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Big News is Coming: 2027 TSUN Updates!

Communications Board Member — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:16:21 GMT

Hey TSUN Community,

We know it feels like we just wrapped up our last amazing gathering, but behind the scenes, the wheels are already turning for the 2027 TSUN Conference!

We are locking in some incredible details, researching locations, and prepping an agenda that you absolutely won't want to miss. Full details—including dates, location, and registration info—will be dropping very soon.

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TSUN Fall Newsletter 25/26

Julie Meek — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:24:58 GMT

TSUN Fall Newsletter 25/26

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TSUN 2026

Scott Williams — Tue, 13 May 2025 15:43:46 GMT

TSUN 2025 Registration is open

Scott Williams — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:17:30 GMT

We are pleased to announce TSUN 2025 registration is open. Please use the link below to complete your TSUN registration and hotel registration if necessary.

TSUN - 2025 TSUN Conference

We are looking for presenters for Finance and Student. Please email eric@tsuninc.org or lisa@tsuninc.org if you would like to present, your registration will be discounted $100.00 as our way of saying thank you for helping out. If you would like to present and haven't done it before, please let us know and we will be more than happy to assist you.

We will have Naviance Sessions on Tuesday April 15th. If you have individuals interested in attending please let me know so I can set up a discounted one day registration fee.

We look forward to seeing you in April.

Your TSUN Board

Fall Newsletter

Julie Meek — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:47:22 GMT

TSUN 2025

Scott Williams — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:01:31 GMT

I wanted to let you know, a contract with the Sheraton DFW Airpot hotel has been signed for next two years. By doing this, room rates are guaranteed to be $149.00 per night. We hope to have a schedule and reservations done by November. The dates are April 13th -16th 2025, more information to come.

Enjoy your day!

Scott

Conference Update

Scott Williams — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:24:55 GMT

Hi everyone,

I hope this email finds you all in great spirits! It's almost Spring Break - Woo Hoo!

I just wanted to drop a quick note to say hello and remind everyone about our yearly TSUN conference happening by the sea, in Corpus Christi. It's that time of the year again, and we can't wait to see familiar faces and meet new friends.

Click > TSUN Registration Reminder and Info for live links to registration and hotel or see below for a screenshot.

This conference is a fantastic opportunity to connect, learn, and share experiences. We don't want anyone to miss out!

So, mark your calendars, spread the word, and let's make this conference a memorable one.

Looking forward to catching up with all of you in Corpus Christi!

Best,

Julie Meek

TSUN Board of Directors

Communications

Update to TSUN 2024

Scott Williams — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:49:48 GMT

I hope this letter finds you well. On behalf of the Texas Schools User Network (TSUN), I am delighted to extend an invitation to you and your esteemed group of users to participate in our upcoming TSUN Conference. This event serves as an exceptional platform for educators, administrators, and technology enthusiasts to come together, share knowledge, and foster collaboration in the field of educational technology.

TSUN is committed to promoting excellence in educational technology and enhancing the overall learning experience for students across Texas. We believe that by bringing together users of various educational systems, we can leverage collective expertise and exchange valuable insights. In line with this vision, we have decided to introduce dedicated sessions specifically tailored for users of PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) and Schoology during this year's conference.

These sessions will offer an opportunity for PowerSchool SIS and Schoology users to explore the latest advancements, exchange best practices, and discuss strategies for optimizing the use of these platforms in educational settings. By participating, you will gain valuable insights, connect with like-minded professionals, and expand your network of colleagues who share a similar passion for leveraging technology in education.

Some key highlights of the TSUN Conference include:

1. Engaging Keynote Speeches: Renowned experts in educational technology will deliver inspiring keynote speeches, providing valuable perspectives and insights.

2. Interactive Workshops: Interactive sessions will be conducted by industry leaders and experienced educators, allowing participants to gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience.

3. Networking Opportunities: You will have ample opportunities to connect with fellow educators, administrators, and technology experts from diverse backgrounds, fostering collaboration and learning.

4. Vendor Exhibits: Explore the latest educational technology products and services showcased by leading vendors in our exhibition area.

We highly value your expertise and believe that your participation will greatly enrich the TSUN Conference. Your insights and experiences as a PowerSchool SIS and Schoology user will contribute significantly to the collective knowledge of our attendees.
To confirm your participation, please visit our conference website at https://tx-sun.wildapricot.org/ and complete the registration process. This years conference will be held at the Omni in Corpus Christi. We will communicate registration conference and hotel information as soon as it becomes available, usually early December.

Please feel free to share this invitation with other PowerSchool SIS and Schoology users within your network who may be interested in attending the conference.

If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact our conference organizing team at scott@tsuninc.org. We are more than happy to assist you with any queries you may have.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to welcoming you and your group of users to the TSUN Conference and making this event a resounding success.

Warm regards,

Scott Williams

TSUN 2024

Scott Williams — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:23:50 GMT

Good morning!!

We are excited to announce TSUN 2024 will be held at the Omni in Corpus Christi the 22nd through the 24th of April 2024.

More details to follow.

Your TSUN Board

TSUN 2024

Scott Williams — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:50:49 GMT

Good afternoon,

I hope you are enjoying your summer and you are finding ways to beat the heat this year, it’s hard to believe we are breaking records this early.

I wanted to give you all an update on TSUN 2024.  I am working with a hotel in San Antonio, I don’t believe it will work out so I will continue to investigate conference centers in the area.

The rates moving forward will begin at $525.00, it’s a shock for me too, as conference center rates and Audio/Visual continue to climb.  I am including a survey link to get your thoughts about the new prices.  Please fill out the survey as soon as possible.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexqJA0LymGibul2yV9HNYFn2uHLSWPGmuzSvP14rMbup3RGA/viewform?usp=sharing

Destiny destiny@tsuninc.org is collecting PEIMS/TRS Error(s) to post to the website.  If you have anything to share as we build the website, please contact her.

Eric and Lisa are working on getting content created for the conference.  If you would like to volunteer to lead a session, please email me scott@tsuninc.org.  Please let me know if you would like to lead a session but are hesitant.  Several of us have been doing it for many years and would be happy to help you.  I am working to partner with the Houston Schoology Group to bring more Schoology content to the conference.

Thanks,

TSUN Board

Updates and Deadlines

(Past member) — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:12:47 GMT

We have updates and deadlines in this latest notification.

Please pay special attention to the registration deadline.

And if you haven't already gotten your hotel room, we've listed a few options for you of nearby hotels.

There's also an update on our PEIMS / TEAMS solutions project.

It's all located here -

https://express.adobe.com/page/Kj6wehpGfGh9W/

March 2023 Update

Scott Williams — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:00:13 GMT

March 2023

There's information about Sched - the app we use for scheduling our sessions.

And there's also information we mentioned earlier about a help document for TSDS and for TRS related issues.

We are still working on the conference, getting things prepped, organizing sessions, and getting eggs for breakfast.

If you haven't registered for the conference yet, there's still time - and there's a link in the newsletter for registration.

Be safe and hang in there - Spring Break is almost here.

-Allen

TSUN 2023

Scott Williams — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:58:01 GMT

Good afternoon TSUN districts!

The TSUN board has been working with The Woodlands Report and PowerSchool to bring you a great conference.

The conference is scheduled for April 23 -26, 2023. The conference rates are as follows:

Early Bird through January 14, 2023 $425.00

Full Registration after January 14, 2023 $525.00

Member Presenter $275.00

REGISTRATION INCLUDES

Session Attendance

Breakfast Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday

Lunch Monday & Tuesday

AM and PM Break Monday & Tuesday

Our yearly conference is a yearly 'user group' conference. We need to share with each other as much as possible to make this user group conference valuable. Please consider submitting a couple of Requests for Participation from your district. Presenters will receive a reduced registration rate which will help your district send more employees to the conference. If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please contact scott@tsuninc.org. Please fill out the following form https://forms.gle/kvGRrztoQWky6kEa9.

Hotel reservations are now open and can be accessed at:

THE WOODLANDS RESORT

2301 N. Millbend Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77380 281-367-1100

Guest WIFI is included in the room.

Discounted rates:

$179.00 per day/per room, limited availability.

Reserve rooms online by clicking here Hilton Reservations The Woodlands or by contacting the Resort directly at 281-367-110, Option 2, Monday through Friday from 8 am until 7 pm. Please mention TSUN to get the conference rate.

Please book by: March 24, 2023

TSUN Board

Welcome from Scott Williams, TSUN President

(Past member) — Thu, 12 May 2022 15:51:14 GMT

Hey, y’all!

Let me introduce myself. I’m Scott Williams and I work at Conroe ISD. I’m honored to be chosen as the new President of TSUN. I want to thank Cindy, John, Joe, and Allen for their dedication over the years. I have some huge "shoes" to fill.

A little about me: I’ve been working at Conroe for the past 23 years as the Systems Admin/Database Admin supporting all student and financial systems, I’m a Cognos Administrator, Modeler, and Report Writer. I have a team of two that supports 130 servers and 14 databases. We also create the foundation for Canvas and many other programs, TSQL is our friend.

Little known facts: I was born and lived in Anchorage, Alaska for three years before my dad was transferred to Fort Lewis and finally Fort Leonard Wood. Yes, I’m an Army Brat. I grew up in Missouri and have been fortunate to work all over the US. Ocean over a pool any day, love all things outdoors. Until a few years ago, I was an assistant scuba instructor and love diving in the Caribbean.

Moving forward, the board and I have yet to have our first official meeting, but I see great things ahead. My mind is always asking the question, "What if?" Our department's slogan is ‘Yes we can." With TSUN it feels like "Better Together." TSUN represents a group of extremely talented individuals who have unique skills. Did you know TSUN stands for Texas Schools User Network?

I want to thank Allen Campbell (Communications), Eric Combs (VP Student), Lisa Reinhardtsen (VP Finance), and Mike Coleman (Treasurer) for taking this journey with me, with us, better together. I missed seeing some smiling faces at the last TSUN and I know there are new districts out there. Please feel free to forward my email when appropriate. Please take the time to update your contact information on https://tx-sun.wildapricot.org/.

In closing, we will be working on updating the website and getting a survey to you. We want to hear your feedback.

If you have any questions and/or "what if’s", please feel free to reach out to me at scott.tsun@gmail.com. I look forward to speaking with you all again soon.

Scott Williams

President, TSUN

TSUN 2022

(Past member) — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 19:10:09 GMT

TSUN 2022 is on track!

The TSUN Board is planning the 2022 conference at The Omni in Corpus Christi, April 24th through the 27th 2022.

We will have more information coming out, but we wanted to give you an update and let you know where we stand.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU AGAIN!

TSUN 2021 is postponed until 2022

(Past member) — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:08:12 GMT

Unfortunately, we have again made the difficult decision to postpone TSUN for 2021.

With all of the uncertainty, the new strains of COVID-19, and other issues, we feel we need to exercise caution to keep everyone safe.

HOWEVER, we WILL be having TSUN in 2022. It will be at the Omni Hotel in Corpus Christi, from Sunday April 24th to Wednesday April 27th, 2022.

(There will be a few rooms available on Saturday night for those that might want to come in on Saturday and miss the Sunday traffic.)

We apologize for not having TSUN this year. We were looking forward to seeing everyone again. But we WILL be there next year! So please make plans for TSUN in 2022.

As for 2021, we haven't ruled out virtual sessions for some things. However, we are still working out the logistics on that. We keep you informed on the status of the virtual sessions.

For now, you ALL stay safe! You are what's important. You are the ones that keep our schools safe, keep our people safe, and keep things moving in the right direction.

TSUN 2020 Postponed to April 2021

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:20:31 GMT

Due to the circumstances surrounding the Novel Coronovirus (COVID-19), we have made the difficult decision to postpone the TSUN 2020 Conference until 2021.

We feel this is in the best interest of all members of TSUN. Your safety and well-being are a top priority for us.

The registration link has been disabled on the web-site.

All registration fees currently paid will be refunded. It will take us a while to get them processed, so please be patient with us.

The Omni hotel will mass drop all reservations under the TSUN block.

IF YOU RESERVED A HOTEL ROOM AND DID NOT RESERVE IT UNDER THE TSUN BLOCK, YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT THE HOTEL YOURSELF TO CANCEL YOUR RESERVATION!
We will have TSUN 2021 at The Omni in Corpus Christi. The dates will be April 25-28, 2021.

Again, we apologize for postponing the conference. However, we do believe it is the right thing to do.

Where does that leave us?
Well, it means we have more time to work on sessions. So please be thinking about sessions you would like to have for the TSUN 2021 conference. And think about sessions YOU would like to lead, yourself! This truly is a USER conference. We need user led sessions. YOU are the people on the front lines. You know how to utilize the software to make things work. You are the people we need to hear from.

As for the election –
Because Paul and Jenny will be vacating their positions before the next conference, the bylaws state that the TSUN Board has the authority to appoint members to fill their unexpired positions. We currently have one person running for each position. It is our pleasure and honor to welcome Scott Minar, Clear Creek ISD, to the Vice President – Finance position and John Parker, Killeen ISD, to the Vice President – Student position. They will hold these positions for the remaining year left of the 3 year term. The positions will be open for nominations in 2021.

We also have one person running for Communications Officer. But, we will be sending out electronic ballots for that election. That term is up this year, and must be voted on.

We will send out more information a little later, but we wanted to get this out to all of you as soon as possible.

We thank you all for being such an integral part of TSUN.
Be careful.
Be safe.
Hug your family.

We will get through this.

Respectfully,
Cindy Oppermann,
Paul Ritter,
Jenny Schulz,
Joe Pedraza,
Allen Campbell

Initial Session List & Early Bird Registration Extended

(Past member) — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:37:56 GMT

TSUN 2020 SESSION LIST AND EXTENDED EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION!

Because we are a little later with the session list than we expected, we are officially extending the Early Bird registration through Friday March 6th!

We are getting the sessions put together and firmed up. For a list of the current sessions, please use this link -

https://spark.adobe.com/page/2TJhXwolXiNUb/

As we add new sessions, they will appear on the list - so keep that link handy.

Also, please understand this is a living document, so things are subject to change on this list for a little while.

Thank you for your suggestions on the conferences - we are still working to get them set up and scheduled with leaders for those sessions. We take your suggestions very seriously and are working to make them happen - after all, you are the heartbeat of TSUN!

Thanks

- Allen

TSUN 2020 Registration is now open!

(Past member) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:48:00 GMT

Registration is now open for TSUN 2020!

For information on registration, hotel reservation, positions up for election, and a survey about what you want to see, please follow this link -

https://spark.adobe.com/page/1bS3FExzeF4Cc/

We now have an Early Bird option for $375 - but it's only good until the end of February.

The Communications Officer is up for election on the regular cycle.

We also have the Vice President - Student and the Vice President - Finance positions that are up for the unexpired term. Both positions have a year remaining on their term.

Paul Ritter (Judson ISD) and Jenny Shulz (Klein ISD) will be moving to a different software platform, and will be stepping down at the end of this conference. They will truly be missed.

Check out the above link for all the information.

One last thing - if you receive this message more than once, PLEASE let me know. We are trying something new.

Thanks!

- Allen

Communications Officer Nominations

(Past member) — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:28:25 GMT

Please use the form below to nominate members for the post of TSUN Communications Officer. Voting will take place at the annual TSUN conference in April.Loading...

TSUN 2017

(Past member) — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:35:26 GMT

In April of 2017, the Texas Sungard User Network Conference will be in San Antonio at the Hyatt Hill Country. We will be meeting April 9, 2017 through April 12, 2017. We will be sending out more information as we get closer to the date of the conference.

Save the Date

(Past member) — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 01:05:39 GMT

It will be here before you know it. The TSUN conference will be April 10 - 13 at the Westin Houston Memorial City. Keep an eye out for the announcement for registration to open.

SNUG 2015 Conference Video

(Past member) — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:42:53 GMT

I wanted to post the video for the 2015 SNUG conference. Check it out! Look forward to seeing everyone in Palm Springs!