Rhode Island Association of School Principals
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR
Each year RIASP selects a Rhode Island High School Principal of the year who then becomes eligible for consideration as the National High School Principal of the Year.
The MetLife/NASSP National Principal of the Year award program annually recognizes outstanding school leaders who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students. These principals are acknowledged by their peers for the exemplary contributions they have made to the profession. The program honors school principals who have demonstrated excellence in collaborative leadership; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; and personalization.
RIASP is now seeking nominations of qualified high school principals for consideration as candidates for the 2012 RI High School Principal of the Year program. Anyone may nominate an eligible principal – a superintendent, a principal, a teacher, a parent, a student.
>> High School Principal Nomination Form – Deadline has Passed <<
Eligibility
This program is designed to recognize the outstanding leadership of active, front-line principals. Nominees must meet the following criteria:
• Any principal, headmaster, or leader of a public or private high school is eligible to be a national principal of the year candidate. High schools are defined as those containing some portion of grades 9 through 12.
• All applicants must have served as a principal at one or more high schools for three years or longer.
• All candidates must complete the MetLife/NASSP National Principal of the Year application.
• Each candidate must be a principal or headmaster and member of NASSP and RIASP.
Timeline
Nominations will be accepted from 11/14/11 through 1/10/12 (Extended to Tuesday, January 10, 2012). No nominations will be accepted after 1/10/12.
All nominees will be notified and provided with the NASSP Middle School/High School Principal of the Year application.
RIASP must receive all completed applications by Monday, February 6, 2012. No applications will be accepted after 2/6/12.
A RIASP selection committee will review all applications and select two finalists. The selection committee will conduct site visits to the finalists’ schools during February/March. Announcement of the RI High School Principal of the Year for 2012 will be made in March/April.
MetLife and NASSP honor all State Principals of the Year at the Principal’s Institute and Awards Banquet held each year in Washington, DC. The Institute not only salutes the principalship but also provides a forum for honorees to share best practices and expertise.
RIASP will hold an awards recognition program for all Principal of the Year Programs in May/June 2012.
| Past Winners for the High School Principal of the Year Award | |||
| Year | Winner | School | |
| 2008 | Robert Littlefield | Portsmouth High School | |
| 2009 | Daniel Warner | Narragansett High School | |
| 2010 | Patricia DiCenso | Rogers High School | |
| 2011 | Dennis Mullen | Pilgrim High School | |