $55 per person/per session or $199 for all 8 sessions; campus, $599 for all 8 sessions, provides 6 licenses or individual subscriptions; district, $1, 499 for all 8 sessions, provides 15 licenses or individual subscriptions.
May 4-5
TASB SHARS Conference
TASB offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
May 5
TASBO Workshop: Advanced Financial Concepts
ESC Region 1, Edinburg
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
TASSP Regional Meeting, Region 11
Joe T. Garcia’s, Fort Worth
For more info, (512) 443-2100. www.tassp.org
May 9
TASB Spring Workshop
ESC Region 19, El Paso
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASB Spring Workshop
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Workshop: Getting Things Done
TASBO offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $375; nonmembers, $425.
TASBO Workshop: HR Management for Maintenance and Operations
ESC Region 1, Edinburg
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
TASBO Webinar: Food Agriculture
Literacy – Farm to School Beyond the Plate
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $85; nonmembers, $135.
May 10
TASB Spring Workshop
ESC Region 14, Abilene
For more info, (467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASBO Workshop: Financial Coding for Texas Schools
ESC Region 10, Richardson
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $195; nonmembers, $245.
May 11
TASA Breakaway Leadership Program (session 5 of 6)
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 852-2114. https://bit.ly/breakaway-leadership
TASB Spring Workshop
ESC Region 6, Huntsville
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
May 15
TASB Spring Workshop
Iraan-Sheffield ISD, Iraan-Sheffield
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
May 16
TASB Spring Workshop
Location TBA, Alpine
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASB Spring Workshop
Texas A&M University, Commerce
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
May 17
TASB SHARS Matters Webinar: Documentation Requirements and Best Practices
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
TASB Spring Workshop
West Texas A&M University, Canyon
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
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TASBO
Workshop: Fiscal, State and Federal Grants Manual
TASBO offices, Austin
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
TCASE Ignite Academy for New and Aspiring Directors (session 8 of 9)
Virtual event
For more info, (512) 474-4492 or (888) 433-4492. www.tcase.org
Cost: Administrator and associate members, $1,070 for full academy; nonmembers, $1,270.
May 17-18
Texas ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy 40 (session 2 of 3)
Northside ISD, San Antonio
For more info, (512) 477-8200 or (800) 717-2723. www.txascd.org
May 18
May 19
TSPRA Regional Meeting, Gulf Coast Area Virtual event
For more info, (512) 474-9107. www.tspra.org
May 19-20
TASB Spring Workshop
Convention Center, South Padre Island
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
May 23
TASB Spring Workshop
ESC Region 12, Waco
For more info, (512) 467-0222 or (800) 580-8272. www.tasb.org
May 24 2022-23 Hanover Superintendents Leadership Council Meeting “Focusing Your System on Curriculum & Instruction”
Online
TASBO
Workshop: Commodity Codes in Purchasing
Frenship ISD, Wolfforth
For more info, (512) 462-1711. www.tasbo.org
Cost: Members, $235; nonmembers, $285.
https://bit.ly/SLC-registration Cost: Free for TASA members.◄
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Building An Interoperable Digital Ecosystem for Optimal Outcomes January 30th, 2023 • 9:30-10:30AM Austin Convention Center 13A Dr. Shannon Terry SAFARI Montage Vice President of National Strategic Accounts
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The Principals’ Institute (PI) is a year-long professional development series that provides a unique opportunity for principals to understand why transformation of public education is necessary. PI is designed to help principals develop the knowledge and skills required to be transformational leaders and to help build the capacity it takes to sustain transformation over time. The PI experience includes exposure to influential superintendents and speakers, such as Eric Sheninger, Rob Evans, George Couros, Dwight Carter, John Tanner, Jimmy Casas, and Joe Sanfelippo.
Logistics:
• Registration Fee: $6,000.00 per participant (excluding travel expenses)
• Six, 2-day sessions alternating between Austin, Dallas, and Houston
The Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) is designed to build the capacity of district executive leaders for system-wide improvements in teaching and learning. Sessions will include opportunities for leaders to cultivate strategic approaches and actions in order to support district transformational efforts. The ELI experience includes exposure to influential superintendents and speakers, such as Eric Sheninger, Rob Evans, George Couros, John Tanner, Jimmy Casas, and Joe Sanfelippo. In addition to the scheduled sessions, each participant will receive the support of an Executive Coach throughout the year.
Logistics:
• Registration Fee: $4,500.00 per participant (excluding travel expenses)
• Four, 2-day sessions alternating between Austin, Dallas, and Houston
The Assistant Principal Leadership Academy (APL) provides learning opportunities to develop, challenge, and inspire assistant principals to be transformative leaders. APL participants will engage in processes which support the development of skills specific to transformational leadership and building a learning organization while preparing them for the role of principal.
Logistics:
• Registration Fee: in-person sessions - $1,000 per participant (excluding travel expenses); virtual sessions - $1,000 per participant
• Six, 4-hour sessions throughout the year
The Teacher Leadership Institute (TLI) is a boundarybreaking institute for classroom teachers. Throughout the 6 sessions, committed teachers are empowered to revitalize learning cultures while leaning N2 an inspired future. Centered on teacher voice and grounded in a foundation of collaboration, the Teacher Leadership Institute challenges teachers to move beyond accountability standards and toward innovative learning that ignites student engagement.
Logistics:
•Customized for individual districts or regional consortiums of districts
•Six full day sessions
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