NASSP Members in the News: May 2025
What can school leaders do to ensure ‘floating teachers’ feel supported?
By Briana Mendez-Padilla, K–12 Dive. February 26, 2025
“Sometimes people will hold it in, because they just don’t want to be a burden to other people. But when you feel like you can be vulnerable and you can open up about what you’re struggling with, it also makes receiving feedback on the instructional side so much easier.”
—Morgan Smith, Director of Certificated Human Resources at Huntington Beach Union High School District in Huntington Beach, CA, and the 2023 California Principal of the Year
How Principals Can Set Up a Sustainable, Equitable Model of Leadership
By Alex Shultz, Edutopia, February 6, 2025
“If teachers need to get together, we provide them the time to get together. They take the lead in making decisions in the best interest of student learning. And it’s my responsibility to make sure that it’s happening schoolwide.”
—Bethany Coughlin, Principal of North Cumberland Middle School in North Cumberland, RI, and the 2024 Rhode Island Principal of the Year
How Much Buying Power Do School Principals Have?
By Emma Kate Fittes, EdWeek Market Brief, February 21, 2025
“Vendors think, if we go directly to the [school or district] administration we’ll have an easier chance or opportunity to have that curriculum approved. Some principals are really strong in curriculum, so that works with them. But the time that they have to really dive into those resources is limited.”
—Chris Page, Principal of Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, CO, and the 2023 Colorado Principal of the Year
“There are common needs among all schools, but sometimes the cookie-cutter resources don’t always work. … Each campus is unique. That’s the first thing for each bidder to understand.”
—Eric Hale, Executive Principal of Bryan Station High School in Lexington, KY, and the 2024 Kentucky Principal of the Year