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Education for Administrators

The Policy Service Resource Library in myTASB is an excellent educational resource for superintendents and their designated policy contacts:

• The Policy Administrator's Guide gives a detailed summary of the superintendent's role in maintaining and implementing policy.
• Starting Points provide detailed analysis of high-priority policy issues and include worksheets to help you craft the right policy recommendation for your board.
• Policy Alerts warn about new and recurring policy issues.
• In addition to being templates for the district's own publications, the Model Student Handbook and Model Student Code of Conduct are a useful way to catch up on statutory changes affecting student discipline and safety.
• Vantage Points, an executive summary of the topics covered by TASB's numbered updates, is a good way to get a preview of what's coming in the next update packet for your localized policy manual.
• The Policy Reference Manual provides a broad overview of the statutory context for Texas's public schools.

For more opportunities for training and education, look for Policy Service's classes at Summer Leadership Institute and the annual TASA/TASB Convention.  Superintedent's secretaries may be interested in one of our regional Superintendent's Secretaries' Conferences. 

And don't neglect to call your policy consultant for telephone consultation, a privilege of membership in Policy Service.  If you'll be in the Austin area, consider making an appointment to visit TASB and meet your consultant.

A Policy Review Session is an excellent way—especially for a new superintendent—to learn in depth the district's policies and its statutory/regulatory context.