FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2012
Contact:
Bob Farrace, NASSP
703-860-7257
farraceb@nassp.org
Massachusetts, Oregon, and South Carolina Administrators Named 2012 NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year Finalists
National winner to be announced at NASSP Conference in March
Reston, VA—For their exemplary leadership and initiatives undertaken in technology, personalization, and curriculum and instruction, the following school leaders have been named finalists for the 2012 NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year:
NASSP and school furniture manufacturer Virco Inc. annually honor a winner from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Selection criteria are built around collaborative leadership; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; and school personalization—the core areas of the NASSP Breaking Ranks Framework for school improvement. The three finalists were selected from the pool of state winners, and one national winner will be identified and announced during the 2012 NASSP Breaking Ranks K-12 Conference, March 10, in Tampa, FL. Each finalist will receive $1,500 and the national winner will be awarded $5,000, which can be used for personal professional development or for a school improvement project.
All state winners will be honored at a three-day event in Washington, DC, April 18-21, 2012. Event highlights feature a national speaker, visits to Capitol Hill to meet with legislators, and networking with some of the best assistant principals across the nation. The event culminates with a black-tie gala to recognize the achievements of each of the state honorees, the national finalists, and the national winner.
“Research shows that principals and assistant principals create the conditions for schools to be successful and for students to achieve,” said JoAnn Bartoletti, NASSP executive director. “Recognizing and acknowledging the quality of our school leaders is an honor.”
“Virco is proud to support America's assistant principals by contributing to their professional development and acknowledging their important achievements,” said Brian True, Virco director of sales. "We're happy to sponsor the NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year Program.”
Visit www.nassp.org/apoy for more information about the NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year Program. For press credentials to attend the NASSP Breaking Ranks K-12 Conference, March 8-10, in Tampa, FL, contact Bob Farrace at farraceb@nassp.org, 703-860-7257.
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About NASSP
NASSP is the leading organization of and national voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and all school leaders from across the United States and more than 45 countries around the world. The association provides research-based professional development and resources, networking, and advocacy to build the capacity of middle level and high school leaders to continually improve student performance. Reflecting its longstanding commitment to student leadership development as well, NASSP administers the National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Elementary Honor Society, and National Association of Student Councils.
About Virco Inc.
As America's leading manufacturer and supplier of furniture and equipment for K-12 schools, Virco is proud to support NASSP. Virco's great classroom furniture selection includes best-selling ZUMA(r) models, traditional chairs and desks, popular TEXT(r), Metaphor(r) and Telos(r) items, and all-new Parameter(r) desks and workstations for teachers and administrators. In 2005, ZUMA and ZUMAfrd(tm) became the first classroom furniture products to earn GREENGUARD(r) Children & Schools certification; now, Virco has hundreds of Greenguard-certified products. Virco offers classroom furniture industry's only Take-Back Program that helps schools recycle their out-of-service furniture. If you're faced with a major FF&E purchasing project, check out Virco's stress-free PlanSCAPE(r) service! For more information on Virco Inc., visit www.virco.com