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08/24/2026

✨️ Meet your TASP board members ✨️

Current TASP President: Lydia Newsom

Lydia Newsom has been in education since 1992, having attended both University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Middle Tennessee State University. She was a past regional representative for TASP. She was an elementary teacher for eight years at Hillsboro Elementary School in Hillsboro, TN (Coffee County). She served the rural districts as a School Psychologist in Pulaski (Giles County) and Lewisburg (Marshall County). She also served Franklin Special School District 5 years (Williamson County) and then as a Lead School Psychologist in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Lydia is married to Mark Newsom, has one son, Jacob (31), and has one spoiled dog, Scout. Lydia enjoys giving back to our community of psychologists, gardening, reading books, social gatherings, live music, traveling, and family time

08/22/2026

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Graduate students: have you worked hard collecting research and making it make sense?

Do you need to share that amazing research to graduate?

Then look no further than the TASP 2026 fall conference because we want to see that research! 📖📊🔎📈

Important info below:

"Student Research Presentations

TASP announces a call for student research presentations for the 2026 Fall Conference, to be held in person on November 13, 2026.

Proposals and presentations will be reviewed and considered for inclusion in the conference if they are received by 11:59 P.M. (CST) on October 3, 2026.

The poster session will allow presenters and attendees to engage in extended discussions regarding the author’s presentation that is in an illustrated format. All posters should be presented in APA format.

Awards will be given for 1st and 2nd place posters, as judged by TASP members at the conference.

Please email submissions to both [email protected] and [email protected]."

This is open to all graduate students, not just those in TN programs 🙂

08/20/2026

✨️TASP 2026 Fall Conference Presenter Alert✨️

✨️Dr. Jennifer Harman, PhD, IHM-E✨️

Dr. Harman will be presenting the following session:

Same Work, Higher Cost: Executive Functioning, Cognitive Fatigue, and School-Based Intervention for Pediatric Cancer Survivors* is a 2-hour interactive presentation designed for school psychologists. The session focuses on the neurocognitive late effects experienced by pediatric cancer survivors, particularly difficulties with processing speed, working memory, executive functioning, and cognitive endurance that are often mistaken for poor effort or lack of motivation.

Register to atrend the conference at
https://tasponline.org/event-6794433

The link is also in our Instagram bio

08/15/2026

✨️ We are excited to announce that this year's fall conference keynote speaker will be Dr. Jason A. Pedersen, PhD, NCSP ✨️

Jason A. Pedersen, PhD, NCSP, currently serves as President of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and is a nationally recognized leader in school psychology whose work focuses on systems-level design, infrastructure coherence, and sustainable implementation across local, state, and national contexts. He is also the Founder and Principal of Pedersen Education Strategy Consulting, where he advises schools, districts, and state agencies on building coherent, high-functioning educational systems.

Dr. Pedersen has held numerous leadership roles at both the state and national levels, with a consistent focus on shaping policy, building organizational capacity, and advancing scalable, system-wide solutions. He is co-author of The Data-Driven School: Collaborating to Improve Student Outcomes, and has contributed extensively to Best Practices in School Psychology. In recognition of his contributions to the field of school psychology, he has received numerous national and state level awards, including being named NASP’s 2023 School Psychologist of the Year.

He is widely known for helping education systems move from fragmented, initiative-driven practices to integrated, prevention-focused models. His work spans large-scale implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), social-emotional learning (SEL), and trauma-informed practices, with an emphasis on aligning governance, data systems, scheduling, and staffing to ensure long-term sustainability.

In addition to being out keynote speaker, Dr. Pedersen will also be hosting a special session just for grad students 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

08/08/2026

✨️🎉 Registration is now open for the TASP 2026 Fall Conference 🎉✨️

Register at the following link (also listed in our Instagram bio) to register:

https://tasponline.org/event-6794433

Additionally, we are offering discounted accommodations at the Westin Memphis Beale Street Hotel where the conference will be held. Book your stay by Ocrober 15th to take advantage of this deal 🛌 Use the link below:

https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1785344611689&key=GRP&app=resvlink&_branch_match_id=1613273734854760241&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXTywo0MtNLCrKzC8p0UvOz9UvSi0uy0wtN7IHytiCODmZedlqmSm2huYWpsYmJmaGhmYWlmrZqZW27kEBanVFqWmpQO156fFJRfnlxalFtq4p6akAMaVWal8AAAA%3D&inventoryMissing=true

The link to book the hotel at the discounted room rate is also on the same page as all of the registration info on the TASP website.

💖 We can't wait to learn with you this fall 💖

07/23/2026

💻 The TASP board is meeting and putting exciting things in motion for all our members 🙌

🩵❤️🩵 If you want to be more involved in TASP, please reach out through social media or email because there are always volunteer opportunities available and we would love to see more involvement across the state 🩵❤️🩵

07/22/2026

NCSPA would like to invite all TASP members to participate in their online summer PD at the member rate!

Stay cool this summer... and join NCSPA's summer AI & Ethics webinar series on July 31 and August 12 to explore practical strategies, real-world applications, and the professional judgment needed to use AI responsibly.

❄️ Cool tools.
🧊 Hot topic.
🎓 Practical learning you can use right away.

Don't let this be the professional development you meant to sign up for. Reserve your spot today and spend your summer learning how to work smarter while keeping students' best interests at the center of your practice.

Use the discount code NCFriend to get the discounted rate!

Click here to attend:

https://ncspa.memberclicks.net/upcoming-events

(The link is also in our Instagram bio)

07/16/2026

💻 Job opening in Rutherford County Schools 📚

Apply here:

https://rcschools.mysmarthire.com/jobs/31693

07/11/2026

✨️ Save the date ✨️

The TASP 2026 Fall Conference will be held in Memphis, TN on November 12th and 13th, 2026.

The conference this year is during National School Psychology Week (NSPW) so come celebrate how amazing you are at your job with your fellow school psychologists 🎉

We will be offering both in person and virtual options.

More information to come soon!

07/04/2026

🎆🎇 Happy 250th birthday America 🎇🎆

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