Robert Scott, the Texas Commissioner of Education, will be visiting Brownwood High School on Wednesday, January 20th.  Commissioner Scott will be a special guest at the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Region XV monthly meeting. Brownwood  ISD Superintendent, Dr. Reece Blincoe, invited Commissioner Scott to visit Brownwood High School, as it is one of only two National Blue Ribbon High Schools in the State of Texas.  “We are honored the Commissioner is coming to Brownwood,” said Dr. Blincoe.  “This is a big deal; the Commissioner doesn’t visit just any school.”

Administrators from 46 school districts in Region XV will be attending the meeting. There will be a much larger attendance at the monthly meeting, due to the Commissioner’s presence. The meeting will showcase student projects from several area high schools to demonstrate how technology is being incorporated in the classroom.  Several districts in the Region including Brownwood, Ballinger and Coleman ISDs have already begun the 1:1 Laptop Initiative, which provides laptops for students and teachers.  Through grants like Vision 2020 and Target Tech in Texas (T3), students and teachers in these districts will also be receiving laptops for grades 5 through 8.  “We want the Commissioner to see how we are using advances in technology,” said Dr. Blincoe.  Following the student technology project presentations, Commissioner Scott will address the group regarding technology and will have a question and answer session.

The TASA meeting will begin at 10am on January 20th in the Dorothy MacIntosh Fine Arts Center at Brownwood High School, 2100 Slayden.  It is not open to the public, but media is invited to attend the presentations by the school districts and Commissioner Scott.