Episode 12: What Really Matters in Reducing Absences During COVID and BeyondIn Episode 12 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we explore how schools can tap into their relationships with families to dispel myths about attendance and decreas

Episode 11: Exploring the Threat of Cyberattacks in Texas Districts

Oct 26th, 2020 33m 30s

Episode 11: Exploring the Threat of Cyberattacks in Texas DistrictsIn Episode 11 of TASA's Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we explore the cybersecurity issues facing Texas districts. We hear from Jeff Burke and Buddy Denman about Splendora ISD's ex

Episode 10: Instructional Leadership Drives Teacher Efficacy and District Transformation

Oct 13th, 2020 31m 28s

Episode 10: Instructional Leadership Drives Teacher Efficacy and District TransformationIn Episode 10 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, Shannon Buerk, founder and CEO of engage2learn, discusses how district instructional leadership affect

Episode 9: Crystal Xu and Purvi Patel Coach Districts on Designing Systems for Equity

Sep 29th, 2020 29m 55s

Episode 9: Crystal Xu and Purvi Patel Coach Districts on Designing Systems for EquityIn Episode 9 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we talk with Purvi Patel and Crystal Xu. Their paper, “Capture the Opportunity: Steps to Redesign School-L

Episode 8: Leading by Example with Community ISD’s Roosevelt Nivens

Sep 17th, 2020 30m

Episode 8: Leading by Example with Community ISD’s Roosevelt NivensIn Episode 8 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we visit with the superintendent of Community ISD, Roosevelt Nivens. He was awarded the National Alliance of Black School Educ

Episode 7: An In-depth Conversation with Flip Flippen

Aug 31st, 2020 28m 59s

Episode 7: An In-depth Conversation with Flip FlippenIn Episode 7 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we bring you an exclusive conversation with Flip Flippen, best-selling author and entrepreneur. A social-emotional learning pioneer, Flippen

Episode 6: A Tale of Two Districts' Reopening

Aug 19th, 2020 29m 44s

Episode 6: A Tale of Two Districts' ReopeningIn Episode 6 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we take a look at back to school in two very different districts. Keene ISD Superintendent Ricky Stephens talks about what it’s like to see kids in

Episode 5: Summer Conference, Summer Wellness, and Summer Planning

May 27th, 2020 33m 26s

Episode 5: Summer Conference, Summer Wellness, and Summer PlanningIn Episode 5 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we preview our first-ever TASA Virtual SummerCon with TASA’s own Brandon Core, visit with featured SummerCon Thought Leader Tod

Episode 4: Graduation and Team Building Habits

May 12th, 2020 30m 14s

Episode 4: Graduation and Team Building HabitsIn Episode 4 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we look at the state's newest guidance on graduation ceremonies, hear how a few districts across Texas are planning special celebrations for their

Episode 3: Meeting Needs in Vulnerable Populations, Pt 2

Apr 27th, 2020 29m 59s

Episode 3: Meeting Needs in Vulnerable Populations, Pt 2Episode 3 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast is Part 2 of our series on vulnerable populations. In it, we explore how increased economic vulnerability and the stress of the pandemic affe

Episode 2: Meeting Needs in Vulnerable Populations, Pt 1

Apr 21st, 2020 29m 58s

Episode 2: Meeting Needs in Vulnerable Populations, Pt 1In Episode 2 of TASA’s Inspiring Leaders Podcast, we bring you part 1 of a special two-episode series on vulnerable populations. In this episode, we explore how districts are meeting stud

Episode 1: Instructional Continuity Planning and Community Messaging

Apr 6th, 2020 40m 53s

Episode 1: Instructional Continuity Planning and Community MessagingIn TASA's first podcast episode, we visit with Gunter ISD Superintendent Jill Siler about the process her team used to bring instructional continuity to 1,002 K-12 students; g

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