We wrapped up another great TASA/TASB Conference and once again the LYS Booth was a hub of activity. The vendors in the booth around us asked us more than once, “What exactly are you selling?” The answer, “Nothing. We’re all Texas school leaders. This conference is the chance for all of us to check in and catch up with all our friends and colleagues.” And we got to see a lot of you. I took a couple of pictures to share and a big thank you to the following groups and individuals that stopped by to just say “Hi.” The Aldine Board, the Beeville Board, Eddie Bland, the Borger Board, Bonny Cain, Ben Carson, James Colbert, Tim Edwards, Robert Duron, the Florence Board, Karen Garza, Lloyd Graham, Richard Griffin, Les Hooper, the Huffman Board, Larry Hutto, the Hutto Board, Marion Jones, Chad Kelly, Wade Labay, the Manor Board, the Midland Board, the Mont Alto Board, Jim Nelson, the Northwest Board, Pete Pape, Andy Peters, Tommy Price, Harold Ramm, Randy Reid, the Royal Board, Elizabeth Saenz, the San Antonio Board, John Sawyer, Mike Seabolt, William Smith, Steve Snell, the Splendora Board, the Tom Bean Board, Chris Trotter, Ed Tweedie, the Vidor Board, the Vernon Board, the Waco Board, Kay Wagner, the West Board, John Wilson, Michael Zolkoski The list is incomplete and if I missed you, just know that it is do to my sub-par, short-term memory. If you missed us, we’ll present and have a booth at the SIRC Conference latter this month and do the same at the TASA Mid-winter Conference in February. Think. Work. Achieve. Your turn… Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/4ydqd4t Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation Come visit us at the LYS Booth at the TASA/TASB Fall Conference on 9/30/11 and 10/1/11 Attend the LYS presentations at the Texas School Improvement Conference on 10/26/11 and 10/27/11
The Superintendent’s Corner: The Anti-testing Resolution
A LYS Superintendent shares a concern: SC, I know you have seen the TASA resolution opposing high stakes, standardized testing. …