Texas is recognized nationally as a pioneer in public school reform. While we have made significant progress, there is still work to be done. We should not stop now. We need to continue to invest and, at the same time, expect more from our investment. We must work together to continue to celebrate, defend and strengthen our public schools. We must raise our hands, lend our voices and show our support.

The Raise Your Hand Texas Leadership Program will send 100 of our top campus leaders to The Principals' Center at Harvard to participate in one of four Summer Institutes. The Summer Institutes will expose our top leaders to leading national and international experts in the fields of education and leadership. In addition, our school leaders will work along side renowned educators from across the country.

We received over 400 applications for the Leadership Program by the April 18th deadline. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to submit an application for this unique opportunity. Applicants accepted into the Leadership Program will be announced in mid-May.

We will contact all applicants via email at that time. If we have an issue contacting an applicant via email, we will follow up with a call to the work or personal phone numbers provided on the application.

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RYHT Speaker’s Schedule McAllen ISD Business Partners Speaker: Mike Moses April 24th, McAllen Grand Prairie Rotary Speaker: Mike Moses April 25th, Grand Prairie Spring Branch ISD Houston PTA Council Speaker: Anne Foster, RYHT Executive Director/Programs May 13th, 11:00-1:00, Houston San Antonio Retired Fire and Police Group Speaker: Kathleen Schenken May 13th, 1:00 PM, San Antonio Lake Highlands Exchange Club Dallas Speaker: Anne Foster May 30th, 7:00 AM, Dallas Accountability Committee Meetings May 12th, 12:00 PM - Houston M.O. Campbell Educational Center, Room 104 1865 Aldine Bender Road, 77032 Directions June 16th - Dallas July 14th - Brownsville Aug. 4th - West Texas (Lubbock, El Paso, or Midland)