Special Events/Areas
First-Time Midwinter Attendee &
New TASA Member Reception
5-5:30 p.m. | Sunday, January 28
We welcome first-time Midwinter Conference attendees and new TASA members who joined in 2023 to a special reception immediately prior to the main conference welcome reception.
Join fellow newbies at the Austin Marriott Downtown to network and make new friends prior to the main Midwinter Conference Welcome Reception at 5:30 p.m.
Before you head to the receptions, be sure to stop by on-site registration in the Austin Convention Center (it closes at 6 p.m.) to pick up your conference badge.
Reception Sponsors
Conference Welcome Reception
5:30-7 p.m. | Sunday, January 28
The main Midwinter Conference Welcome Reception, which is open to all Midwinter registrants, will be held at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, January 28, at the Austin Marriott Downtown. Don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect with colleagues from across the state! Before you head to the reception, be sure to stop by on-site registration in the Austin Convention Center (it closes at 6 p.m.) to pick up your conference badge.
Reception Sponsors
Student Entertainment in the General Sessions
Midwinter Conference attendees have the opportunity to enjoy performances by talented student musicians from public schools across Texas. We thank these groups’ hardworking directors as well as their principals and superintendents for allowing these students to join us at Midwinter!
First General Session | 3:30-5:30 p.m. | Monday, January 29
Maddie White, Round Rock High School, Round Rock ISD (National Anthem)
Roma High School Symphonic Winds, Roma ISD
Second General Session | 3:30-5:30 p.m. | Tuesday, January 30
Byron Nelson High School Symphony Orchestra, Northwest ISD
Third General Session | 9:45-11:15 a.m. | Wednesday, January 31
Midway High School Meistersingers, Midway ISD
TASA Member Connection Center
Monday-Tuesday | Across from Exhibit Hall Entrance
If you need a space to meet up with a colleague, or you simply have some down time and want to rest, visit the TASA Member Connection Center. It’s the lounge-like area across from the Exhibit Hall entrance.
The TASA Member Engagement Center, where you may visit with TASA’s Executive Superintendents, is inside the Exhibit Hall.
While you’re at the Member Connection Center, pick up some TASA swag, enter the prize drawing, and snap a pic in front of the TASA photo backdrop.
Connection Center Sponsors
N2 Learning Meet-and-Greet
8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Tuesday, January 30 | Adjacent to the TASA Member Connection Center Across from the Exhibit Hall Entrance
N2 Learning (N2) and TASA are partnering to offer the Assistant Principal Leadership Academy (APL), The Principals’ Institute (PI), and The Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) to school districts across the state. APL, PI, and ELI are designed to help administrators develop as instructional leaders and build networks of like-minded administrators across the state.
The 2024-2025 school year will be the 14th year of PI, and N2/TASA are excited to offer principals this learning experience that many describe as the best professional development they have ever experienced. For APL, the 2024-2025 school year will be its sixth year of statewide implementation, and the feedback we have received from assistant principals about APL has been excellent. The 2024-2025 school year will be the fourth year of TASA/N2’s partnership with ELI, and the work is making a significant difference in the leadership of those participating.
Stop by on Tuesday and see the N2 partners and senior associates and ask about APL, PI, ELI, and all the other services N2 provides.
Meet-and-Greet Sponsor
