Student Council Officer School Elections and Board Elections

  • A school wishing to run for one of the officer school positions of the Association must be a current member of the Association and must have been a member the year preceding its nomination. 
  • A school may hold only one office at a time, and current officer schools may not run for re-election while serving. 
  • In order to run for a state office, a candidate school must file a form of intent to run for office (form is available on this page...see below) along with a letter of intent signed by the principal with the TASC Director, no later than 60 days prior to the opening date of the state conference. 
  • The deadline to file to run for 2017-2018 state office and submit a general platform is February 3, 2017. 
  • Schools are encouraged to submit a general campaign platform idea at the time of filing. Regardless, a platform must be submitted no later than February 17, 2017. 
  • The school’s campaign must be conducted within limits of the TASC Board of Directors approved Campaign Rules and Regulations for the year (below). 
  • Additionally, formal technical guidelines for the campaign skit presentation must be followed. The technical guidelines will be made available to candidate schools at least 60 days before the conference. 
  • Candidate schools must create and promote a campaign platform (an idea) within the framework of a campaign theme (creative, engaging message).
  • If two campaign platforms and/or themes are similar, both schools will be informed. It is not politically advisable to have a similar platform or theme. 
  • In the case where a proposed platform or theme is identical, the second school that submits the details will be required to change.

Campaign Rules and Regulations »

Election to the Board »

Application for Board of Directors »

Intent to Run for State Office Form »

Campaign Budget Form »

Campaign Violation Complaint Form »

Campaign Violation Appeal Form »

Campaign Skit Technical Guidelines »

Writing a Campaign Platform & Theme »

Conducting a Campaign »

HS Conference Coordinator School Application »

HS Conference Coordinator School Duties »

ML Conference Coordinator School Application »

ML Conference Coordinator School Duties »

FAQ's about Association Leadership »

HS Candidates for Office 2017-2018

Candidates, please check information carefully. Any changes in the office for which you are filing or in general platform must be in the TASC office by midnight 2/3/17.  Final Platform information is due Feb. 17. Questions about campaigns should be directed to Hardin-Jefferson HS, TASC Vice-President advisor, Kristy West.   

President:
Boswell High School | Platform: Mental Health | Boswell Intent to Run & Resume
Summer Creek High School | Platform: Promoting Inclusion | Summer Creek Intent to Run & Resume

Vice President:
Barbers Hill High School | Platform:  #Cancersucks | Barbers Hill Intent to Run & Resume
Byron Nelson High School | Platform: Connect....Unite....IGNITE! | Byron Nelson Intent to Run & Resume

Secretary:
Ridge Point High School | Platform: Pangea Project: United as One | Ridge Point Intent to Run & Resume
Tomball High School | Platform: Legacy: Never Too Late:  Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today | Tomball Intent to Run & Resume
White Oak High School | Platform: Operation Blue (Support Local Law Enforcement) | White Oak Intent to Run & Resume

Parliamentarian:
Carroll Senior High School | Platform: Anti-Human Trafficking | Carroll Intent to Run & Resume
Duncanville High School | Platform: Let's Tae-Wo! (Childhood Obesity) | Duncanville Intent to Run & Resume
Marshall High School | Platform: Little Mav's on the Move (tutoring program) | Marshall Intent to Run & Resume

ML Candidates for Board of Directors 2017 - 2020

HS Candidates for Board of Directors 2017-2020  
Chad Cooke, Azle High School
Courtney Goldberg, Episcopal High School
Brian Myer, Cedar Creek High School