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TASA Announces 2010 Regional Honor School Boards
AUSTIN--Eleven Texas school district boards of trustees have been selected as Regional Honor School Boards in the Texas Association of School Administrator's 2010 School Board Awards Program. The 11 boards, each listed with its superintendent, are:

• Region 01 - Los Fresnos CISD (Gonzalo Salazar)
• Region 04 - Humble ISD (Guy Sconzo)
• Region 07 - Lindale ISD (Stan Surratt)
• Region 09* - Burkburnett ISD (Danny W. Taylor)
• Region 09* - Olney ISD (Frank T. Bailey)
• Region 10 - Lovejoy ISD (Ted L. Moore)
• Region 11 - Glen Rose ISD (G. Wayne Rotan, Jr.)
• Region 12 - Temple ISD (Robin Battershell)
• Region 13 - Pflugerville ISD (Charles E. Dupre)
• Region 16 - Pampa ISD (Barry Haenisch)
• Region 20 - Fort Sam Houston ISD (Gail E. Siller)

TASA's School Board Awards Committee will review all 11 boards and select five (5) to be named as 2010 Honor Boards. The five selected boards will be interviewed at the TASA/TASB Convention in Houston and spotlighted during the Second General Session (Saturday, September 25, 10:30 a.m.-noon). At the ceremony, one of the boards will be named 2010 Outstanding School Board.

TASA created the School Board Awards competition in 1971 to recognize those school boards that demonstrate outstanding service to the children of Texas. TASA's School Board Awards Committee uses the following criteria to select the Honor and Oustanding Boards: the board's policy-making procedures; adherence to adopted board policies; support for educational performance in accordance with state-established standards; support for educational improvement projects; commitment to a code of ethics; provision of financial support for the school system; participation in workshops and other performance improvement programs; placement of the welfare of children served by the school system above personal or political motives; public relations efforts, including community awareness; and evidence of harmonious and supportive relationships among board members.

*Regions have the option of naming two regional honor boards, one with under 1,000 students and one with 1,000 or more students.

The Texas Association of School Administrators, founded in 1925, is the professional organization of more than 2,000 superintendents and administrators, education service center staff, college and university professors and students, and others interested in public education. The association?s membership represents more than 95 percent of school districts in the state.

TASA's mission is to promote, provide, and develop leadership that champions educational excellence. To that end, the association actively represents its membership in the state's legislative and public policy process on issues critical to schools and district administration. The association also provides its members with publications and information resources, cutting-edge seminars and institutes, state-of-the-art conferences, and customized district training. For more information, visit us online at www.tasanet.org.