Health care can be a challenge for many Americans, whether it pertains to cost or availability. Principals and administrators know that the physical and mental health of students play an important role in academic success. In rural areas, accessibility to health care can be a nearly insurmountable problem. To find out how rural schools manage […]
Health Care in Rural Areas
Building CultureOtherSchool SafetyTechnology & E-learningWellness
NASSP News: December 2019
Plan to Attend the 2020 Advocacy Conference Join with other principals and school leaders to form a unified voice and advocate on behalf of critical education issues at the 2020 NASSP Advocacy Conference, which will take place March 23–25, 2020, in the Washington, D.C., area. The conference will include small, hands-on advocacy training sessions; panel […]
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Student Centered: December 2019
While it can sometimes seem that the advantages of study abroad programs are one-sided, it’s not just the student who travels abroad who wins. Students in classes where an international student is placed can also benefit greatly from the experience. In fact, even one exchange student’s attendance can positively impact other students and educators across […]
Building CultureGlobal-mindedness
Going, Going, Gone?
As principal of Whitehall High School, Hannah Nieskens has overseen dramatic improvements in student achievement and discipline during her four years at the rural Montana school. “The job we do [as principals] has real impact on students,” she said at the 2019 National Principals Conference in July. At the same time, “There are some real […]
Human Capital ManagementLeading Learning
Role Call: December 2019
You are most likely providing social-emotional development for your students, but are you using it to improve your own leadership? An administrator friend once observed that leading a school is a job where you could stay busy all day just reacting to a profusion of urgent issues. The trick of the principalship, of course, is […]
Building CultureCollaborative LeadershipHuman Capital ManagementLeading LearningOtherPrincipal/Teacher PreparationReflection & GrowthWellness
Legal Matters: December 2019
An Oklahoma student was sent home because school officials believed her dreadlocks distracted from a respectful environment. A school in Ohio faced criticism for banning “Afro puffs” and small twisted braids, and a North Carolina school came under scrutiny when students were forbidden from wearing African head wraps. A boy in Mississippi was suspended after […]
Building CultureCommunicationEducation PolicyEquityEthicsGlobal-mindednessOther
Distributed Leadership From the Top
Google search analytics show that people search for “principal” 50 times more often than “assistant principal” and 100 times more often than “co-principal.” There is 10 times the interest in searching for “president” than “vice president.” Research shows we live in a country that values individual leadership. The American dream is anyone can make it; […]
Collaborative LeadershipLeading Learning
Getting More With Crowdfunding
In times of recession or economic downturn, public schools face almost certain budget cuts. At Centennial Middle School—a School of Innovation in Montrose, CO—Principal Joe Simo has lost 60 percent of his school’s operating budget. Over the last 10 years, Centennial Middle School (CMS) has faced cuts close to $8 million per year—a tough road […]
Leading LearningStrategic Management
Building Momentum, the Jack Way
With the Lumberjacks as our mascot, the pride of R.A. Long High School dates back to 1927. Ninety-two years later, we have lifted the minds and spirits of our lumber town’s community with a true 97 percent graduation rate, with many students the first high school graduates in their family and the first to go […]
Building CultureCollaborative LeadershipCurriculum, Instruction, & AssessmentsLeading LearningResults-Orientation
Previous State Principals of the Year
2012 State Name School Alabama William Holladay III Oxford High School Alabama Debi Edwards Hampton Cove Middle School Alaska Cheryl Huber S.A.V.E. High School Alaska Greg Wohlman George Morgan Senior High School Arizona David Verdugo Calabasas Middle School Arizona Fred DePrez Hamilton High School Arkansas Robert Moore Rogers High School California Jonathan Hurst Elsinore High […]