Associate Principal of the Year Award
The Wisconsin Associate Principal of the Year program recognizes Associate Principals whose leadership has resulted in improved student learning, instructional collaboration, and a safe and positive school environment. Nominations are accepted from teachers, parents, principals, and others across Wisconsin. A committee representing teachers, superintendents, board members, parents, and the Department of Public Instruction reviews the applications and selects an AP of the year at both the middle school and high school level.
The Wisconsin Associate Principals of the Year will be recognized at the Associate Principals' Conference in January and will receive $1,000 for a project at their school. All state APOY winners will be invited to attend NASSP’s Trailblazing Leadership Weekend in Washington, DC in the spring. While there, state APOYs will engage with school leaders from across the country, gain unique recognition before a national audience, and benefit from complete access to NASSP’s premier professional development offerings.
*Please note, as this award is facilitated by the NASSP, it is for secondary associate principals only.
Application Process and Timeline
September 1, 2024 - October 11, 2024
AWSA will begin accepting nominations and sending out applications to our nominees.
October 18, 2024
All applications are due and are sent to judges.
November 2024
The winners are announced.
December 15, 2024
Winning applications sent to the NASSP for the national award.
January 29-31, 2025
Wisconsin Associate Principals Conference.
April 2025
State Assistant Principals of the Year celebration at the Trailblazing Leadership Weekend in DC.
July 2025
National Assistant Principals of the Year recognized at the National Principals Conference.
Eligibility
- As this award is facilitated by NASSP, nominees must be a secondary school Associate Principal.
- Current staff of the NASSP, current members of the NASSP Board of Directors and current NASSP State Executive Directors and their respective family members are ineligible.
- Board members of NASSP are ineligible for consideration for one year after completion of their Board service.
- Candidate must notify NASSP immediately of any change in his or her status as an assistant principal. Failure to notify NASSP of a change could jeopardize a candidate's eligibility for the national award.
- Candidate must be an active assistant principal, assistant headmaster, or assistant leader of a virtual, public, or private middle level or high school from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, or the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools. Middle level and high schools are defined as those containing some portion of grades 6 through 12.
- Candidate must have served as an assistant principal at one or more middle level or high schools for three or more consecutive school years.
- Candidate must complete the online NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year application.
- Candidate must be a member of NASSP and his or her state affiliate association at the time of selection and throughout his or her tenure as State Assistant Principal of the Year. For national finalists, these conditions must also be met at the time of national assistant principal of the year judging, when the national winner is announced, and during tenure.
- Previous national winners of the NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year award are ineligible.
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