NOW OPEN!  Midwinter Conference Registration, Housing & Concurrent Session Applications

TASA's Midwinter Conference attracts education leaders who constantly challenge the status quo, readily exchange ideas, and eagerly embrace innovation. Designed specifically for public, private, and charter school superintendents and key leaders, the conference offers an unparalleled opportunity for K12 leadership teams to learn with and from each other.  Take time now—before the school year gets into full swing—to register and make your hotel reservations. We've also opened up Concurrent Session Applications. Share a great program or educational strategy that's made a difference in your district!

• Midwinter Registration Information
• Midwinter Housing Information
• Concurrent Session Applications

Emmitt Smith Joins Convention!
In addition to excelling on the football field, Smith also excels in his charitable work with children. See Emmitt at Saturday's Second General Session.

TASA/TASB Convention Registration is now open.  Please go to the TASA/TASB Convention website for complete Registration Details.  Be sure district registration is coordinated through the central office.

Prepare for Registration. Collect names, titles, and email addresses of individuals you will be registering.  Be prepared to select a Badge Title and Position Category for each individual.  Be prepared to enter payment method information [credit card details and/or purchase order number(s)].  Click here for a complete list of quick start steps to help you through your registration.

Group Discount.  Recognizing the value of comprehensive training for school district leadership teams, TASA/TASB is offering a discount for districts registering more than 10 people. Registrants 11 and above will be charged $250 each. PLEASE NOTE: The discount applies ONLY when all individuals are registered during one registration session, ONLY to individuals eligible for the standard registration fee, and ONLY to those registrations received in the TASA office by the preregistration cutoff date.

Guests.  No fee is required for guests of registered participants; however, if the guest is a district-level administrator or supervisor in an education service center, the guest is expected to pay the full registration fee.  Guest badges allow entry in to the General Sessions, Distinguished Lectures,  Exhibit Hall and Guest Breakout Sessions. Guests who wish to attend other breakout or in-depth sessions are expected to register and pay the full registration fee.

Questions about registration should be directed to TASA, 800.725.8272

Public Education Visioning Institute is a unique opportunity for 30 superintendents to learn from one another by challenging conventional thinking to improve their leadership capacities and their school systems.

Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas
TASA and the Texas Leadership Center are pleased to provide the document, Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas, resulting from the work of 35 superintendents who participated in the Public Education Visioning Institute over the past 21 months. This edition includes space for reader reflections, questions, and comments in the section titled "Principles and Premises We Embrace.

Click here for the Visioning Institute Document

Board Resolution
For Boards of Trustees and Superintendents who agree that a new direction is needed for public education and who have read and support the major conceptual themes of TASA's Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas, this board resolution is provided as a template for local adoption.

Click here for the Executive Summary