Rhode Island Assistant Principal of the YearRIASP selects its RI Assistant Principal of the Year from among all eligible assistant principals K-12. Should the winner be a secondary member, he/she will be recognized by RIASP and NASSP. Should the winner be an elementary member, he/she will be recongized by RIASP and NAESP. The Rhode Island Assistant Principal of the Year is also eligible for National recognition. The NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year program recognizes outstanding middle level and high school assistant principals who have demonstrated success in leadership, curriculum and personalization. The NAESP National Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year Award honors Assistant Principals in Elementary and Middle School Leadership. Assistant Principals with at least 3 years experience at the elementary, middle, or high school level and who are active members of RIASP (for 3 years) and NAESP or NASSP are eligible for nomination. Anyone may nominate an eligible assistant principal – a superintendent, a principal, a teacher, a parent, a student. PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS Assistant Principal of the Year 1997 - Patricia Hines - South Kingstown High School 1999 - Kevin Wells - Lincoln High School 2001 - Michael Convery - Coventry Middle School 2003 - John Blaess - Portsmouth High School 2004 - Robert Plante - Goff Junior High School 2005 - Lois Short (NASSP National Finalist) - Burrillville HS 2007 - Lucille Delasanta - North Providence High School 2008 - John LaFauci - Ricci Middle School 2009 - Kim Granato - Birchwood Middle School 2010 - Jaime Crowley - Mt. Hope High School 2011 - Christen Magill - North Providence High School 2012 - Jason Masterson - North Cumberland Middle School 2013 - Renee Palazzo - Smithfield High School 2014 - Brooke Macomber - Coventry High School 2015 - Kenneth J. Hopkins,Jr.-Vincent J. Gallagher MS 2016 - Joseph Porrazzo - Ponaganset Middle School 2017 - Jonathan Mendelsohn - Central High School 2018 - John Fontaine - Cranston High School West 2019 - Kristy Patten - North Cumberland Middle School 2020 - Toby Gibbons - Narragansett High School 2021 - Amanda Grundel - Ponaganset High School 2022 - Renee Walker - Central High School 2023 - Rachel Salvatore - North Smithfield Elementary Michael Monahan - Rogers High School 2024 - Jacqueline Barbosa Chantre - Calcutt Middle School | 2025 Assistant Principal of the Year Nicole Lanni, Lincoln High School About Nicole Lanni: When eighth grade students at Lincoln Middle School moved on to the ninth grade many of their anxious emotions were alleviated when they learned their assistant principal would be moving on up with them. Lanni brought her positive attitude and relentless advocacy for students to Lincoln High School with her. Her leadership in PBIS has been the driving force and foundation for fostering the well-being and safety of students and staff and her Rise Up/Show Up initiative resulted in dramatic improvement in student attendance. Her background as an English teacher and technology coach came through as she led an MTSS effort at both schools, triangulating data to match interventions with appropriate students. Lanni earned her BA degree in Secondary Education - English at Rhode Island College and her MA in Educational Leadership from Providence College. |
