TASBOcast

In honor of TEA’s Oz-themed sessions at the PEIMS Academy, our episode title references not being in Kansas anymore.

Today’s panelists include RISE Award winner Karen Holyfield, PEIMS Director from Gilmer ISD. We also introduce a new addition to the TASBO team, Sonya Niazy – who you may know as Sonya George from her CFO days. She now joins our policy and research team.

We go over updates to PEIMS in 2024-25 and provide an overview of the upcoming PEIMS Academy.

Correction: The episode lists Karen Holyfield as PEIMS Research Committee Chair. The current chair is Chris Tawater, Director of PEIMS and Data Quality at Bastrop ISD.

This episode, featuring Board President Elaine Cogburn and Executive Director Tracy Ginsburg, focuses on getting ready for the new school year and creating awareness for new recognition programs. We also briefly cover new additions on the TASBO team and an important software update that will impact members.

This episode is a panel discussion on public education communication, which was recorded at the 2024 TASBO Summer Solutions Conference on June 18. The panel is moderated by TASBO's Tom Greer and includes: Bob Popinski, Raise Your Hand Texas; Lisa Losasso Jackson, We Go Public; and Patti Pawlik-Perales, TSPRA.

New Board President Elaine Cogburn and Executive Director Tracy Ginsburg discuss the challenges ahead and a focus on self-care. The episode is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Ed West and we discuss his legacy.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Executive Director Tracy Ginsburg and Board President Shay Adams. We discuss the current state of TASBO and how we did in 2023. In December, the board passed a new 3-year strategic plan, which included two new areas of focus: brand alignment and advanced technology, such as artificial intelligence. We close the episode with a brief update on the upcoming TASBO Engage Conference in Houston.

In this episode of TASBOcast, we host Board President Shay Adams, Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance at Little Elm ISD and TASBO Executive Director Tracy Ginsburg.

They each talk about their eventful summers and what they learned at ASBO’s Eagle Institute. Then we talk about the upcoming school year and an anticipated special session. We also discuss the date for TASBO’s new brand and when you should expect a big change with TASBO’s look and feel.

In this episode we host Region 7's Mechelle Carpenter and Gilmer ISD's Karen Holyfield. Mechelle is a PEIMS Specialist with the Region 7 service center, who changed careers from the trucking industry to the classroom and, then PEIMS. Karen is our PEIMS research commitment and a past recipient of our RISE Award.

We discuss PEIMS, prepping for the next school year, EdFi adoption, and what districts (especially those new to PEIMS) can do to find training and resources to help them successfully manage their data.

This episode is hosted by TASBO's Tom Greer.

This episode focuses on school operations prep before summer break. Paul Batchelder and Mike Brooks share their insights on prepping for the summer, school safety facility improvements, safety training, and customized safety solutions.