The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) is pleased to announce that 19 education leaders from across the state, representing districts with enrollments that range from 132 students to more than 32,000, have been named regional nominees in the annual Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) competition. “We want to thank all of the school boards that put their superintendents forward for consideration in this stage of the competition,” said Dan Troxell, TASB executive director. “We also applaud […]
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Champagne Elected to Serve on State Association Board
By George Slaughter Katy school board trustee Dawn Champagne has been elected to a one-year term on the Texas Association of School Boards Board of Directors, Region 4, Position E. The board, known as TASB, serves local Texas school boards. The association represents more than 7,999 publicly elected school board members who provide local governance and oversight for more than 5.4 million Texas students. It was established in 1949. “I look forward to serving Katy […]
Katy ISD Employee Receives 2021 TASB Risk Management Fund Excellence Award
By George Slaughter Katy Independent School District Risk Management Director Lance Nauman has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Risk Management Fund Excellence Award. Nauman is being recognized for implementing innovative solutions to ever-evolving risk management challenges at the district. For the past two academic years, many school districts, including Katy, have faced challenges related to COVID-19. When the district decided that in-person learning would continue for […]
Statement from the Texas Association of School Boards on Education Savings Accounts, Vouchers
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) believes education savings accounts and similar voucher schemes that divert public monies to private institutions with no accountability to taxpayers is the wrong choice for Texas. In a policy environment with increasing school accountability, it is preposterous that the State of Texas would place thousands of public tax dollars on a debit card with little to no accountability. Local property taxes are paid by home and business owners […]