Alvarado ISD trustee Tom Head has earned the designation of Master
Trustee upon completion of Leadership TASB, a program sponsored by the Texas Association of
School Boards (TASB).
During this fifth and final session, June 20–22, school board members in
the 2018–19 Leadership TASB class made presentations of their team’s findings following
yearlong research.
Class participants researched 12 specific critical issues and their impact on
Texas public education.
The Leadership TASB class met in conjunction with TASB’s Summer Leadership
Institute in Fort Worth.
More than 1,000 new and veteran school leaders attended the Institute
and received extensive training on every facet of effective board governance, heard keynote
addresses from renowned education experts, and picked up valuable ideas from district
showcases and networking opportunities.
After the graduation ceremony June 21, Leadership TASB participants joined the ranks
of more than 900 school board members statewide who are Leadership TASB alumni.
The 2019 Leadership TASB class, composed of 33 school board members, represents
Texas school districts of all sizes and property wealth.
Participants who completed all required
elements of the study program earned Master Trustee status, the highest designation recognized
by TASB. Leadership TASB is sponsored in part by H-E-B.
TASB is a voluntary, nonprofit association established in 1949 to serve local Texas
school boards. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the
state. The districts they represent serve more than 5.4 million public school students.