AUSTIN – The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) have announced that 48 projects will be included in the 2020-21 Exhibit of School Architecture. This online exhibit of new and renovated Texas school facilities includes projects from 34 school districts, three colleges, and one regional education service center that were submitted by 18 architectural firms. Eligible projects are newly constructed or renovated public education facilities completed in the past five years and not previously submitted in this annual exhibit.
The Exhibit of School Architecture awards are given at the discretion of a 12-member jury, which includes: four school board members, four school administrators, and four members from the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) Southern Region.
The juried exhibit awarded Stars of Distinction for Excellence to 25 projects in one or more of the following six areas: design, value, sustainability, community, planning, and school transformation. Those projects include:
| District | School or Facility | Superintendent | Architecture Firm | Stars of Distinction |
| Allen ISD | Allen STEAM Center* | Robin Bullock | VLK Architects | Design, Value, Sustainability, Community, Planning, School Transformation |
| Allen ISD | Marion Elementary School | Robin Bullock | Corgan | |
| Argyle ISD | Argyle West Elementary School | Telena Wright | Corgan | |
| Austin ISD | Menchaca Elementary School* | Stephanie Elizalde | LPA | Planning |
| Belton ISD | Charter Oak Elementary School | Matt Smith | O’Connell Robertson | |
| Boerne ISD | Dr. Ferdinand L. Herff Elementary School | Thomas Price | Pfluger Architects | |
| Boerne ISD | Van Raub Elementary School | Thomas Price | LPA | |
| Clear Creek ISD | Clear Lake High School | Greg Smith | PBK | |
| College of the Mainland | College of the Mainland Student Center | Warren Nichols (President) | PBK | |
| Comal ISD | Danville Middle School* | Andrew Kim | O’Connell Robertson | Planning |
| Coppell ISD | Canyon Ranch Elementary School | Brad Hunt | Corgan | |
| Crowley ISD | June Davis Elementary School | Michael McFarland | VLK Architects | |
| Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Leonard Brautigam Center* | Mark Henry | PBK | Planning, School Transformation |
| Dallas ISD | Woodrow Wilson High School* | Michael Hinojosa | BRW Architects | Community, Planning, School Transformation |
| East Central ISD | East Central High School Performing Arts Center* | Roland Toscano | LPA | Planning, School Transformation |
| East Central ISD | Tradition Elementary School | Roland Toscano | LPA | |
| El Paso Community College | Architectural Design Building | William Serrata (President) | Alvidrez Architecture Inc. | |
| ESC Region 10 | ESC Region 10* | Gordon Taylor (Exec Dir) | VLK Architects | School Transformation |
| Fort Bend ISD | James Reese Career and Technical Center* | Charles Dupre | Stantec | Design, Value, Community, Planning |
| Fredericksburg ISD | Fredericksburg High School Additions & Renovations* | Jeffrey Brasher | Pfluger Architects | Value |
| Galena Park ISD | Cloverleaf Elementary School | John Moore | IBI Group, Inc. | |
| Galena Park ISD | Galena Park Elementary School* | John Moore | PBK | Community |
| Georgetown ISD | Tippit Middle School* | Fred Brent | Huckabee | Design, Community, Planning, School Transformation |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | Cannon Elementary School* | Robin Ryan | Huckabee | School Transformation |
| Hays CISD | Johnson High School | Eric Wright | Stantec | |
| Highland Park ISD | MAPS at Highland Park High School* | Thomas Trigg | Stantec | Planning |
| Houston ISD | James Madison High School | Grenita Lathan | Huitt-Zollars | |
| Houston ISD | Northside High School Addition and Renovations* | Grenita Lathan | IBI Group, Inc. | Community, Planning |
| Houston ISD | Sam Houston MSTC High School* | Grenita Lathan | Stantec | Value, Community, Planning, School Transformation |
| Jacksonville ISD | Tomato Bowl* | Chad Kelly | Claycomb Associates, Architects | Community |
| Lubbock-Cooper ISD | East Elementary School* | Keith Bryant | Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc | School Transformation |
| Mesquite ISD | John Horn High School, Commons Addition | David Vroonland | WRA Architects | |
| Mesquite ISD | Professional Development Center | David Vroonland | WRA Architects | |
| Northwest ISD | Byron Nelson High School | Warren Ryder | Glenn|Partners | |
| Northwest ISD | Lance Thompson Elementary School* | Warren Ryder | Huckabee | Design, Value, Sustainability, Planning, School Transformation |
| Port Arthur ISD | Sam Houston Elementary School | Mark Porterie | HarrisonKornberg Architects | |
| Princeton ISD | Dorothy Lowe Elementary School | Philip Anthony | Claycomb Associates, Architects | |
| Princeton ISD | Southard Middle School | Philip Anthony | Claycomb Associates, Architects | |
| Richardson ISD | Berkner High School STEM Exploration Center* | Jeannie Stone | Perkins and Will | Value, Community, Planning, School Transformation |
| Richardson ISD | JJ Pearce High School | Jeannie Stone | Glenn|Partners | |
| San Marcos CISD | Rodriguez Elementary School* | Michael Cardona | Perkins and Will | Design, Value |
| Santa Fe ISD | Barnett Elementary School* | Leigh Wall | cre8 | Design, Community |
| Sheldon ISD | Sheldon Lake Elementary School* | King Davis | Stantec | Design |
| Sunnyvale ISD | Sunnyvale Intermediate School* | Doug Williams | WRA Architects | Planning, School Transformation |
| Temple ISD | Thornton Elementary School* | Bobby Ott | Stantec | Value, Sustainability |
| Texas State Technical College | Texas State Technical College* | Mike Reeser (Chancellor) | PBK | Community |
| United ISD | J.B. Alexander High School 9th Grade Center | Roberto Santos | Pfluger Architects | |
| Ysleta ISD | Bel Air High School | Xavier De La Torre | Alvidrez Architecture Inc. |
The Exhibit of School Architecture is part of the 2020 TASA|TASB Convention, which will be conducted virtually September 30-October 2.
TASA is the professional association for Texas school superintendents and other administrators. The mission of the organization, which focuses on professional learning, advocacy and member engagement, is to promote, provide and develop leaders who create and sustain student-centered schools and develop future-ready students.
TASB is an association established in 1949 to serve local public school boards. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve approximately 5.3 million students. TASB’s mission is to promote educational excellence for Texas schoolchildren through advocacy, visionary leadership, and high-quality services to school districts.