The Holdsworth Center

05/14/2026

New Superintendent-in-Residence! 👏

We are thrilled to welcome to the team Dr. Bruce Gearing, a 17-year superintendent widely respected for his strong leadership and record of academic excellence most recently at Leander ISD.

05/13/2026

👏 Behind every strong superintendent or principal is a powerful leadership team.
K-12 Dive wants to celebrate the assistant principals and district leaders driving achievement, innovation, and positive culture in our schools.
Help recognize a rising leader in your district—nominations for the 2026–27 Rising Leaders cohort are open now through June 8.
➡️ Learn more and submit: https://bit.ly/4sxDi2o

Tell us about the standout assistant principals and district administrators who are fueling achievement, positive culture and innovation in your schools.

05/12/2026

Better Leaders, Better Schools
🎧 New podcast alert! Take a listen to our president Lindsay Whorton’s conversation with Daniel Bauer on America’s most-downloaded podcast for school leaders.

Watch or listen: https://bit.ly/3QTpkuJ

Shared leadership in schools means pushing real power — money, decisions, authority — to the people closest to students. Most superintendents talk about it. ...

05/11/2026

Teacher morale isn’t built through quick fixes—it’s shaped by daily leadership decisions.

Join our friends at Education Week for a free webinar on May 14th -- Effective Strategies to Lift and Sustain Teacher Morale: Lessons from Texas -- for a conversation with Texas education leaders on what’s helping educators feel supported, valued, and able to thrive.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3R4LbPV

05/11/2026

🤠 This May, Lone Star Literary Life is celebrating Texas Writers Month by spotlighting authors whose work reflects the depth, complexity, and care of our state.

We’re proud to see our president, Dr. Lindsay Whorton, featured among them for her book A New School Leadership Architecture—a practical, research-based framework that reimagines how leadership is shared and supported in schools.

Texas educators are navigating increasingly complex challenges. Voices like Lindsay’s help move the conversation beyond individual effort and toward systems that allow teachers, principals, and students to thrive—together.

📖 Read the full Texas Writers Month feature: https://lonestar-lit.com/may-2026/

05/09/2026

📚 Every child deserves to see themselves as a reader. Through Reading Rock Stars, Texas Book Festival partners with Title I elementary schools to bring nationally recognized children’s authors to campus—and a signed book into every student’s hands.

If you know a school that should be part of this three-year commitment, nominations are now open for select regions. The deadline to apply for the 2026–2027 cycle is May 20.

Learn more and apply:

Program Overview Our Reading Rock Stars program brings nationally recognized authors and illustrators to Title I elementary schools across Texas to inspire young readers with engaging presentations, stories, and conversations. During Reading Rock Stars visits, students have the opportunity to ask qu...

05/08/2026

🔖 As the school year winds down, many educators are craving space to read, reflect, and learn together.

The Holdsworth Center is inviting educators to create A New School Leadership Architecture book clubs or study groups. Choose a chapter or theme and invite author Lindsay Whorton to join the discussion via Zoom later this summer!

🔗 Learn more & sign up: https://bit.ly/3WXwpudhttps://bit.ly/3WXwpud

05/07/2026

🌟 We are thrilled to cheer on alumni district Corpus Christi Independent School District for being named Outstanding School Board at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards. We know leadership matters from the classroom to the boardroom and your districts is a shining example of success. Congratulations!!

Nominate your favorite leaders today at https://heblovesteachers.com/

05/07/2026

✨ Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Has your district named its Teachers of the Year? Be sure to shine a statewide spotlight on the educators who inspire students, colleagues, and communities every day.

Each district may nominate two outstanding educators—one elementary and one secondary—to advance to Regional Teacher of the Year. From there, nominees can rise all the way to Texas Teacher of the Year and even represent our state at the national level. 🌟

Celebrate excellence. Amplify impact.
📝 Link to Submit: https://bit.ly/4sZaFvU
🗓 Deadline: Midnight on June 15

05/07/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Garland ISD for being named the 2026 District of the Year at the recent H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards! Proud to have this group of outstanding leaders as alumni and are thrilled you received this well-deserved recognition.

Read more about the award: https://bit.ly/4exJ2WG

Nominations are open for the 2027 EIE Awards: https://heblovesteachers.com/

05/06/2026

This past weekend, we were honored to host more than 150 amazing Houston teachers on campus for the spring Teacher Retreat! Dedicated educators like Desirae from Deer Park ISD who give their all to support their students came together to connect, learn and renew to return refreshed to finish the year strong.