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President’s Message her retirement. Our friend Lolly has gone above and beyond during this transition for the sake of TASPA. Lolly, thank you for your commitment to TASPA and for being a great friend. We welcomed a new staff member to TASPA, Jeannie Tomasek, Director of Programs & Membership. Jeannie has fit right into the TASPA family and is successfully taking on every obstacle in her way. We are extremely grateful for Jeannie. The last major change for TASPA is the announcement of the new Executive Director, Chandelle Crane. Chandelle will continue It looks like the Holiday Season is here, the work of TASPA in providing informative time really flies. It seems like just workshops, professional development based yesterday we were working to find on needs, and providing members with creative new ways to fill in vacancies and legislative information. Chandelle will continue spend ESSER funds. These and other factors our tradition of awesome relationships with have really made this year a challenge. Although it has felt difficult, I invite you to take sponsors and members. Congratulations Chandelle, the Board and I are excited for you. a step back and reflect on the great things that have happened this year. Let us celebrate These changes were major and were possible that we started school with kids and teachers because of a great TASPA Board, staff, back in classrooms. Let us celebrate that we members, and sponsors. Please accept my have found creative ways to fill vacancies sincere gratitude to you all! with limited resources from the State. Let As for me, it’s been a great run and I see many us celebrate the opportunities we had to collaborate with colleagues to solve problems great things for TASPA in the future. I ask that we commit to staying informed and very or brainstorm ideas. Let us celebrate that we active during the legislative 2023 session. This have made it through this year of constant is important because there are State leaders changes. out there that are not in favor of public Speaking of celebrations and changes, I would schools and there are others who are just like to share some of the great things that misinformed. Stay active with our voice so that have happened at TASPA in 2022. TASPA saw our work is focused on providing a great public our membership grow to over 1,000 members. school experience for kids across Texas and Thank you to returning long time members, not used for political gain. I am excited about new members, TASPA Staff and those who the opportunity to see my TASPA family at the have actively recruited members. This is a winter conference. Happy Holidays and thank great milestone. you for the opportunity of serving as TASPA President. TASPA was privileged to work with Dr. Lolly Guerra as she gets ready to retire and enjoy time with family after a long successful career in education. Dr. Guerra announced her retirement a while back but has continued to help TASPA as we searched for an executive director. Although she had planned to leave Max Flores earlier, the Board and I asked (or begged) Dr. Guerra to stick around a few weeks to help us Max is the 2022 TASPA President. He is the Executive Director of with the transition of Executive Director. The Human Resources in Lubbock ISD. weeks stretched into months and prolonged
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