NASSP Assistant Principal of the Year
Earners of this badge are middle level and high school assistant principals who have been recognized for providing high quality learning opportunities for students. They are acknowledged by leadership in their states for the contributions they have made to the profession. They represent each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, and the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools.
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Earning Criteria
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Earners of this badge completed a rigorous application and were nominated by their State Principal Association for review by a national selection committee. The selection committee identifies three finalists from among the state recipients for additional consideration and review. Each year, one assistant principal is recognized as the NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year.
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Earners are invited to participate in ongoing professional learning focused on building community and relationships within their class and establishing a presence as an online leader to serve assistant principals around the country.
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Earners share their professional expertise and experiences with other school leaders by blogging, delivering educational sessions at conferences, and online presentations.
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Earners must be a NASSP member at time of nomination and maintain membership during year of recognition.
Standards
The NASSP Assistant Principal of the Year Program reflects best practices and is aligned with the Building Ranks framework and the National Policy Board for Educational Administration’s Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) and other educational leadership standards.
Building Ranks is a practice-based framework developed by NASSP that is rooted in the two domains of Building Culture and Leading Learning. These two essential domains of school leadership each have discrete dimensions that enable school leaders to support and lead the adults who prepare and nurture students.