Nominees Announced for 2010 Superintendent of the Year Award
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2010
Contact: Barbara Williams, 800.580.8272, ext. 6418
(AUSTIN)—Superintendents from 18 public school districts have been nominated for the annual Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) award sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). The SOTY program has recognized exemplary superintendents for excellence and achievement in educational leadership since 1984.
Regional superintendents of the year and nominating education service centers (ESCs) are Leonel Galaviz, Valley View ISD, ESC 1; Arturo Almendarez, Calallen ISD, ESC 2; Alton Frailey, Katy ISD, ESC 4; Rodney Cavness, Evadale ISD, ESC 5; Eddie Coulson, College Station ISD, ESC 6; Greg Wright, Hallsville ISD, ESC 7; Gary VanDeaver, New Boston ISD, ESC 8; Danny Taylor, Burkburnett ISD, ESC 9; Jeff Turner, Coppell ISD, ESC 10; David Faltys, Carroll ISD, ESC 11; Harold Ramm, Groesbeck ISD, ESC 12; James Hartman, Marion ISD, ESC 13; Shane Fields, Albany ISD, ESC 14; Carol Ann Bonds, San Angelo ISD, ESC 15; Larry Appel, Dumas ISD, ESC 16; Rick Teran, Hale Center ISD, ESC 17; Steven Long, Glasscock County ISD, ESC 18; and Poncho Garcia Jr., Fabens ISD, ESC 19.
Candidates are chosen for their strong leadership skills, dedication to improving educational quality, ability to build effective employee relations, student performance, and commitment to public involvement in education. Superintendents from any of Texas’ 1,035 local school districts are eligible for nomination by their school boards. Local nominees are submitted to a regional selection committee, which chooses one nominee to send to the state selection committee.
The state committee will interview regional winners in August in Austin and select five state finalists. The Superintendent of the Year will be announced September 26 at the TASA/TASB Convention in Houston.
TASB is a nonprofit association established in 1949 to serve local public school districts. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve approximately 4.8 million students.