Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Office of Overseas Schools, and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity will select one assistant principal to represent their state. State winners are selected from applications submitted to the state associations. Because each state’s selection process varies, please contact your state association for more information on their […]
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Finding Our Lanes
As I walked down the hall headed to lunch duty on a cold November day, I heard a call come through on my radio. Ms. Griffin had sent Enzo to her buddy teacher to reflect on his disruptive behavior in language arts class, and he had wandered off and never arrived. Ms. Griffin was worried […]
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We Are All Advocates
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Fit to Learn: April 2023
Virtual teaching and learning processes preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have evolved significantly during it. As we near the end of this school year, now is a good time to reflect on how we’ve been educating students within the context of additional technology tools, increased expectations from virtual instruction, and greater familiarity with—and honestly […]
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Roundtable: Sparking Collaboration and Community Engagement
Ask educators what it takes to achieve school success, and collaboration and community engagement are sure to be among the answers. To learn how school leaders can spark collaboration and engage all members of the school community, Principal Leadership contacted Paula Callan, the principal of Messalonskee High School in Oakland, ME, and the 2022 Maine […]
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Feature Facts: January 2023
A Principal Can Change Your Life In a deeply personal story, Ashleigh Dixon, an NASSP Customer Care Center representative, writes about her difficult childhood and how the principal of Dominion High School in Sterling, VA, believed in her and inspired her when she started there in 10th grade. “In an instant,” she recalls, “I went […]
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Pins and Posts: December 2022
Teacher Pay Gap Grows In the 18 years that the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has tracked trends in teacher pay, the gap between teachers and their nonteaching counterparts is the highest it’s ever been: 23.5% in 2021. Since 1996, the inflation-adjusted average weekly pay of teachers has increased only $29. And while teachers do receive […]
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Viewpoint: October 2022
Providing all students access to quality teaching and learning experiences is a goal of all school leaders. And yet the world changed in March 2020, and principals’ attention and priorities shifted overnight. Issues of safety and well-being for both students and staff rightfully became their focus. Enabling teachers and students to connect virtually was a […]
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Fit to Learn: October 2022
Social media has become a cornerstone of the student experience. Although social media offers multiple benefits, it also has introduced new, unprecedented issues that often require intervention from parents and educators. With many students being active on some form of social media, it is essential that educators understand how they can assist their students in […]