Texas Association of School Boards

Name

Texas Association of School Boards

Legal name

Texas Association of School Boards, Inc.

Website

https://tasb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Governance and School Board Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance Bodies & Board/Trustee Administration (EDADAKAL)

Keywords

• School board training
• Policy management services
• School district legal services
• Executive search services
• Human capital consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for Active Members (school districts and education service centers) are recommended by the TASB Board and approved by the Delegate Assembly. The membership year runs January 1 through December 31. Some offerings are priced separately, allowing members to choose services that fit their local needs.
2. Legal Research Library Subscription: Online searchable legal archive subscription for school districts ($600 for 1-3 subscribers, $75 per additional person) and school attorneys (LRL All Pass ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 based on firm size). Subscription year runs July to June.
3. Legal Assistance Fund Membership: School districts contribute annual fees based on average daily attendance: $200 for ADA 1,599 or less, $350 for ADA 1,600-5,000, and $500 for ADA more than 5,000. Over 750 school districts currently participate.
4. School Law Update Newsletter Plus: Optional premium subscription providing online access to full-text final commissioner decisions released by TEA within the subscription year. Costs $250.
5. Training Events and Conferences: Revenue from registration fees for txEDCON, Summer Leadership Institute, Regional Workshops, Fall Legal Seminars, and other training events. Some courses provided free, others require payment by credit card or district purchase order.
6. HR Services Membership and Consulting: Annual subscription fees based on district size provide access to online library of reference information, model forms, handbooks, job descriptions, and TASB HRDataSource. Additional consulting services including compensation services, employee opinion surveys, HR operations reviews, and staffing reviews are priced individually based on size and scope.
7. Executive Search Services: One-time fee based on district average daily attendance for superintendent and key administrator searches, which includes travel and expenses. Districts can specify customized services included in the fee.
8. TASB Store: Sale of educational materials, publications, and resources through the TASB Store (store.tasb.org), including policy manuals, model handbooks, and training materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

TASB is a nonprofit membership association that provides Texas public school boards and education service centers with board training, governance and policy services, legal consultation and research, human capital/HR services, executive search for superintendents, risk management, cooperative purchasing, energy procurement, and legislative advocacy. Members access services through Active and Associate Membership and select add-on subscriptions, consulting engagements, conferences, and digital platforms tailored to district needs.

Product overview

TASB is an association serving Texas public school boards with a comprehensive portfolio of products and services organized across multiple service lines. The core offerings include Boards & Leadership (training, consulting, and governance tools), Policy & Governance (policy management and compliance), Human Capital (HR services, compensation, and talent management), Legal Services (telephone consultation, research library, and newsletters), Safe Schools, Student Success, and Higher Education services. Key digital platforms include the Online Learning Center for continuing education, myCEC for credit tracking, HRDataSource for salary surveys, and Community College Policy Online. Signature events include txEDCON (annual convention), Summer Leadership Institute, and Fall Legal Seminars. TASB also operates affiliated purchasing cooperatives (BuyBoard) and risk management services, offering a multi-module ecosystem where members can select individual services based on their district's needs. The organization functions as a platform-plus-modules architecture with both member-only access portals and public resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BuyBoard: Purchasing cooperative helping school districts and other governmental entities save money on products and services
• Texans for Strong Public Schools
• Leadership TASB (LTASB)
• txEDCON
• Summer Leadership Institute (SLI)
• Board Officer Institute
• TASB Energy Cooperative
• TASB HRDataSource
• myCEC
• Online Learning Center (OLC)
• Texas Council of School Attorneys (CSA)
• School Board Advocacy Network (SBAN)
• Exceptional Governance (XG)
• TASB College eLaw

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of superintendents placed by Executive Search Services remain at their districts after five years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• National School Boards Association (NSBA): The national umbrella association for school boards in the United States. Directly comparable as a membership-based school governance organization providing training, policy services, and federal-level advocacy, but operating at national scale while TASB is a deep state-level specialist.
• AASA (The School Superintendents Association): National professional association for school superintendents, offering training, advocacy, and resources. Comparable as a large education leadership membership organization with overlapping member base (school system executives).
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO): Nonpartisan nationwide association of state education chiefs. Comparable as a policy, advocacy, and resource organization in K-12 public education governance, focused at the state-agency level rather than district-board level.

Direct peers

• Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA): Sister Texas-based association serving school administrators and superintendents rather than board members. Closely comparable as a Texas-focused education membership association with overlapping services in advocacy, training, and convening of public school leaders.
• California School Boards Association (CSBA): California's equivalent state-level school board association, providing governance training, policy services, legal support, and advocacy. Directly comparable as a state-specific peer delivering the same mix of board development, policy templates, and lobbying services.
• Texas Municipal League (TML): Texas-based membership association serving city governments with legal, training, advocacy, and risk pool services. Strongly comparable operating model: nonprofit association serving Texas governmental entities with pooled services and lobbying.
• Texas Association of Counties (TAC): Texas statewide association for county government providing training, legal services, risk pools, and advocacy. Comparable peer in structure, Texas scope, and pooled-service model.

Regional players

• New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA): State-level school board association for New York offering training, policy, advocacy, and member services. Comparable to TASB in mission and service mix but serves a different state regulatory environment.
• Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB): Illinois state school board association providing board development, policy services, and advocacy. Comparable peer structure delivering similar service portfolio at the state level in a different geography.

Emerging players

• Education Service Center Region 11 (Texas): One of the 20 Texas Education Service Centers that share service-delivery responsibility with TASB for school districts. Comparable as a regional training, HR, and operational support provider serving the same Texas school district constituency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tasborgtx
• Instagraminstagram.com/tasb
• Xx.com/tasbnews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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