Trustees named ‘Outstanding School Board’
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The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), an Austin-based nonprofit, has named the Boerne Independent School District board of trustees its 2026 Outstanding School Board. The article describes it as the top honor in TASA's School Board Awards program and the first win for Boerne's board, which was a finalist once before, in 2003. A committee of Texas school administrators interviewed five finalists before choosing Boerne. The other four finalists were Alice ISD, Denver City ISD, Lovejoy ISD and Tomball ISD.
According to TASA's release, the committee cited the board's team-focused culture and shared leadership, including the practice of rotating officer roles among trustees. It also pointed to the district's Citizen Leadership Academy, which helps prepare future board members, and to the trustees' advocacy for public education across the state. The committee chairman, a superintendent from a district that won in 2025, said all seven trustees travel to Austin on behalf of districts statewide. The committee also recognized the district's "Boerne Advantage," which emphasizes supporting every student.
Superintendent Kristin Craft nominated the board and credited its members for training, collaboration and advocacy for the district and its staff. Board President Courtney Darter-Bruce said the community deserves credit for the award. Boerne ISD serves more than 11,200 students on 14 campuses across 380 square miles in Kendall County and parts of Bexar and Comal counties. TASA has given these honors since 1971.
Why it matters
The award shows how a statewide professional group evaluates school board practices such as shared leadership, training and developing future members. Families and board members elsewhere may find these practices useful when considering how their own boards operate.
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- Elected school boards
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- Which board practices described here, such as rotating officers or training future members, could help our own board work together?
- How can a school board show that it is serving every student, not only those in the most visible programs?
- What role should trustees play in advocating for public education beyond their own district?
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