TASA's Midwinter Conference has become the professional learning extravaganza for Texas school leaders. Superintendents across the state gather their leadership teams and head for Austin and a conference designed just for them. Join us for an event that celebrates, showcases, and enlightens public school leadership like no other event can. Budget and finance, curriculum and instruction, facilities planning, technology, assessment, and more!

General Sessions, Distinguished Lectures, and more than 150 Concurrent Sessions are only half the story as attendees have the opportunity to learn inside the classroom and out in the hall! Midwinter Conference's myriad networking opportunities create a bonanza for administrators looking for colleagues who want to hash out problems, share ideas, and offer solutions.

See the Big Picture…
We've invited some of today’s best and brightest to keynote this year's General Sessions. These nationally recognized speakers bring new dimensions to local education planning and policies.

Mentoring the Reflective Principal: Collaborative Approaches to Impact Student Achievement
Session 1: February 4-5, 2010
TASA Headquarters

This eight-day series has been specifically designed for those who supervise or mentor school-based administrators. Four two-day seminar segments present one or two protocols each: all six protocols focus on using collaborative dialogue with principals and assistant principals for reflection and improved performance, with the ultimate goal of higher student achievement.  The protocols incorporate motivational strategies in working with school-based administrators, as well.  Learn More!!

Level II Curriculum Management Audit Training, Systems Factors: Governance, Leadership, and Support Services
February 15-18, 2010
TASA Headquarters

To prepare participants to examine and evaluate system-based issues in order to optimize the delivery of effective teaching and learning.  Learn More!!

50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap: Leaving No Child Behind
March 22-24, 2010
Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the Riverwalk

This two-day cutting edge seminar presents the 50 strategies found to have the greatest impact on student achievement. This seminar is suitable for administrators involved in assessing district needs and meeting NCLB requirements. The 50 strategies will energize participants and provide focus on the steps that need to be part of any district or school improvement plan. Learn More!!

Public Education Visioning Institute is a unique opportunity for 30 superintendents to learn from one another by challenging conventional thinking to improve their leadership capacities and their school systems.

Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas
TASA and the Texas Leadership Center are pleased to provide the document, Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas, resulting from the work of 35 superintendents who participated in the Public Education Visioning Institute over the past 21 months. This edition includes space for reader reflections, questions, and comments in the section titled "Principles and Premises We Embrace."

Board Resolution
For Boards of Trustees and Superintendents who agree that a new direction is needed for public education and who have read and support the major conceptual themes of TASA's Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas, this board resolution is provided as a template for local adoption.