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Why We Need a More Meaningful School Accountability System

Why We Need a More Meaningful School Accountability System

The following is the Executive Director's Message from the winter 2016 issue of INSIGHT, the professional journal of the Texas Association of School Administrators: This fall, knowing TASA members’ concerns about the test-based state accountability system, state...

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Prosper ISD Student Team Invited to NYC by Stephen Colbert

Prosper ISD Student Team Invited to NYC by Stephen Colbert

Prosper ISD, a Texas High Performance Schools Consortium district, is giving a team of high school students the opportunity to try their hand at comedy with a student-run TV show launched in September 2016 as part of the school's scholastic broadcast program. "The Mid...

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TASA Hosted Assessment Summit for STN Districts

TASA Hosted Assessment Summit for STN Districts

TASA, in cooperation with the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), hosted a special summit for members of the TASA School Transformation Network (STN) and other district leaders interested in next-generation assessment and accountability on November 30, 2016, in...

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Sunnyvale ISD Middle School Opens Innovative Addition

Sunnyvale ISD Middle School Opens Innovative Addition

Sunnyvale ISD, a Consortium Associate district east of Dallas, recently opened a next-generation learning space at its middle school. “We felt it was important to change the learning space because instruction has changed. We moved away from teaching kids in rows more...

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Beeville ISD Teaching Computer Science at All Grade Levels

Beeville ISD Teaching Computer Science at All Grade Levels

In 2016-17, Beeville ISD, a Consortium Associate district, became the first Texas school district to make computer science a requirement for all 3,500 students at its six campuses. To do that, the district needed to teach its teachers first. It formed a one-year...

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Experts Discuss Digital Learning at SBOE Roundtable

Experts Discuss Digital Learning at SBOE Roundtable

On November 17, 2015, the State Board of Education brought together experts for a day-long summit at the Texas Capitol to explore the pros and cons of a rapidly changing classroom environment that includes more digital products and technology each year and its impact...

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Education Reimagined Spotlights Alamo Heights ISD

Education Reimagined Spotlights Alamo Heights ISD

The following article and Q&A are from the October 6, 2016, issue of Pioneering!, the magazine of Education Reimagined, a nationwide initiative of the Convergence Center for Policy Resolution. They feature Alamo Heights ISD, a Consortium Associate district. Under...

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Stephenville ISD Accepted into League of Innovative Schools

Stephenville ISD Accepted into League of Innovative Schools

Stephenville ISD, a Consortium Associate district, is one of only two Texas school districts (and 19 nationally) to be accepted into the national League of Innovative Schools, a coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by the Digital Promise, a...

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Clear Creek ISD Teaches Online Safety to Students

Clear Creek ISD Teaches Online Safety to Students

A big part of digital learning is learning how to be safe in the digital world. In Clear Creek ISD, a Texas High Performance Schools Consortium district, students are learning social media responsibility in the classroom — a lesson that will help make them...

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THPSC Mentioned in EdTech Magazine

THPSC Mentioned in EdTech Magazine

The Texas High Performance Schools Consortium, a group of school districts leading Mission: School Transformation, was mentioned in a recent EdTech magazine article on the "9 Steps to a Future-Ready Education." The article notes the Consortium's focus on assessing...

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Lancaster ISD Launches Village 2020 Partnership with City

Lancaster ISD Launches Village 2020 Partnership with City

Lancaster ISD in Region 10, a Texas High Performance Schools Consortium district, has launched a partnership with city officials to implement a multi-faceted plan called Village 2020 to improve opportunities for future generations. The plan includes goals in 12...

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Amarillo ISD Connects Students with Post-Secondary Education

Amarillo ISD Connects Students with Post-Secondary Education

In 2014-15, Amarillo ISD's Caprock High School took an innovative approach to getting students excited about college by working with each senior student until 100 percent of the Class of 2015 had applied to a post-secondary education program. In 2015-16, Caprock and...

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Amarillo ISD Announces Profile of a Graduate

Amarillo ISD Announces Profile of a Graduate

Amarillo ISD, a Consortium Associate district, is launching its Profile of a Graduate initiative, a collaboration between district leadership and the community aimed at developing graduates who are ready for the rapidly changing 21st century and the local workforce....

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The “North Star” of Innovation

The “North Star” of Innovation

The following is the Executive Director's Message from the spring 2016 issue of INSIGHT, the professional journal of the Texas Association of School Administrators:  The convergence of state and national initiatives to transform the learning environment for America’s...

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HB 5 Graduation Paths Will Prepare Students for Success

HB 5 Graduation Paths Will Prepare Students for Success

The following opinion piece was written by HD Chambers, superintendent of Alief ISD, and Joe Arnold, senior government affairs manager for BASF Corp. and chair of the workforce development committees of the Texas Association of Manufacturers and Texas Chemical...

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Friendswood ISD Opens High-Tech Library

Friendswood ISD Opens High-Tech Library

In 2015, Friendswood ISD opened a new, high-tech library at Cline Elementary that features a green screen room for students to create videos, a 3D printer, a space for students to present wirelessly with iPads, and microscopes connected to a monitor, allowing students...

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A Decade of Progress Toward TASA’s Vision

A Decade of Progress Toward TASA’s Vision

The following is the Executive Director's Message from the summer 2015 issue of INSIGHT, the professional journal of the Texas Association of School Administrators: By the time the Texas Legislature convenes in January 2017, 10 years will have passed since the 35...

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