NASSP National Advisory List

Welcome to the 70^th annual publishing of the National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities, produced by NASSP through its National Committee on Student Contests and Activities.

The purpose of the National Advisory List is to provide information to assist principals, teachers, parents, and students in making decisions regarding participation in a wide variety of program opportunities.

The National Committee on Student Contests and Activities reviews all programs based on the following standards:

Any program that meets the National Advisory List guidelines, as determined by the committee, will be included on the National Advisory List. To provide additional guidance for principals, teachers, parents, and students, the committee has also developed recommendations for evaluating student-related materials in areas such as recognition programs, scholarship search programs, and direct marketing practices.

2011-2012 National Advisory List
The 2011-2012 National Advisory List is now available and features more than 130 student programs and contests that have been reviewed and approved by the NASSP National Committee on Student Contests and Activities. Approval is valid for one year beginning with the publishing of the list in September and running through the end of August of the following year (for example, September 2010 to August 2011). NASSP reserves the right to remove programs temporarily or permanently from the National Advisory List if programs fall below the standards for approval.

National Committee Program Standards
The NASSP National Committee on Student Contests and Activities maintains Standards and Guidelines that have been approved by the NASSP Board of Directors. The standards are used by the committee to evaluate and place student contests, competitions, tournaments, and other non-athletic activities on the National Advisory List. NASSP encourages principals and advisers to refer to the Standards and Guidelines in the process of determining student participation in such activities, and provide a link to them for parent and students. The Standards and Guidelines are also available in a printable PDF format.

NASSP Committee Member Applications
Have you considered taking an active role in NASSP?  Looking for professional growth opportunities?

The NASSP National Committee on Student Contests and Activities has been serving NASSP members for more than sixty years. Today, it continues to provide school administrators, counselors, and teachers with guidance on educationally sound and well-meaning contests and activities that seek to involve middle level and high school students. The Committee works to develop and maintain a comprehensive data bank on student contests and activities appropriate for middle level and high school students by reviewing applications of programs seeking NASSP approval for inclusion on the annual publication of the NASSP National Advisory List.

The NASSP is now accepting applications for four vacancies on the National Committee on Student Contests and Activities.  Three of the seats are 4-year terms and one seat is a 2-year term. NASSP member principals and assistant principals are eligible to apply. Selections will be made by NASSP staff and take place in the fall. Selected members begin their terms following Board appointment in November, followed by the March 2012 committee meeting. Deadline to apply is October 7, 2011.

For questions or more information about the committee positions, contact Jeff Sherrill, NASSP Staff Liaison to the Committee, email sherrillj@nassp.org, phone 800-253-7746, x325.

NOW AVAILABLE: 2012–13 Student Program Applications
NASSP invites sponsors of student contests and programs wishing to be considered for listing on the 2012–13 NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities to complete and submit applications on or before February 1, 2012.  

Please download the 2012-2013 Application and Directions to Apply from the links below.

[PDF] Directions to Apply

[PDF] 2012-2013 Application

Will this be the first year that your contest or student program takes place? The National Committee on Student Contests and Activities recommends that sponsors complete one cycle of any new contest and student program before applying to NASSP. In addition to the application requiring information from the previous year, completing one cycle of a contest or program provides time for it to establish a reviewable track record, and time for sponsors to address any issues that might arise during its inaugural year of operation.

**IMPORTANT: The inclusion of a student program on the National Advisory List does not imply endorsement by NASSP. A program being listed indicates that it has been reviewed by a committee of NASSP member principals and found to meet the established standards of quality for student contests and activities established by the National Committee on Student Contests and Activities and approved by the NASSP Board of Directors.

Do you have questions about Student Exchange Programs?
NASSP endorses the guidelines and standards used by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) to approve inbound and outbound student exchange programs for their CSIET Advisory List. For questions regarding guidelines for student exchange programs and to view the list of organizations currently approved by CSIET, please visit www.csiet.org.