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Leadership for Changing Times TASB History Leadershlpfo'r 'Changing TimejS/ The 40-yearbistory , ofthe Texas ~ociation of School Boards Leadership for Changing Times by Shirley Hall The 40-year history of the Texas Association of School Boards © Copyright 1989 by the TexasAssociation of School Boards P.O. Box 400, Austin, Texas 78767 All rights reserved. Reproductions of any part ofthis book require permission from theTexasAssociation of School Boards. 2 Dedication This book is dedicated to the civic-minded member of the Leverett's Chapel ISD Board; Joe volunteers of society who choose to be guardians Finley, a formerTASB Board member and origi­ of education-the school trustees on boards of nal trustee of the T ASB Workers' Compensation education. School trustees are the ones who Self-Insurance Fund, who served 30 years on the carry the torch of leadership, who make a stand United Consolidated ISD Board; D.O. Laird, also for a cause, and who persevere to raise our a 30-year board member in La Porte lSD, who education standard. Their goal is to provide the served on the TASB Board and the original opportunity for every child to succeed in arriving Workers' Compensation Fund Board; and Rich­ at his or her greatest potential. ard Teniente, a former San Antonio ISD trustee, To be remembered are the trustees, now liv­ who served on the TASB Board and was one of ing or deceased, who paved the way for present the first members of the Mexican-American progress. They gave their energies so willingly Caucus. These trustees are only a few of the and their love so generously that education for outstanding leaders who have given their time Texas children would progress and flourish. Texas and devotion to the Texas public school boards. owes deep gratitude to such dedicated trustees Mayall future trustees on boards of educa­ as Dr. Ray Daily, founder and first president of tion carry the same torch of leadership and be TASB; Willie Kocurek, also a founding member inspired and dedicated to serving and improving of TASB and the second president; Joe Kelly the education system, and may the Texas Asso­ Butler, a past vice-president of TASB who went ciation of School Boards continue to be an instru­ on to become the chairman ofthe State Board of ment to serve local boards in their endeavor to Education; Evalyn Swan, a former member of the promote excellence in education. TASB Board of Trustees and currently a 32-year 3 Contents About the Author ............................................................................7 Acknowledgements ......................................................................... 9 Preface ........................................................................................ 11 1 1949: A TIme for Beginnings ..................................................... .. 13 2 1949-54: A TIme for Organization ................................................ .17 3 1955-68: A Time of Challenges .................................................... .37 4 1968-77: A Time for New Directions ............................................49 5 1978-89: A Time for Innovative Service .........................................65 6 Beyond 1989: A Time for Vision .................................................. 85 Appendix ..................................................................................... .99 About the Author For nearly 30 years Shirley Hall has served member of the state advisory committee for the public schools of Texas. Elected to the gifted education, she was appointed by the gov­ Weatherford ISO Board in 1960, she has served ernor to a five-member select committee to at­ as board president twice and in all other board tend the National Leadership Training Institute offices. Her personal history with the Texas for the Gifted and Talented in Washington, D.C. Association of School Boards goes back to 1962, Ensuing leadership conferences prepared the when she was elected to the TASB Board of committee to propose and pass legislation for the Trustees. Eleven years later, she was elected gifted and talented in Texas. Hall was instrumen­ president ofTASB. From 1973 to 1974, she led talinleadingTASH-and subsequently the state­ the organization in the development of several to proclaim gifted education a priority in Texas major programs, such as the TASB Workers' education. Compensation Self-Insurance Fund. Since her A nurse by profession, Hall is a mother of presidency, she has remained active in the Asso­ five children. She and her husband John also ciation and serves on the presidential advisory reared a grandson. In the past 18 months, she committee. has worked as TASB historian, researching Throughout the years, Hall has maintained a education and TASB archives. This book is a keen interest in gifted and talented education. A culmination of her efforts. 7 Acknowledgements The author wishes to thank Orbry Holden, Policy Service also joined the team. Jerry Edwards, and Mary Ann Briley of the From Communications, editor Tamara TASB staff for their inspiration and assistance in Thompson deserves special recognition and sin­ the history of the Association. Billy Walker and cere thanks for her collaboration with the au­ Mike Day were also contributing staff members. thor. The Communications Division staff, under To TASB Board members, both past and the direction of Karen Strong, was an integral present, who made the history a living memorial, part of the compilation of this book. Karen coor­ much recognition and thanks is due. Always to dinated a team effort in the division, which in­ be remembered is that dedicated board mem­ cluded Barbara Williams and Tamara Thompson, bers created their Association to give strength writing and editing; David Daniels, design; Mike and support to local school boards, to serve their Gray, printing; David Koempel, photography; needs, and, in turn, to serve the youth in Texas and Carolyn Ross, consulting. Dick Smith from public education. 9 Preface School board governance demonstrates the management, legal and legislative affairs, finance, truest form of democracy. In Texas, more than curriculum, personnel management, planning, 7,000 school board members, all elected by people leadership training, and community involvement. in their local districts, dedicate long hours to The informal and formal roles TASB has education without monetary compensation. played in the last 40 years underpin the mission Through their work, they provide many oppor­ statement the Association adopted in its 1988 tunities for the diverse student populations in strategic planning process: their districts. 'The mission ofTASB is to facilitate the local Created in 1949 by a group of school trus­ governance and management of public educa­ tees, the Texas Association of School Boards is tion by providing leadership through vision, an advocate and resource for public education planning, and research, and by providing se­ and for local school districts, a helping hand in lected, specialized services that are high quality solving problems, a conduit for efficiency in con­ and cost-effective for individual districts." ducting school business, and a source of valu­ This book tells the story of the Texas Asso­ able and timely information. TASB has become ciation of School Boards-the dedicated trus­ distinguished for its leadership in orderly, pro­ tees who founded the organization and the lead­ gressive change to public education. ers who have formed and developed it into the Starting as a one-person office on the Uni­ multifaceted service organization it is today. versity of Texas campus, TASB now occupies Through this story, we hope to show the influ­ three buildings to house its projects and employ­ ence school board members have had on educa­ ees. The Association supports districts in every tion in Texas over the past 40 years. After all, this area of school services: research, policy, risk is their story. 11 Chapter 1 1949: A Time for Beginnings _ ..._------­ If we desire to establish a Republican government upon a broad and permanent basis, it will become our duty to adopt a comprehensive and well-regulated system ofmental and moral culture. Education is a subject in which every citizen, and especially every parent, feels a deep and lively concern. .. .It is the only dictator that freemen acknowledge and the only security that freemen desire. The present is a propitious moment to lay the foundation of a great moral and intellectual edifice, which will in after ages be hailed as the chief ornament and blessing ofTexas. -Mirabeau B. Lamar In the annals of education history, 1949 will the lieutenant governor, and the governor. HCR long stand out as legendary. That year the Texas 48 was sponsored in the Senate by AM. Aikin of Legislature made an all-out effort to reform the Paris, a long-time supporter of education legisla­ state's education system and passed the Gilmer­ tion. The committee was charged to study the Aikin laws. This legislation provided the climate governance and financing of the schools as well in which school board members across the state as other topics germane to the legislative issues. were finally able to form the Texas Association of Among the 18 members serving on the com­ School Boards. mittee was Austin School Superintendent ].W. The now-famous laws culminated two years Edgar, who was later to be named the first com­ of work on the part of many elected officials, missioner of education. L.D. Haskew, dean of school leaders, and citizens who examined the education at the University of Texas, was se­ state of education at the time. By 1947, the public lected as technical consultant to the committee. education system had become the victim of three Haskew would later play a major role in the decades of benign neglect, the Great Depres­ formation of TASB. sion, and W orld War II.Thepostwar world brought Although the Gilmer-Aikin Committee was increases in both school enrollments and the not the first to look at reforming education in cost of living, along with a fear that education Texas, it was unique in that this time a compre­ revenues could not keep pace under the existing hensive communication effort was undertaken to funding structure. In addition, legal attacks on involve every community and citizen.
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