Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

School Board Members: Welcome to Your New

Member Center

Log your continuing education credits
Find resources just for trustees
See upcoming tasks and events

I am interested in . . .

News and Updates (select a topic)

Trustees adopt TASB legislative agenda
School board members from around the state, serving as their districts’ official delegates to the TASB Delegate Assembly, adopted the TASB 2018-2020 Advocacy Agenda on Saturday, September 29 during the TASA/TASB Convention in Austin. The Agenda will guide TASB’s advocacy efforts during the 86th Legislature and will ensure that school district voices are represented at the Capitol and elsewhere. Learn more.

Stay Up to Date on Legislative News
Subscribe to TASB's Legislative Report, a weekly e-newsletter, and Legislative Update, published daily during the legislative session, to keep up with all the activities at the state and national capitols.

April 18, 2019

School districts closely watching property tax plan moving through Texas Legislature, Fox 4 News
Texas governor responds to concerns over tax swap proposal, KIIITV, Corpus Christi
Can Texas’ top three Republicans muster enough support to pass a sales tax swap?, Texas
GOP lawmaker makes pitch for sales tax increase, Austin American-Statesman
Thorndale Baseball helps Franklin with tornado clean-up, KBTX Bryan

More news...

Available in the Policy Service Resource Library:

The Employee Notification Policy Alert addresses information, policies, and other documents that should be made available to employees before the 2019–20 school year.
The Annual Review of Key Policies Alert helps identify policies that may need to be revised before the new school year.
Update 113 preview, which shows a list of local policies in the numbered update.
Legal Services' Policy Development Tips, which identify policy-related legal concerns and possible solutions.

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions or call us at 800.580.7529 if you have any questions.

Coming soon:

Policy Manual Update Resources for Update 113 that include Vantage Points, Local Policy Overview video, Legal Issues, and more.
Update 59 to the Regulations Resource Manual. This includes sample administrative procedures and forms that are aligned with Update 113.
The 2019–20 Model Student Handbook, which will be released in May 2019.
An updated Model Student Code of Conduct, which will be released by early July 2019.

For more information from Policy Service...

TASB Legal Services' Deadlines for May 4, 2019 School District Trustee Elections (pdf) provides important dates and deadlines applicable to school districts preparing for the May 4, 2019 trustee election.
TASB Legal Services' article Visitors to School Property and School Events (pdf) provides guidance related to school visitors, including visitor screening, sex offenders, prohibited activities, and excluding disruptive parents and others from school property or school events.
TASB Legal Services' document Guidelines for Responding to Allegations of Educator Misconduct (pdf) was developed in collaboration with representatives from school districts, law enforcement, TEA, SBEC, the Texas Department of Family Protective Services, and other entities. The Guidelines provide considerations for school districts to develop plans with local authorities for responding to allegations of sexual harassment, improper relationships, and child abuse.
Last month's most-viewed eSource page: Governance—Districts of Innovation.

Social Security No-Match Letters
Learn how to respond to and resolve no-match letters when you get them.

Setting the Expectations for New Grads
Is there really a skills gap, or are employers' expectations unrealistic?

The Impact of Strategic Hiring
There's a new report on researchers working to improve teacher hiring through a strategic approach to the application, screening, and interview process.

Read all HRX articles

Cameron ISD Names Lone Finalist

On April 17, the Cameron ISD Board of Trustees named Kevin Sprinkles as the lone finalist for the position of superintendent. Sprinkles currently serves as superintendent in Academy ISD.

Central ISD Hires Executive Search Services

On April 11, the Central ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire TASB Executive Search Services (ESS) to conduct a search for a new superintendent.

Silsbee ISD Hires New Superintendent

On April 10, the Silsbee ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Gregg Weiss as the district’s new superintendent. Weiss most recently served as the principal in Hawkins ISD.

Brownsville ISD Hires Executive Search Services

On April 5, the Brownsville ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire TASB Executive Search Services (ESS) to conduct a search for a new superintendent.

Cleveland ISD Names Lone Finalist

On April 3, the Cleveland ISD Board of Trustees named Chris Trotter as the lone finalist for the position of superintendent. Trotter currently serves as chief administrative officer in Tomball ISD.

Further details about all search activities can be found on the ESS website.

View All